Gifted and Talented Report

Da Vinci Decathlon

Congratulations to our big minds who represented the College at the Da Vinci Decathlon at Knox College.

Students were greatly challenged by some mind bending challenges such as coding, Maths, English, poetry, cartograph and engineering.

Our team consisted of Ella Grech, Annika Hollings, Sophie Murphy, Lydia Lok, Katya Nesterova, Maya Ostapenko, Ava Johnson and Lola Christopoulos.

We didn’t place, but the girls certainly were extended and enriched by the day. 

Thank you Ms Healey for taking the students!

Thriving Minds

We also had students attend Ascham College for the annual Thriving Minds Conference. Students were presented with a variety of ethical dilemmas and philosophical problems concerning the question “What ought I to do?” as well as an update on nanotechnology and what the future holds for this emerging technology- the benefits but also the ethical implications.

It certainly was very challenging and students had to show great focus during each lecture presented by Prof Julie Arliss from Oxford University.

All representatives across both events were exceptional representatives of MSCW.

Mrs Colreavy’s Conundrum

This is a code breaking question from the Da Vinci Decathlon 2018 paper.

Can you work out this quote from a famous person in history?

Email: rachael.colreavy@syd.catholic.edu.au with your answer. Correct answers will win a prize.