{"id":11668,"date":"2023-08-10T11:41:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11668"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:41:23","slug":"years-5-and-6-da-vinci-decathlon","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/years-5-and-6-da-vinci-decathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"Years 5 and 6 da Vinci Decathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition hosted by Knox Grammar School designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. On Thursday 27 July, a Year 5 and a Year 6 team competed in the competition across 10 disciplines: Engineering, Mathematics and Chess, Code Breaking, Art and Poetry, Science, English, Ideation, Creative Producers, Cartography, and Legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Each team consisted of eight girls selected for their ability to think logically, creatively and reflectively during problem-solving as well as their reliability when collaborating and taking on different roles for different tasks. Throughout the day, the girls practised their skills in team spirit as they competed against over 150 schools across Australia. They were challenged to be resourceful, remain open-minded, respectively listen, and remain resilient as they worked towards group goals.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11668 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_220538567_iOS.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_220538567_iOS-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_215531582_iOS.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_215531582_iOS-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Well done to the Year 5 Team: Anara Murugesan, Octavia Kirchner, Serafina Kwok, Audrey Park, Aerin Murphy, Susanna Brown, Alexandra Narev and Claire Tesvic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045031452_iOS-e1691373121409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045031452_iOS-e1691373121409.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045031452_iOS-e1691373121409-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045031452_iOS-e1691373121409-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045031452_iOS-e1691373121409-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045031452_iOS-e1691373121409-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Year 5 girls placed in the top 15 in Cartography out of 71 teams.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations is also extended to the Year 6 Team: Olivia Liu, Anna Slack, Angelina Wang, Ava Pepper, Charlotte Lowe, Alice Cameron, Eve Stewart and Anja Baker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045058198_iOS-e1691373157562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045058198_iOS-e1691373157562.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045058198_iOS-e1691373157562-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045058198_iOS-e1691373157562-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045058198_iOS-e1691373157562-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/Years-5-and-6-da-Vinci-Decathlon_045058198_iOS-e1691373157562-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Year 6 girls placed in the top 10 for English and the top 15 in Science out of 83 teams.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Some reflections of the day:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>A memorable moment was the giant gong the event coordinators rang at the end of each challenge. The noise was ear-splitting as everyone knew this signalled the end of the session. Relieved, all the students let out a huge scream!<\/em> \u2013 Alexandra, Octavia and Aerin<\/p>\n<p><em>We learned how to manage our time better. Even though we were allocated two papers each, we ended up working together as we helped each other meet the deadlines.<\/em> \u2013 Anara and Claire<\/p>\n<p><em>The most memorable part was in the last few minutes of each discipline and everyone was frantically running around and helping each other.<\/em> \u2013 Ava and Anja<\/p>\n<p><em>The highlight of the day was working together to complete our papers and solving the riddles in the codebreaking paper.<\/em> \u2013 Serafina and Audrey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nada Siljanovska and Gabriela Grocott<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>da Vinci Decathlon Coordinators<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition hosted by Knox Grammar School designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. 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