Arete Partnership Da Vinci Decathlon
Students across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 showcased outstanding academic creativity and problem-solving skills at Gordon’s School, with Robert May’s School securing first place.
Yesterday, a selected group of Year 8 and Year 10 students represented Robert May’s School at Gordon’s School to compete in the prestigious Da Vinci Decathlon. Organised as part of the Arete Partnership of Schools initiative, the event is specifically designed to stretch, inspire, and challenge high-attaining students through a series of rigorous collaborative and creative academic disciplines.
The competition tests students across a broad spectrum of subjects, encouraging them to apply critical thinking and teamwork under time constraints.
The day was split into three engaging and intensive parts:
- Part 1: Interdisciplinary Team Challenges
- Team-based problem-solving across creative thinking, code breaking, English, science, and ideation.
- Part 2: Subject-Specific Academic Papers
- Papers focused on art, poetry, engineering, and mathematics.
- Part 3: The Legacy Paper
- Completion of the prestigious Legacy Paper, drawing together skills and insights from the day.
Triumph for Year 10
After a day of fierce yet friendly competition against partner schools, the judges announced that the Robert May’s School Year 10 team had won the competition overall!
Both our Year 8 and Year 10 cohorts demonstrated exemplary enthusiasm, resilience, and intellectual curiosity throughout every stage of the decathlon. It was a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking day for all involved, showcasing the very best of student academic collaboration.
Congratulations to all the participants for representing Robert May’s School so brilliantly, and special commendations to our Year 10 champions!
