Academic Enrichment
Ms Kathryn Fraser, Head of Academic Enrichment and Extension
This year, there are a number of academic enrichment and extension opportunities available at the College. These will be advertised to selected students directly via email and through the daily announcements as we get closer to each event listed below.
Please contact me directly if you have any questions about these opportunities.
- 26-27 February 26-27: Social Innovators Forum
- 31 March: Da Vinci Decathlon
- 11 May: Senior Ethics Olympiad
- Term 3: ICAS English, Maths and Science and Science and Maths Olympiad Competitions
- 27 November: Junior Ethics Olympiad
Da Vinci Decathlon
We have an outstanding opportunity for students in Year 7-10 to compete in the Da Vinci Decathlon at SPC on Tuesday, 31 March. This year is bigger than last year with extra teams and new schools registered and we now need to select SPC teams to represent the College at the event. Teams consist of eight students per year level and we are looking for a balanced team across the challenge areas listed below.
The Da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition aimed at challenging and engaging students’ minds. Teams of eight students per year level compete across 10 diverse disciplines: engineering, mathematics, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography, and legacy. It encourages teams to share their knowledge, skills and creativity to develop innovative solutions to all the challenges on the day.
The Da Vinci Decathlon includes regional, state, national, and international competitions and there are progression opportunities for the winners of each year level.
Very few people would be highly skilled in all 10 of the Da Vinci Decathlon events. A competitive team has students with a wide variety of strengths and skills. We are looking for students who are able to contribute significantly in three to five of the tasks to ensure we select a team that is well balanced across all areas.
If your son would like to be considered for a team, he should complete the Expressions of Interest form.
Please note: Depending on the number of applicants, some selection criteria may apply for us to have the best team of eight students with two reserves.