Arete Cross Schools Day
Our RMays students represented several events during the Arete Cross Schools Competition on 31st January 2025.
Computing and eSports:
We ran the eSports tournament, with several RMays students taking the lead in the organisation and the tally of the tables, demonstrating the controllers to other schools, and regulating the day- they should be really proud of their efforts! 32 students from 4 schools participated, and it was a pleasure to see them all shaking hands respectfully with all students demonstrating a strong sense of healthy competition and sportsmanship. Furthermore, 12 RMays Computing students participated with rigour and determination to solve the set algorithms in smaller school teams of 4. RMays reached second place, with completion of several high level programming challenges- well done team! More importantly, I am proud of their behaviour and positive collaboration with their like minded students from our Arete partnership schools.
Astronomy:
From the Religion and the origins of the universe to space travel and everything in between, Year 9 were space-bound stargazers for the day at Woking High School in our schools' exchange Arete programme. They explored the zodiacs signs, searched for new stars and composed overlays from real observatory images to compose snapshots of our cosmos as it was millions of year ago.
Business:
Our Robert May's Year 10 students pitted their Dragon's Den wits against some of the finest business acumen in the Arete inter-school programme. Typically, the team devised a business model based upon digital learning to helping students and schools revise better. The team had to market their businesses, price up their cost base and turn a profit to present to investors. The pitch and execution was flawless. We expect out young enterprising multimillionaires to be rolling out the franchises imminently.
Chess:
More tense than a King's Gambit opening move, this was Robert May's grandest masters from years 7 to 10, hard at work in the Arete Chess competition held at Woking High School. Some tough battles defined by tales of loses and victories that have already become folklore.
