LEONARD SCHMID

1. Special Talents: Mathematics, Art, Skiing (Alpine Skiing), Music

• Math:
• Is a mathematics student at the University of Technology and Design Harbour.Space Barcelona (https://harbour.space/) as part of the Leagues of Code incubator program for young pioneers (https://leaguesofcode.com/benefits) since 01/2024,
• Has won a gold medal at final round of Pangea Mathematics Competition in Germany*,
  2022-2023 school year; for his age group he ranked 11th in the entire Germany. He has also won a silver medal at final round of Pangea Mathematics Competition in Germany*, 2023-2024 school year.
• Has also won good places in several other mathematics and computer-science competitions popular in continental Europe:
• Mathematical Olympiad
• Mathematical Kangaroo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Kangaroo)
• Bebras Competition (https://www.bebras.org/), for informatics and computational thinking

• Art:
• Selected to participate in art exhibitions in Barcelona, in 2022 and 2023:
• Annual World Peace Forum 2023 of the Schengen States (https://worldpeaceforum.org/) at Reial Cercle Artistic Barcelona (Barcelona Institute of Art, https://www.reialcercleartistic.cat/es/el-cercle/) in November 2023. Pablo Picasso was a former partner of the organization.
• Art exhibition for young artists at Museo Can Tinturé in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona in Fall 2022 (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Can_Tintur%C3%A9, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Tintur%C3%A9_Museum), and

• Attending private art school at L'Atelier du Magnolia with art teacher and owner Anne-Laure, Lausanne, Switzerland (https://www.atelier-magnolia.ch/philosophie/)

• Previously under private tutoring from two local artists in Barcelona, Spain:
• Sacha Troeger (http://sachatroeger.com/), and
• Patricia Guerra Miralles (https://es.linkedin.com/in/patricia-guerra-miralles-86813847)

• Drawing, painting, sculpting, and printing

• Skiing:
• Selected for the International School of Lausanne Ski Race Team for the 2024-2025 season, competing in multiple school ski races:
• 24 January – SGIS at Verbier
• 3 February – ADISR at Crans Montana
• 7 February – SIGS at Les Diablerets
• 27 February – SGIS at Morgins
• 5 March – SGIS at Saanen

• Level "Black Prince" officially recognized by Swiss Ski School Association, April 2024 (https://www.swiss-ski-school.ch/children/black-league-ski/)
• Level "Red King" officially recognized by Swiss Ski School Association, April 2022

• Basketball:
• Leonard's basketball team of German School Barcelona won the Catalan Basketball Tournament for school year 2023/2024.
  

• Music:
• Instruments: Voice (solo & choir), Drums/Percussion, Violin, Piano
• Selected for the prestigious AMIS European Junior Honor Choir (Association for Music in International Schools), performing in Madrid (November 2024) alongside 110+ international school students from across Europe
• Active roles in school music programs:
• Primary Rock Band – Drums/Percussion
• Ukulele Club
  

2.  Languages:

• English (native),
• German (native),
• Chinese (Mandarin, native),
• Spanish (fluent),
• Catalan (advanced) and
• French (intermediate)

* The Pangea mathematics competition is a Germany-wide mathematics competition for pupils in grades 3 to 10 that has been held annually since 2007 (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangea-Mathematikwettbewerb). World-wide the Pangea mathematics competition takes place in 21 countries: https://www.pangea-maths.org/pangea-international/