For future engineers, writers, actors, scientists, project managers, you name it…
In Odyssey of the Mind, students . . .
- Solve problems from building mechanical devices, to performing their own interpretation of classics, to solving on-the-spot challenges. (Remember the famous MIT 12-foot egg drop?)
- Work together in teams of up to seven people from October to March.
- Examine problems without limiting possible solutions. The creative process rewards thinking “outside the box.”
- Express ideas and suggestions without fear of criticism.
- Do it ALL themselves. Adult coaches guide but don’t control. No “outside assistance” allowed!
- Find something appealing no matter what “type” of person they are.
- Have lots of fun … and do even better in school.
- Present their long-term problem “solutions” in an eight-minute skit, and tackle a previously unknown spontaneous problem, at regional, state, and world tournaments.
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