Hudson Falls High School
March 5, 2011
(Snow Date March 6, 2011)
What is Odyssey?
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Team-Building
Problem-Solving
Creative-Thinking
Omer-Loving
• FUN!!!
Long Term Problems
• Team members apply their
creativity to solve problems that
range from building mechanical
devices to presenting their own
interpretation of literary classics.
They then bring their solutions to
competition on the local, state,
and World level.
World Finalists Sample Videos
• Division I “Food Court” (placed 2nd)
– Teams had to create a story about one food item
accusing another food item of being bad
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RO1AYH2P4I
• Division II “Nature Trail’R” (placed 5th)
– Teams had to design, build and drive a humanpowered vehicle and camper that will go on a
camping trip that encountered obstacles
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nzKx4GVoEM
Spontaneous
Some spontaneous problems build
verbal skills, some build
mechanical skills, and some build
both, but all are aimed at
improving creative problemsolving talents.
Spontaneous
• Hands-On
– Teams are given a variety of objects and
required to ‘do’ something with them
– Example: teams are given toothpicks and
marshmallows, then requested to build a tower
as high as they can
• Verbal
– Teams have to create a story or scenario
– Example: Complete this phrase: “I am sitting
in the dark because…”
Spontaneous
The more creative the answers or way the
problem is solved, the more points a team
will receive. Don’t be afraid to:
Student Commitment Needed
• Weekly meetings
• 1 ½ to 2 hours once per week (Oct. to Dec.)
• 2 hours twice per week, or as needed (Jan. to Mar.)
• February Break
• 2 to 4 hours per day (Tuesday through Friday)
• Painting clothes
• Spontaneous Saturday
• A Saturday in late January or early February – will
notify when receive date
• 8:00 to 12:00 at Hudson Falls High School
Student Commitment Needed
• Regional Competition
•Saturday, March 5th (Snow Date March 6th)
•8:00 to 5:00ish (includes Awards Ceremony)
• State Competition
•1st place Regional winners in each Problem & Division
•Saturday, March 26th at SUNY Binghamton
• World Competition
•1st place State winners in each Problem & Division
•May 27th to May 30th at University of Maryland
Parent Commitment Needed
• Support your child
– Bring to weekly meetings
– Provide occasional snacks or small supplies
– $20 per child to pay for larger supplies &
provides a team shirt to wear during Competition
• Coaching or Assisting Teams
– Coach’s Training November 4, 2010
– 4:00 to 6:00 pm Saratoga BOCES Gick Rd.
• Judge’s Training
– February 1, 2011
– 7:00 to 9:00 pm Saratoga BOCES Gick Rd
More Information
• Go to www.odysseyofthemind.com
for more details.
• Contact
– Debby Pelkey 747-8350
– Mr. Jim Bennefield 747-2121