On Saturday, February 19th- 45 students trekked to Dover, FL representing 8 OLL Odyssey of the Mind teams. We had 2 primary teams from 1-2nd grades, 3 from Division I in grades 3-5, and 3 teams in Division II in grades 6-8. The teams worked for several months to complete a creative solution to an open-ended problem which then they showed the judges in an 8 minute presentation. All of the work was completed by the students themselves, without any assistance from their coaches or anyone outside of the members of the team. In addition, students must compete in a More...
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Mar
2012
Odyssey of the Mind
The Our Lady of Lourdes Odyssey of the Mind program is growing. This year we had six teams compete in the recent regional competition in Dover, Florida. The teams encompassed students from first through seventh grade. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative-problem solving competition that requires teams to work for several months to solve open-ended, complicated problems. These solutions are then performed for judges in an eight minute presentation. Students must work completely free from any outside help including assistance from coaches, parents, or other non-team members. In addition to the long-term solutions, students are also given a problem More...
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