Rochester NY OOTM Worlds 2018
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Our Fifth Grade Mendon Center / Allen Creek Team won 1st place in this year's New York Odyssey of the Mind Elementary School Division and will be representing the State at the 2018 Odyssey World Competition.
This year's World's Competition will be held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
We are one of only two teams from Rochester going to the World Competition and we are raising funds to help cover the cost of traveling to the event, shipping our set pieces for the performance, and for room and board while there.
It will cost over $1000 per person to attend, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. 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. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program.
Thank you in advance for your help and support!
More About Odyssey of the Mind
www.odysseyofthemind.com
Odyssey of the Mind is a competitive program, but it's nothing like your typical sporting event. The competitive element encourages kids to be the best that they can be, but it's a friendly competition. Kids learn from and even cheer on their competitors. Odyssey of the Mind is not a college bowl or a competition about knowledge. It's all about creativity, an often overlooked element in the growth and development of many students. Kids are rewarded more for how they apply their knowledge, skills and talents, and not for coming up with the right answer. In fact, in Odyssey of the Mind problems, there isn't one right answer. Ever.
How do students benefit from participation?
In Odyssey of the Mind, students learn at a young age skills that will last a lifetime. They work in teams so they learn cooperation and respect for the ideas of others. They evaluate ideas and make decisions on their own, gaining greater self-confidence and increased self-esteem along the way. They work within a budget, so they learn to manage their money. They see that there�s often more than one way to solve a problem, and that sometimes the process is more important than the end result.
This year's World's Competition will be held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
We are one of only two teams from Rochester going to the World Competition and we are raising funds to help cover the cost of traveling to the event, shipping our set pieces for the performance, and for room and board while there.
It will cost over $1000 per person to attend, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. 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. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program.
Thank you in advance for your help and support!
More About Odyssey of the Mind
www.odysseyofthemind.com
Odyssey of the Mind is a competitive program, but it's nothing like your typical sporting event. The competitive element encourages kids to be the best that they can be, but it's a friendly competition. Kids learn from and even cheer on their competitors. Odyssey of the Mind is not a college bowl or a competition about knowledge. It's all about creativity, an often overlooked element in the growth and development of many students. Kids are rewarded more for how they apply their knowledge, skills and talents, and not for coming up with the right answer. In fact, in Odyssey of the Mind problems, there isn't one right answer. Ever.
How do students benefit from participation?
In Odyssey of the Mind, students learn at a young age skills that will last a lifetime. They work in teams so they learn cooperation and respect for the ideas of others. They evaluate ideas and make decisions on their own, gaining greater self-confidence and increased self-esteem along the way. They work within a budget, so they learn to manage their money. They see that there�s often more than one way to solve a problem, and that sometimes the process is more important than the end result.
Organiser
Roderic Burrill
Organiser
Pittsford, NY
