Kudos Korner
Odyssey
of the Mind (continued) by
Dawn Cameron
They work for 4-5 months
to solve a long term problem and then present
their solution to the judges at the regional
competition. Each team must present not
only their solution but also teamwork and
creativity. Each team has 1 0r 2 adult
coaches to guide, but the teams are allowed
no outside assistance. At the competition,
spontaneous problems are presented to the
team by a
set of judges and must be solved by the
team within a few minutes.
The ACA team's long term
problem was to build a time capsule and
five items to go in it. The items had to
be things that do not presently exist.
Then they had to write a play about 3 explorers
who find the time capsule and try to figure
out what the things are inside.
They did an awesome job
of creative thinking and teamwork! Congratulations
to all of the students.
