1 / 25

Welcome to Odyssey of the Mind Orientation Meeting! McNair Elementary School

Think. Welcome to Odyssey of the Mind Orientation Meeting! McNair Elementary School. Where we. Introduction. Coordinators Kavitha Sivakumar Jason Christopher Willett Websites www.vaodyssey13.org (NoVa) http://www.va.odysseyofthemind.org (VA) www.odysseyofthemind.com (National).

luann
Download Presentation

Welcome to Odyssey of the Mind Orientation Meeting! McNair Elementary School

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Think Welcome toOdyssey of the MindOrientation Meeting!McNair Elementary School Where we ...

  2. Introduction • Coordinators • Kavitha Sivakumar • Jason Christopher Willett • Websites • www.vaodyssey13.org (NoVa) • http://www.va.odysseyofthemind.org (VA) • www.odysseyofthemind.com (National)

  3. Think What is OM? • International program • Teamwork — 5 to 7 kids • Solve problems • 8-minute skit (Long Term) • Spontaneous • Infinite solutions (no wrong answers) • Open to everyone • Think

  4. What is OM? • Above all . . . F U N !

  5. WHO is OM? • K-College • Division depends on grade of oldest • Division 2 = 6-8 (up to 7 kids) • Division 3 = 9-12 (up to 7 kids) • Division depends on grade of oldest • Coaches/Co-Coaches = REALLY • IMPORTANT! • Parents • Volunteers (1/2 per team) • Judges (1 per team) • Coordinators All Volunteers!

  6. WHEN is OM? • Weekly (usually) • 1 ½ hours (usually) • Coach and team decide when • Start whenever the team forms (October-December) • Coaches Training • Saturday, November 20th , 9-3, Langston Hughes Middle School • March = regional meet • March 5th Falls Church High School • More meetings toward end • Like being in a play • April/May = state/world meet (MD)

  7. WHERE ? • Someone’s house • Wherever the team and coach decide Need • An 8’ x 10’ space minimum (stage) • Storage for props • Room to paint and build • May be space at McNair after school • Arrange with school (?)

  8. HOW MUCH is OM? • “Cost limit” is NOT an individual fee • It’s up to the team! • Team shares all costs • Snacks if needed • Materials for skits • Materials for spontaneous problems • PTA pays for: • Membership • Creativity counts! • Thrift stores • Yard sales • Basements, attics, neighbors • Trash day (neighbors trash?)

  9. HOW MUCH is OM? • “Cost Limit” = total value of items on stage ($50-$150) • Examples: • Cardboard boxes= $0 (junk) • Feather hat = $20 (bought) • Feather hat = $1 (made) • Old pants = 50¢ (yard sale price) • Exceptions: • In Program Guide (wheelchairs, shoes, electric cords, musical instruments etc.)

  10. HOW is OM Done? • Coaches identified (Yeah!) • Teams cannot form without coaches!! • Coaches say when they can meet • Students identified • Sign up based on friends/age/location • Team forms • Coordinators help form teams • Some already formed with room for new • Team meets • Coaches and teams take over from here • Organize – first meeting (with mentor?) • Work on team-building • Get all the problems to review • Choose problem • When SURE team is final: • Begin work on long-term problem

  11. HOW is OM Done? • NO OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE! • Kids RULE! • Coaches coach, lead, guide • Parents support, don’t interfere • KIDS come up with ideas • KIDS build things • KIDS write scripts • KIDS make stuff

  12. HOW is OM Done? • Adults • Snacks • Transportation • Team-building • Decision-making • Skill-building • Cheer-leading

  13. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 5 long-term problems • Design and build vehicles • Solve a technical problem • A solution based on the Classics • Build a balsa wood structure • An original performance – usually humorous in nature

  14. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 5 long-term problems • Design and build vehicles

  15. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 5 long-term problems • Design and build vehicles • Solve a technical problem – usually involving devices

  16. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 6 long-term problems • Design and build vehicles • Solve a technical problem – usually involving devices • A solution based on the Classics

  17. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 5 long-term problems • Design and build vehicles • Solve a technical problem – usually involving devices • A solution based on the Classics • Build a balsa wood structure

  18. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 5 long-term problems • Design and build vehicles • Solve a technical problem – usually involving devices • A solution based on the Classics • Build a balsa wood structure • An original performance – usually with song and dance (humorous in nature)

  19. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 5 long-term problems

  20. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 1 spontaneous problem • Usually about 10 minutes • Don’t know it before the meet • Practice, practice, practice • 5 team members

  21. Hey! What’s the Problem? • 3 kinds of spontaneous problems • Verbal Paint manufacturers employ people to create names for their different colors of paint. Your problem is to give a name for a paint color, and tell what you might paint with that color. • Verbal-hands-on • Hands-on • Build a bridge out of straws, tape, and paper

  22. Hey! What’s the Problem? • Spontaneous problems • Judged on whether they are: • Common • Creative • Humorous “Volcanic Red when my Mom is mad!”

  23. Key Dates • 1st team meetings Oct/Nov • Coaches training (regional) Nov 20th(Sat 9-3) Hughes MS • Coaches Q&As (2) TBA • Team registration deadline TBA (Jan) • Need ½ volunteer (2 hrs) • Need judge (2 days) • Spontaneous invitational • TJ Jan TBA(Sat 8-3) • Judges training Feb 20th(Sat 9-3) -tentative date Hughes MS • Regional meet March 5th(all day) -tentative date Falls Church HS

  24. Elements of Success • Commitment – Motivation comes from within: • Kids – 2 hours/week • Parents • Coaches – 3 hours/week, shared • Coordinators • Coaches, coaches, coaches! • Main or Co-Coach • Snacks or spontaneous stuff • Houses for meetings • Support • Coaches training (regional) • Mentors • Library/Websites • Focus on – • The PROCESS! • Having ... F U N !

  25. Think Welcome toOdyssey of the MindOrientation Meeting!Rachel Carson Middle School Thanks For Your Minds! Where we ...

More Related