Send Richmond Odyssey of the Mind Team to Worlds
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On March 16, 2019 over forty teams of students from elementary, middle and high schools across Vermont competed in the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) State Tournament. OM is a team-oriented, open-ended problem-solving competition where student teams work for over 5 months to formulate and present a solution in the form of an 8 minute performance before a panel of judges. Teams also compete in a spontaneous problem at the tournament where they have to solve a problem on the fly using their creativity. The students must be the source of every aspect of the solution and its presentation. No outside help from coaches, family, friends, or other students is allowed.
This year Richmond Elementary School (RES) placed to go to OM World Finals at the end of May in Michigan. The all-girl 4th grade team was awarded 1st place in Problem #5 (the theatrical problem) entitled Opposites Distract. The team presented an outstanding solution involving 7 characters representing the 6 colors of the rainbow and white light - that learned how important it is to not be distracted by sneaky characters. The girls achieved extraordinary scores in all aspects of the competition - with a close to perfect score in Style. Not only did they wow the judges and audience but they were awarded an OMer award for the extraordinary creativity, powerful messages in their storytelling and outstanding theatrical performance. The team is insanely proud of their accomplishments and thrilled with the opportunity to present their solution at World Finals. This year several of the team members are not able to make the trip to Worlds, however, we've got two who are working hard to turn the team's seven person solution into a two person solution....bringing a new an interesting twist to their OMer journey!
OM is an international educational program whose mission is to provide creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Through solving open-ended problems, students develop creative-thinking skills that can be applied to real-life situations. Teams from throughout the U.S. and more than 20 other countries participate in the program. https://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
No outside assistance is allowed for OM solutions, however, outside assistance is needed now to help send the team to Michigan to compete at World Finals. The team is now faced with the creative challenge of raising $4,000 in 1.5 months - a very short period of time - to fund their trip. Please help this group of creative OMers get to MIchigan State University. Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated - every little bit counts.
Thank you so much!
OMers: Geneviève and Noelle
And Coach Denise
This year Richmond Elementary School (RES) placed to go to OM World Finals at the end of May in Michigan. The all-girl 4th grade team was awarded 1st place in Problem #5 (the theatrical problem) entitled Opposites Distract. The team presented an outstanding solution involving 7 characters representing the 6 colors of the rainbow and white light - that learned how important it is to not be distracted by sneaky characters. The girls achieved extraordinary scores in all aspects of the competition - with a close to perfect score in Style. Not only did they wow the judges and audience but they were awarded an OMer award for the extraordinary creativity, powerful messages in their storytelling and outstanding theatrical performance. The team is insanely proud of their accomplishments and thrilled with the opportunity to present their solution at World Finals. This year several of the team members are not able to make the trip to Worlds, however, we've got two who are working hard to turn the team's seven person solution into a two person solution....bringing a new an interesting twist to their OMer journey!
OM is an international educational program whose mission is to provide creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Through solving open-ended problems, students develop creative-thinking skills that can be applied to real-life situations. Teams from throughout the U.S. and more than 20 other countries participate in the program. https://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
No outside assistance is allowed for OM solutions, however, outside assistance is needed now to help send the team to Michigan to compete at World Finals. The team is now faced with the creative challenge of raising $4,000 in 1.5 months - a very short period of time - to fund their trip. Please help this group of creative OMers get to MIchigan State University. Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated - every little bit counts.
Thank you so much!
OMers: Geneviève and Noelle
And Coach Denise
Organizer
Denise Noble
Organizer
Richmond, VT