What is Odyssey of the Mind?
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving program for students ranging in age from first grade through college. Students work on teams to solve problems creatively! Modeled on interscholastic sports, Odyssey of the Mind’s creative competitions combine the excitement of athletic competition with fun-filled often zany mental gymnastics. Teams match wits & abilities together to develop creative solutions for broadly defined problems. It allows students to work with others and provides them with the opportunity to learn creative problem solving, brainstorming, and teamwork. Students form teams of up to seven members to develop a solution to one of six Long Term Problems over several months. During this time, teams are also working on developing their skills for other aspects of the competition.
In the Long Term Problem portion of the competition, teams create a theatrical and engineered solution to one of the specific problems that they choose to solve over several months. Team members will develop an 8 minute performance that will involve costumes, props, and problem specific requirements that will demonstrate the solution they have created.
In the Spontaneous portion of the competition, teams will be given a problem on competition day they must solve. Typically, students have around 5 minutes from first hearing the problem to having to complete it. These problems challenge students to think on their feet and solve problems very quickly without any outside influence. Spontaneous problems are done in a closed area so that each team has the same amount of time to see and solve the problem. Spectators of any kind are not allowed to view this portion so that the competition aspect can remain fair and consistent.
Teams, problems, and competitions are organized into five different divisions by age group (Primary, I, II, III, IV). Division I is elementary aged competitors, Division II is middle school age students, Division III is high school age students, and Division IV is for college students. The primary division/problem is an exhibition only and is not judged competitively. These teams are set up to be an introduction to the program for young students.
If this is something your child is interested in, sign up for OM Camp!
Use the link to sign up for camp: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHSXSMQHlBp4Fbt5Fzj6wqtRmgxkCblirvVITGdXSIF3zQfg/viewform?usp=header
April Board Meeting Agenda
Lunch Menu do 4/6 - 4/10! 🍔🌭🌮🥗🥪
Happy Easter from BES!
Happy Easter from Mrs. Faulkenberry’s class! 🐰
Ms. Baker’s class completed one of their favorite books and activities!
The students listened to Library Lion and discussed lesson/moral. They answered questions, created their own lion, and wrote about the lesson they learned. 📖🦁
Ms. Rush’s class had a blast going on their Easter Egg hunt! They collected lots of goodies! Then they were able to turn their food day snack into art by creating Peep dirt cups! 🐰🐣
Mrs. Runsick’s firsties had an EGGstra fun Friday!! They started their day off with a visit from Mrs. Runsick’s parents & daughter. They read How to Catch the Easter Bunny and made bunny bait!
Then they ended their day with their egg hunt and met the Easter bunny! 🥰🐰🥚💐
Mrs. Gramling’s class enjoyed a drink bar after their Easter festivities yesterday. 🧃🥤🍬🍭🍪
Ms. Eve came and Mrs. Hughes' class adopted chicks. They colored their coops and made their baby books. AND we had two eggs hatch in Room 146!❤️
Happy Birthday, Little Bearcat! 🎈
Team Dr. Pepper won the Peep Wars this year! My how competitive the BES staff is!!🐥🫣❤️
Second graders challenged their engineering skills this week during CAT time with Ms. Hembrey.💡#bearcatproud
Thank you, Mr. Baugh, for volunteering to be a Watch Dog today. We greatly appreciate your help! ❤️🐾
Thank you, Mr. LeBlanc, for volunteering to be a Watch Dog today. We greatly appreciate your help! ❤️🐾
Happy Birthday, Little Bearcats!🎉
3rd grade Gifted & Talented students turned their favorite books into movies! They enjoyed showing them off to our principals & special class teachers. Check out our conveyor belt cinemas! #bearcatproud
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It's a three bell ringer Thursday! 🎉
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April is Month of the Military Child. BES will dress in purple on April 10th to acknowledge and support these students. 💜
