Sunday, March 3, 2013

Odyssey of the Mind

Jacob was asked this year, by the FOCUS teacher,
to join an after-school club called Odyssey of the Mind.

I had heard of OM from back in my teaching days,
but didn't really know much about it.

Basically, the kids are grouped by grade
and given a problem to solve creatively.
They have adult sponsors, 
but all work must be done by the kids.

This years theme/question was 'What makes the waves?'

Jacob and his group of 2nd graders came up with a short play
(had to be 8 minutes or less)
complete with a student made backdrop and costumes.
They titled it 'Top Secret Discovery.'

They then competed with other schools in our surrounding area
at a competition.

They did very well and were so cute!

He absolutely loved it.
It really was right up his alley -
he's so creative and thinks outside the box so many times.

Loved seeing him do his thing and enjoying it!!

The parade of all the schools -
love the cute banner!

Setting up for the play ...


Showtime!


Behind the curtain ...

The OM crew (for 2nd grade):
front left - Molly Poss, Will Mock, & Maggie Poss
back left - Mrs. Katie, Logan Gillette, Jacob, Abby Lane, Bridget, and Mrs. Stephanie

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