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NCOM HomeOotM International Member Area  Welcome Notes

NCOM Northern Region Tournament

Team Registration Deadline is January 31, 2010

Team Registration Instructions

Before you register to Judge

click the link below to read the synopsis.

2009-2010 Long Term Problem Synopsis  

Judge/Volunteer Registration 

Northern Region Spontaneous Fair

Saturday January 30, 2010

(Snow Date February 6)

Elkin Elementary School

Map and Directions


Fair - 9:00 AM - 1 PM

Check-in starts at 8:30 AM

 

This year’s FEE: $25.00 per team

Payment instructions and mailing address are included in your confirmation email.

Click Here to Register

  • Any number of  team members can come.

  • Each team of 7 must register separately.

  • Spontaneous Fair teams can be include members from different long term teams.

  • Advance registration is required. Coaches may pay the registration fee in advance or on the day of the Fair. 

  • If your team has not received a free spontaneous practice kit (at Coaches Training), one kit per team will be provided on the day of the fair. 

  • Healthy snacks and drinks provided (included in registration fee). Lunch will not be provided.

Questions may be emailed to northernncom@skybest.com

  • Teams will rotate through a variety of practice Spontaneous Problem Solving sessions.

  •  Each practice session will be conducted much like a ‘real’ competition. (Small team numbers may be combined with others to make the practice sessions realistic.)

  • Experienced coaches and judges will give positive and constructive feedback.

  • Team members will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the spontaneous problem solving process. Coaches will be allowed to watch their team and ask questions.

  • How the Spontaneous event is conducted on Tournament day will also be discussed.

  • CCI OotM educational/ practice materials and OotM souvenirs/ t shirts will be on sale.

REMEMBER- SUCCESS IN SOLVING THE SPONTANEOUS PROBLEM IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION ON TOURNAMENT DAY!

2010 Fund Raising Shirts & Pins Sets

The NCOM Store is Open

Light House Shirt Front and back view......Tree Shirt Front View

     

NCOM uses all of the funds collected to support Odyssey of Mind in North Carolina. None of our funds are used to pay salaries or any other type of personal benefits for our Board members or others.

NCOM is a completely volunteer organization dedicated to advancing creative problem solving opportunities for students in NC.

NCOM is a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization. 

What is Odyssey of the mind?
 Click here to see an overview of the Odyssey of the mind program
 produced by FLYP Media

This site has five pages devoted to OotM and includes full problem solutions to last years problems.
Great Videos with team member and coach perspective articulated.
Click here to view the Creative Experience Video
This is a eight minute video describing the Odyssey of the Mind program.

Basic Northern Region Dates to Remember:

                                          

Spontaneous Fair            January 30        9AM - 1PM              Elkin Elementary School

Judges' Training              February 20      9AM - 1PM              Clemmons Elementary School

 

Northern Tournament     March 6             7AM - 6PM               Northwest Guilford Middle and High School

State Finals                        April 10              7AM - 6PM               Wingate University, Wingate NC

 

World Finals 2010 -          (May 26 - 29) - Michigan State University Lansing MI