North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind

Cause Area

  • Arts & Culture
  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Education & Literacy

Location

4116 Crossgate RdCharlotte, NC 28226 United States
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Mission Statement

The mission of North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind is to provide a safe environment where students of all ages can develop and express their creative thinking skills and ideas through organized activities based on skills learned and developed in a curriculum based setting. Participants will develop skills in cooperation, self respect and self worth through hands on learning as they develop respect and appreciation for their team member ideas.

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North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind is a non-profit member of the International Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem solving program. With memberships coming primarily from schools and other community based organizations, student teams composed of Kindergarten through college solve problems through peer teams of 5-7 people. Each spring the teams come together to compete for the right to move to the International competition held at leading universities throughout the United States.

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by Tracy R. from Davidson, NC (2016-07-13 15:38:33.0)
Judging for Odyssey of the Mind was engaging and fun. It was so wonderful to see what the teams were able to do and was a pleasure to work with a lot of smart and interesting volunteers as well. What a great program!
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