South Carolina Odyssey of the Mind
117 Michael James Road
Gaffney, SC
29340
Phone: 864-487-4236
Email:
scodyssey1@aol.com
September 15 , 2009
Dear Educator,
Are you looking for a program that will motivate your students, increase problem solving skills, and build interpersonal relationships, all while fitting your limited budget?
If so, Odyssey of the Mind might be for your school.
Your school can join Odyssey of the Mind for $135 for 5 teams and maybe even more. In today’s market, this is a fantastic price.*
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving program for students K-12 and college, and an exciting educational program for today’s youth.
This innovative program develops divergent thinking and teamwork in students. It provides teams, of 5 to 7 students each, with the opportunity to learn creative problem solving, teamwork, brainstorming, self-reliance, and respect for indi vidual strengths, all while meeting many of our state’s current standards.
This unique program provides both new friends and new challenges in a package of exciting, incredible fun!
South Carolina Odyssey of the Mind has been looking for new ways to continue to bring the best creative problem-solving program to our students.
We are very excited to be starting our 28
th
Anniversary of creative problem solving, and want to encourage you to join in the excitement.
Now is the time to purchase your membership and for your teams to solve this year's exciting problems.
You can register on-line at
www.odysseyofthemind.com.
Once your school is registered, the national organization will send us your name, and we will contact you about presenting your problem solutions at our state tournament.
You are welcome to visit our web site at
www.scodysseyofthemind.org
,
for more information.
South Carolina Odyssey of the Mind is ready for another exciting creative year.
Our calendar for the upcoming year is on our website.
OMER is
searching for some especially creative teams to represent the State of South Carolina at the
Odyssey of the Mind
TM
World Finals
(Michagan State University, May 26 - May 29).
So get your memberships, select your teams, and get started creatively solving those problems!20
If I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached by email at
scodyssey1@aol.com
or 864-487-4236.
I am looking forward to seeing you at the tournaments.
Have a creative year!
Cindy Byars
Association Director
*Tournament registrations are an additional cost.
