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NEWS RELEASE

 

Nurturing Students Intelligence, Creativity with 'Odyssey of the Mind'

WASHINGTON, CT (March 18, 2004) - On Saturday, March 20th seven students from the Devereux Glenholme School will be competing in Hartford, CT in the Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament. Odyssey of the Mind (OM) is an international creative problem solving competition where teams from around the world participate in tournaments that exhibit their creative abilities.

Glenholme students will be responsible for creatively solving problems that range from the construction of mechanical devices to presenting unique interpretations of literary classics. Odyssey of the Mind presents a variety of open-ended problems and each student team must select one to complete. Over the past few months, The Devereux Glenholme Team has been designing an original solution to the "Fantastic Art" problem where, as stated by Odyssey of the Mind, students will:

"present a performance that includes works of art that come alive when
no one can see them and return to their original state when others are around. The team will make four works of art and the performance will include at least one scene where the works of art come to life and interact with each other. The performance will also include a character that is not part of the works of art."

Glenholme teacher, Jess Creter explains, "The team members have really dedicated themselves to this project. They have shown great teamwork and effort at our weekly meetings and they have designed a really exciting solution to the problem. The experience of coaching an OM team has been exciting and rewarding. " The Devereux Glenholme School continuously seeks innovative projects utilizing the Arts to draw on each child's creativity and imagination. If you are interested in attending the Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament on Saturday, March 20th to see the Glenholme Team's "Fantastic Art" solution unfold, please call to obtain more information at 860-868-7377.