Lorton Station Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind Team going to World Finals

A Lorton Station Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team is heading to the World Finals after placing second in their problem at the state competition. Team members advancing to the World Finals are Arjun Kumar, Baylor Shier, Emily Reinert, Luis Rivera Lopez, Kody Camp, Abigail Woldgebriel, and Brent Niner. Odyssey of the Mind focuses on creative problem-solving.
This exceptionally dedicated Odyssey of the Mind team from Lorton Station Elementary School have been working 2-5 times per week for 5 months. The goal of Odyssey of the Mind is to Think outside the box, and to let kids test theories, push the limits, solve problems all while working together as a team. ALL work must be done by the students with no adult/parent assistance. These amazing kids have written a script, designed costumes, backdrops and art, engineered, performed and constructed all their own props. They perform their original theatrical performance at each competition. As part of each competition, team members also much answer a spontaneous problem. Solving spontaneous problems team members get to “think on their feet.”
The costs per team member to participate in the tournament is over $600 per student. This does not include transportation costs for the team, volunteer coaches, equipment, and parent costs. Lorton Station Elementary School is a Title One School, and does not have funds to help support this dedicated and worthwhile team. A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help the team offset these costs.

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This talented group of 5th graders have been together as a team for 2 years. Last year the won their regional tournament and placed 3rd in the state competition. This year they won regionals, and placed 2nd in States and are heading all the way to World Finals at Michigan State! Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program. They will compete with over 800 other teams from around the world at the 2017 Annual Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. Our kids will represent Virginia as the best in creative minds, while meeting teams from Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and practically every state in the U.S.