Do you love drama, engineering, art, problem solving,

and lots and lots of duct tape?

Then Odyssey of the Mind (OM) may be for you.

Odyssey of the Mind: Info Night, Thursday Sept 10

Odyssey of the Mind (OM) is an international creative problem-solving program. Teams of up to seven students pick a long-term problem, then spend the season writing, building, designing and performing their own solution — entirely on their own, with no help from adults — and present it at a regional tournament in February.

Join us for Info Night on Thursday, September 10 at 6:00 in the Stanley library to hear how the season works, meet coaches, and find teammates. Students and parents (parent coaches are key to the success of the program!) are both welcome, and no experience is needed — most of our teams start out brand new.

Can't make it, or want to be added to the OM interest list? Email co-chairs Justin Safdie and Tracy Stone at stanley-om@googlegroups.com 

Registration forms open after Info Night.

OM is a team-based creative problem solving competition. Kids compete in teams of 5-7 to solve a problem by performing an 8-minute skit, and participate in a Spontaneous Problem, which they see for the first time as part of the event.

OM teaches collaboration, design thinking, creativity, and thinking on your feet. It is great for kids that like to build, write, paint, tinker, solve problems, and perform.

OM teams are coached by parent volunteers who don’t need any special skills. Please consider being a coach. 

For more information about OM, click here or visit the OM website. Take a look at the 2026-27 Long-Term problems that teams all over the world are solving right now. Synopses can be found here.

Questions? Email Justin Safdie at safd22@gmail.com