I was in Odyssey of the Mind as a child for a number of years, and absolutely loved it. To be fair, it was not run by the school in my district which is appare

I was in Odyssey of the Mind as a child for a number of years, and absolutely loved it. To be fair, it was not run by the school in my district which is apparently pretty abnormal (most are school-based). As such, we had a lot of motivated and enthusiastic parents working as coaches and mentors, instead of burnt out teachers who were only doing it for the stipend. Its a great program though. We competed in the "structures" division, where you build balsa wood structures and see how much weight they can hold. You also have to perform skits (think mini theatre performances) and do "spontaneouses", impromptu activities designed to make you think creatively or work as a team. Totally awesome program, definitely on my short list of things I'll get my kids involved in.