I hope you are all enjoying the new season of Odyssey of the Mind problem solving!

The Board of Vermont Creativity Quest, sponsor of Vermont Odyssey of the Mind, is pleased to announce they have added a Spontaneous Scrimmage for the Northern region to our schedule of events.  It will take place January 10, 2015 at Mater Christi School, Burlington, 1:00 -3:00 PM.  This scrimmage is limited to the first 12 teams that register.  You may register by going to the following link:
Northern Spontaneous Scrimmage

Already on our schedule is the Southern Spontaneous Scrimmage, January 17, Mill River Union High School, 1:00 – 3:00 PM.  This scrimmage is limited to the first 12 teams that register.  You may register by going to the following link:
Southern Spontaneous Scrimmage

Also on our schedule, but new this year, is a Style and Spontaneous Workshop to be held January 10, 2015, 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon at Mater Christi School, Burlington.  This event is open to teams and coaches and is separate from the Spontaneous Scrimmage scheduled for later that day.  Registration for this event is separate from the scrimmage registration. This scrimmage is limited to the first 12 teams that register.  You may register by going to the following link:
Style and Spontaneous Workshop
Participants in this workshop will spend the first two hours learning and practicing skills in spontaneous problem solving.  After a short break, they will then spend an hour exploring the elements of style.  These sessions will be conducted by Lesley Adams, a World Finals winning coach, Problem 5 Problem Captain and Northern Regional Director, and Patty Baumann, a World Finals Style judge, Problem 1 Head Judge, and VCQ Board Member.

If a team registers for both the morning (workshop) and afternoon (scrimmage) sessions, they should make their own lunch plans (BYO or leave and return).

Registration for coach’s training north and south is now open.

The times and locations of the training are:

Welcome to Vermont Odyssey of the Mind.  We our beginning our 36th year of offering creative problem-solving challenges to the youths of Vermont.  We look forward to meeting you and your team at our events this year.  New this year will be a workshop to develop our skills in spontaneous problem solving and ramping up our style points.  Check out our calendar for the date of this event and our other trainings for coaches and judges, as well as the Spontaneous Scrimmage for teams.Best Wishes for a wonderful, creative year of problem-solving!

The 2014-2015 problem synopses are now available on this page.

Please find your world finals information here.

Please note that the meeting time and place for the World Finals teams has been updated. You can check out the details on the events calendar.

Some of the tournament photos are now posted on the site, and we will be adding more soon! Click the link in the bar at the top of the page and enjoy!

Hello All! Thank you for another wonderful Odyssey of the Mind tournament! The scores are now posted on the main site, and can be found here.

The 2014 35th Vermont Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament Schedule

The tournament schedule is now posted here or you can find it under the information tab at the top of the page.

Coaches:  Tournament Handbook available

The Tournament handbook, which contains valuable information for coaches, is available here. It is also available in the information tab at the top of the page.

This will be the 35th anniversary of the Vermont Odyssey of the Mind!

To celebrate this special happening, we will have a number of special events at this year’s tournament. These include:

• Special guest — Dr. Sam Micklus, founder of Odyssey of the Mind
• Inflatable Twister
• Children’s Activities
• Anniversary cake
• A visit from OMER, Odyssey of the Mind’s special mascot

We hope that you will join us in these activities that celebrate 35 years of creativity!

Please note that the VTOOTM Scholarship Application form is now available here.