• What is Odyssey of the Mind?

Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Kids apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program.

New Jersey Odyssey of the Mind is sponsored by Creativity Unlimited in New Jersey, a non-profit organzation developed for the sole purpose of bringing OotM to the students of New Jersey. We hold two regional competitions (Liberty and Lighthouse) annually in the spring, followed by the NJ State Finals. These competitions are judged by volunteers from the schools and families of our competitors, and the winners from the state finals in each problem and division advance to the World Finals, where they join in competition against kids from around the globe. We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you at this year's competitions!

Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls of All Ages! We are calling you to come forth to the 2010 New Jersey Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournaments! For all of you competing, for those of you volunteering your time and for everyone just comin' to watch here's some information:

• Lighthouse Tournament - March 6, 2010 at Ewing High School
  • Directions: View and Print / Download (pdf)
  • Map of Ewing High
  • Schedule
• Liberty Tournament - March 13, 2010 at Crossroads Middle Schools
  • Directions: View and Print / Download (pdf)
  • Maps: North Building / South Building
  • Schedule

We shall see you at the tournaments! AND GOOD LUCK!

PS - If we are forced to postpone either tournament due to inclement weather, we will post a notice here.

UPDATE - 2/26/2010
Please note: Both the Liberty and Lighthouse Schedules have been udpated with minor tweaks as of 2/26/2010. We try to avoid these tweaks but they are ultimately often unavoidable. If you have been effected, however, you should have been contacted directly. Thank you!

UPDATE - 3/1/2010
Please note: The Lighthouse Schedule has been updated today at 11:00am ET

Officials Training is taking place this Saturday, January 30th at Fisher Middle School in Ewing, NJ. Please note:

• Registration begins at 8:15 am. A light breakfast will be available.
• Training will begin promptly at 8:45 am for both experienced and novice officials for both Liberty and Lighthouse regions. Please plan to arrive between 8:15 and 8:45.
• Training is expected to run until approximately 1:00 pm. Please be prepared to stay for the entire training.
• We recommend you bring a pen and some paper to take notes.
• Officials should have received their assignments already. If you have not, please contact the appropriate officials coordinator.
• Directions to Fisher Mid Sch

The weather forecast for this weekend is calling for the possiblity of snow (right now small chance of snow showers). If we are forced to postpone due to incliment weather, an email will go out to officials Saturday morning and a notice will be posted here on the NJ OotM website. Please note that the snow-date is next Saturday, Feb 6th, same time, same place.

Thank you and see you Saturday!

Please note: the address maps a little funny on Google Maps. Please use this link instead:
Google Maps.

See you Saturday!

October 17, 2009 -
Coaches Training #1
St. Augustine of Canterbury, Kendall Park, NJ

Have a golf tournament. Ask for donations for prizes.