NCOM Coastal Region

 Welcome to another year of Creativity 

 38 Years of Creativity in

Coastal North Carolina

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NCOM and Odyssey of the MInd

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NCOM & Coastal Region 



     Odyssey of the Mind prepares students to expect the unexpected and to work together to overcome challenges. OMers prove this ability year after year with their impressive creative problem-solving skills and unexpected solutions. Who better to turn this spontaneous problem into something wonderful? Together we’ll make World Finals 2020 something to remember!

Registration is now open. As things are continually changing, please continue to check back here, to the Health Updates page, Virtual WF Clarifications, and Odyssey HQ on social media in regards to WF participation rules and any changes with how Covid-19 affects Odyssey of the Mind.

NCOM wants to encourage interested teams to participate in World Finals Online but remember "stay at home" means STAY AT HOME. Look at the procedures again for submitting a video. Many of your videos from regional performances will be fine along with some additional explanation of certain problem elements that can be done without a team gathering together. 

Take a look at this solution presented by a Div. 3 team in NY when they were challenged to do a performance of the Primary Problem - Bug Fashion Show. It was all done on Zoom with each team member socially isolated from the others. The first video is their solution and the 2nd is an explanation from the team members on how they put together their performance each working separately from the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKsBuotG1g&feature=youtu.be and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FOAENUPeWE&feature=youtu.be

Coaches, please listen to your parents' concerns.  All of us must help adjust team expectations to this extraordinary time and trying circumstances. We are lucky here since all of our teams were able to demonstrate their creativity and present their solutions at regional tournaments. NC is one of the few states to have that distinction.

Please follow the guidelines set up by Odyssey of the Mind for this virtual World Finals, but most importantly, follow the guidelines of the CDC, NC Health Department, Governor's Office, local municipalities, and your own social conscience during this unprecedented time. We know that continuing social distancing for the next weeks will help flatten the curve and keep more North Carolinians safe and healthy. 

NCOM celebrates your creativity, but also wants this to be "the age of wisdom" and not "the age of foolishness."

Thanks, and stay safe,

Marj Moe, NCOM Association Director



2020 Coastal Region

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NCOM State Tournament

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