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hore students learn
the benefits of mind | power

THE SPIRIT of creative thinking i is alive and well and em-
bodied on the North Shore in students of all ages par-

ticipating in the Olympics of the Mind mavement.

Thirty-eight teams of local stu-
dents put their collective. minds to
the task of solving various pro-
blems at the recent North Shore
1988 regional finals of the Olym-
pics of the Mind competition.

Fifteen Delta teams also com-
peted in their regional finals at the
event, hosted March 19, by Schooi
District 44 at Sutherland Second-
ary School.

Regional finalists go on to com-

pete at the provincial finals being .

held at Sutherland April 16. Orga-
nizers expect at least 1,000 people
in attendance with over 90 teams
from seven regions in the province
participating.

School kids from kindergarten
to Grade 12 worked to solve pro-

blems including aircraft: construc-

tion for the flight category; design-
ing a. submersible vessel with
femote. arms to. collect artifacts
- and sea samples from an imaginary
‘Atlantis for the Atlantis category;
designing and constructing a -balsa
wood structure to hold a maximum
amount of weight for the straddle
category; create a musical. scene
from a given list of classic books,

stories and plays for the classics, |

showtime category; bring to. life
well-known cartoon characters: in
live skit and graphic cartoon form
for the. comics category... ©

Rob. Darling, Olympics of. the
Mind: director and tournament
coordinator, coaches the Larson
Elementary School Division One
Straddle Structure team. As a first
place team at the regional level, his

team will be going on to compete, .
‘near Washington D. Cc. May 30 to

at the provincials.
“He initially “ became: active in

Olympics of the Mind as a parent .
‘of children participating in the,

program:at Larson: In addition to
his: local: role,’ Darling is the trea-
surer. for the British Columbia

. Olympics of the Mind (B.C.O. M.)
Association.

_ : “SPECIAL”

He sces the program as pro-
viding a vital forum for children to
put their creative cnergy to the
test in a positive environment. ‘Ht
gives the children an avenue to be
creative without being right or
wrong. There is just a better: way
of doing something. Training as a
team, the kids learn to work as a
team collectively. It really fosters a
great deal of expressiveness and
camaradcric,’’ Darling said:

Parents of children involved ‘ia
Olympics of the Mind are finding
the spirit of creative inquisitivencss
carried over beyond the realm of
the Olympics. of the Mind» pro-
gram, “‘It extends beyond the pro-

cess. Some parents are saying that ©
their children tend to ‘view,

everything..as a challenge rather
than as.a must do. The positive
experience ‘translates into the
classroom as well,'’ Darling said. ..*

First place. teams at the March.
_19° North: Shore regional finals
“were: Ailantis Division, Two,
' Pautine Johnson; Flight Division

One, - Pauline Johnson; | Flight.
Division .Two, Hillside; Straddle
Division One, Larson: Straddle

Division Two, Sentinel: Classics, ;

Showtime Division. One, Pauline
Johnson and Division Two West
Van. Secondary;, Comics’ Division

‘One, Pauline . Johnson; Comics

Division Two, Pauline Johnson.
~The world finals will be held this
year at the University of Maryland

June 5.

‘Teams attending the world fi nals
have. to raise approximately
$10,000 .cach to show. This year
organizers: are hoping to find, in

addition ‘to - individual and cor-.,.

The association’is a registered,
non, n-profit group, Tax deductible

“LIVING & DINING —

JUDGE WAYNE: Soper carefully
inspects a straddle structure built,
by a team of Larson Elementary

. School students while sixth grader
Danica Murray looks on. These:

students were among hundreds on
the North Shore who took part in

‘the anaual Olympics of the Mind

competition held recently at
Sutherland Secondary School. |

reccipts are issued for donations of

$20 or more.

For. more information or to send
donations write Rob Darling at the
B.C.O.M. Association at 181 West
St. James Road, North Vancouver,
VIN 2P1. .

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