The Odyssey of the Mind World Finals is an annual event held in the United States. Teams advancing from competitions at the local level are eligible to attend the World Finals, where they compete against winning teams from across the United States and from a number of countries including Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland and Singapore. In Hong Kong, the championship teams in the Local Competitions have this marvellous opportunity to join the World Finals and meet the top finishers from all over the world.
 

Highlights of Odyssey of the Mind 2008 World Finals

Highlights of Odyssey of the Mind 2007 World Finals

Highlights of Odyssey of the Mind 2006 World Finals
   
  Odyssey of the Mind 2008 World Finals
  The 2008 World Finals were held at the University of Maryland in the United States from 29 May to 5 June 2008. Competing with over 800 teams from 31 of the U.S. states and 15 other countries, 6 championship teams from the 2008 Hong Kong Odyssey of the Mind Competitions performed exceedingly well at the World Finals. They achieved very encouraging results with POH Chan Kai Memorial College placing 1st Runner-up in the ¡mDinoStories¡nDivision II Competition and The Hong Kong teams were among the ten finalists who won an award in the Float and Banner Parade.
 
Group photo with OMER
 
POH Chan Kai Memorial College was 1st Runner-up
in the¡mDinoStories¡nDivision II Competition out of 59 teams
 

Creative Primary School was 7th
in the¡mClassics¡Kthe Wonderful Muses¡nDivision I Competition out of 51 teams
 
King Ling College was 8th out of 42 teams
in the ¡m Odyssey Road Rally ¡n Division III Competition
 
Ho Fung College came 10th out of 59 teams
in the ¡m Odyssey Road Rally ¡n Division II Competition
 
Queen's College placed 18th out of 51 teams
in the ¡m Tee Structure ¡n Division III Competition
 
Maryknoll Convent School came in 26th out of 48 teams
in the ¡m Classics¡KThe Wonderful muses ¡n Division III Competition
   
  Odyssey of the Mind 2007 World Finals
 

¡@¡@The annual Odyssey of the Mind World Finals were held in the United States in May, providing youngsters with an invaluable opportunity to exchange creative ideas with their counterparts from around the world. A total of 810 teams from more than 30 American states as well as 12 other countries, including Hong Kong, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, Mexico and Kazakhstan gathered for the Finals at Michigan State University from 23 to 26 May 2007. Horizons were broadened during the pin trading and cultural exchange activities with buddy teams.

¡@¡@6 championship teams from the 2007 Hong Kong Odyssey of the Mind Competitions performed outstandingly in the World Finals. The Hong Kong teams were among the ten finalists who won an award in the Float and Banner Parade and it was very gratifying that 4 teams from the delegation were listed in top ten in the World Finals. They were King Ling College and POH Chan Kai Memorial College which were 2nd runners-up in < The Large and Small of It > Division II and III respectively. Another team from King Ling College came 4th in vehicular problem¡mTag'Em¡nDivision II, while Creative Primary School came 7th in the performance problem¡mI'm Only Thinking of You!¡n Division I.
 

Departure on 22 May 2007 at the Hong Kong International Airport.

 
King Ling College was 2nd Runner-up out of 50 teams
in the¡mThe Large and Small of It¡nDivision II Competition

POH Chan Kai Memorial College was 2nd Runner-up
in the¡mThe Large and Small of It¡nDivision III Competition within 50 teams

King Ling College was 4th out of 53 teams
in the¡mTag'Em¡nDivision II Competition

Creative Primary School came 7th out of 60 teams
in the¡mI'm Only Thinking of You!¡n Division I Competition

Queen's College placed 17th out of 40 teams
in the ¡mTag'Em¡n Division III Competition

TWGHs Li Ka Shing College came in 27th out of 45 teams
in the¡mOut of the Box Balsa¡n Division III Competition

 
Odyssey of the Mind 2006 World Finals

¡@¡@"Stepping out of Hong Kong, forging into the World"

¡@¡@This year, 7 championship teams from the 2006 Hong Kong Odyssey of the Mind Competitions represented Hong Kong in the World Finals at Iowa State University in the USA, from 24 to 27 May. They learned about other cultures and exchanged creative ideas with other finalists from around the world.

¡@¡@They met teams from 40 states of the USA and 17 other countries, including Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Poland, Singapore and Korea. It was very gratifying that St. Stephen's Girls' Primary School was 2nd runner-up in <Classics¡KAncient Egypt> Division I and the Hong Kong delegation were among the ten finalists in the Float and Banner Parade.

Departure on 22 May 2007 at the Hong Kong International Airport.

 

St. Stephen's Girls' Primary School got the 2nd Runner-up out of 41 teams
in the¡mClassics¡KAncient Egypt¡nDivision I Competition

Marymount Secondary School got the 11th
 in the¡mTech Transfer¡nDivision II Competition within 39 teams

Ho Fung College came 14th out of 45 teams
in the <Great Parade> Division II Competition

Queen's College placed the 18th out of 30 teams
in the <Tech Transfer> Division III Competition

PLK Centenary Li Shiu Chung Memorial College was adjudged to be 22th out of 39 teams
in the <Tech Transfer> Division II Competition

Sha Tin Methodist College came 26th out of 35 teams
in the <Great Parade> Division III Competition

St. Catharine's School For Girls, Kwun Tong, came in 29th out of 40 teams
in the <Geometry Structure> Division III Competition

Once again, thanks to all participating teams and congratulations to all the winners!