What:
- Kind of like the real Olympics, but the countries are the different elementary schools, and all the events are teams of 2.
- There are two main types of events, studying events and building events
- Sample Building Events:
- Paper Airplane Building
- Egg Drop
- Bridge Building
- Sample Studying Events:
- Astronomy
- Anatomy
- Orienteering
- Full list of events
- Video from previous year
When:
- Jan 23 – info meeting
- Jan 30 – sign up deadline
- April 29 – Tournament date – All day or most of it.
- Practices are self determined per group of 2. Usually once a week or every other week.
Where:
- The main event will be at a local school.
- Practices are at your house or at Mrs. Foster’s after school session.
How to participate:
- Contact Jeanne Martinez jsmartinez1@fcps.edu and Peter Meyer peter.meyer99@gmail.com
- Find a partner or ask Peter Meyer for help finding one
- Work with Partner to pick 1, 2 or more events
- Practice events for the next 2 months
- Go for the Gold Medal at the final event
Cost:
- $0 for participants. Thanks to our wonderful PTA!!
- We might buy team shirts for a small fee.
Resources:
Sign-up!