Important Dates
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 Saturday, April 11, 2020 Wednesday, May 27- Saturday, May 30, 2020 |
MANDATORY Judges Training and Coaches Meeting
Tohopekaliga High School, 3675 Boggy Creek Rd., Kissimmee Magic Center Regional Tournament Tohopekaliga High School, 3675 Boggy Creek Rd., Kissimmee Florida State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Dr, Orlando Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Iowa State University |
Spontaneous Workshops
Magic Center Region holds spontaneous workshops to help teams develop the skills they need to solve spontaneous problems.
Cost is $5 per attending team member. Registration is mandatory, and teams must prepay. The coach should complete the registration, collect payments from team members and submit payment for the team. Parents should NOT register team members individually. To register, complete the Register for Spontaneous Workshop form below and hit Submit. Coaches have two ways to pay:
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Upcoming WorkshopsSaturday, Dec. 7, 2019, 1-4 p.m.
Flora Ridge Elementary School 2900 Dyer Blvd, Kissimmee * Osceola workshop is closed to new registrations Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, 1-4 p.m. College Park Middle School 1201 Maury Road, Orlando Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, 1-4 p.m. College Park Middle School 1201 Maury Road, Orlando * A free coaches training session will be held in conjunction with the January spontaneous workshop. Coaches who want to attend this training without their team should email their name and membership (school/org) name to Tracy Larson.* |
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SAK Comedy Lab Event
One of the Magic Center's favorite annual events, the SAK Comedy Lab show and Q&A talk-back session will be held Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at 1 p.m. at SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave., Orlando.
SAK's hilarious players entertain with a family-friendly improv show, then answer questions from Magic Center OMERs about the tactics they use to be able to think on their feet more effectively. These skills help teams take their spontaneous problem-solving to the next level. Tickets are $12 each, and team members, coaches, parents and siblings all are invited. Seating is limited, and when capacity is reached, a wait list will be started. Coaches must follow the registration instructions to the letter for two reasons: SAK requires advance payment, and accurate record-keeping is vital to a smoothly run event. To register, coaches must:
When payment is received, the coach will be emailed a receipt with ticketing instructions. Join us for a fantastic opportunity to laugh and learn! * We also will accept online credit card payments. A convenience fee, based on the cost of the tickets ordered, will be charged. If you are interested in this option, click the button in the registration form, and an online invoice will be sent to you within 48 hours. After receiving this invoice, you have the option to pay by check instead if you prefer to avoid the convenience fee. |
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Kits to Make Coaches' Jobs Easier!
Spontaneous Kits |
Theatrical Makeup Kits |
Coaches can save the time and effort of coming up with spontaneous problems and the materials to do them by ordering a spontaneous kit from the Magic Center.
This year's kit contains 10 verbal problems, 7 verbal/hands-on problems and 7 hands-on problems. Kits include everything your team will need to solve the problem except for markers, scissors, masking tape and a container to hold response cards. No problems have been repeated from past kits. The cost is $25. To order, complete the Spontaneous Kit Order form and bring a check or cash (exact change, please!) to an upcoming New Coaches Training or Spontaneous Workshop. If you would prefer to pay by credit card, click the invoice box on the order form. A $1.35-per-kit convenience fee will be added to the invoice for credit card payments. Kits can be picked up at any coaches training or spontaneous workshop. |
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Coaches may order theatrical makeup kits as part of the Magic Center's bulk order.
Wolfe Hydrocolor 12-color Essentials palettes are vibrant, long-lasting and simple for young makeup artists to apply and clean up. The cost is $22 and includes a palette and an applicator sponge. To order, complete the Makeup Kit Order form and bring a check or cash (exact change, please!) when you pick up the kit(s). Kits can be picked up starting with the November spontaneous workshop/coaches training. |
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