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Greater Lansing Area 2012-2013
Science Olympiad Team
Creative Science Investigators
for home educated
High School & Middle School

Check out the blog for more info:
http://csiso.blogspot.com/

Head Coach:
Tammy Parker ~ seekhispeace@gmail.com ~ 517-819-9813

Our schedule will run from September until the competitions end.
If you would like more information check out the blog, then email the Head Coach.
The competitions are in 2013 ~ January, February, and possibly March
(with States in April or May if we qualify).

Team Meetings:
Every other Thursdays 4pm to 6pm at 2 locations.
Our first meeting is on September 13th, 2012!
2nd Thursdays @ West Lansing Church of Christ
5505 East Saint Joe Highway ~ Lansing, MI 48917
main team meeting with our own coaching
4th Thursdays @ Resurrection School
1521 East Michigan Ave. ~ Lansing, Michigan 48912
sharing coaching skills with the Resurrection Team
Holiday Schedule changes:
5th Thursday of November instead and no meeting 4th Thursday of December.


High School Credit?
* Each family handles this differently - guideline 1/4 - 1/2 credit for each event studied.

Ages for CSI teams?
* Ages/grades are broken into these groups: (8th and 9th graders can choose HS or MS)
9th to 12th graders are are Level C  =  HS  =  High Schoolers
6th to 9th graders are are Level B  =  MS  =  Middle Schoolers

What is a Science Olympiad competition?
* Each competition is one day with up to 23 events.
* Each CSI team member will participate in 3 to 4 events at each competition.
* Events range from build & test/race/run... to study and do.  Check out: www.soinc.org
* Teams receive points from each event entered, based on participation.
* Teams are ranked based on total points from all events.

What is the student’s commitment?
prepare and study for a minimum of 3 events per student;
compete in 4 Saturday tournaments;
* fundraise or pay the $95 per student participation costs ($20 up front)
* attend bi-weekly Team Meetings held on Thursday afternoons (contact us about conflicts);
help get sponsors to keep financial burdens to a minimum (not required, but helpful); and
help find Event Coaches (not required, but the more Event Coaches we have, the better the team).
How do team members prepare?
    Each event will have 2 or more students working together to study and/or build something.  Budgeted event costs will be reimbursed with a receipt.  Anything over the budgeted amount is the responsibility of the family that purchased it.
    In Build-It events students find information and materials, with mentoring from their Event Coach, to construct an item.
    In Study-It events the student, with mentoring from their Event Coach, studies and practices for their event.
    Combo Events are events that have some prior building or practicing, but the main part is performed at the competition.