Breakaway,
I have not been involved in a while. I am just beginning to become a part of it again. My main experience is from being a child in Odyssey of the Mind. I absolutely loved it. It made my school day worth it, and I felt like we could be as creative and silly as we wanted. It was one of the first places where I got to be self-directed, having to coordinate with my team members, but not having an adult tell me whether I could or could not try out one of my ideas.