Destination Imagination
Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering a global, youth-centered, creative problem-solving program. Destination ImagiNation emphasizes creativity, problem solving and teamwork. DI Challenges have open-ended answers, empowering participants to create solutions that are imaginative, original, divergent and ingenious! Students work together in teams to tackle these challenges under the direction of a team manager.
Once team members develop a solution, they present it in a performance. The team designs and creates, without adult assistance, all props, costumes and other artistic and technical elements necessary to bring the solution to life. The team’s solution can take from several weeks to several months to develop. But the team's solution is not complete until they receive their final improv from the appraisers just before the presentation! Teams showcase their solutions at a MADI tournament.
Competitions are held statewide. Regional Tournaments begin in February followed by our State Finals in late March or April. The DI year culminates with Global Finals in May, where the best of the best match wits, imaginations and personalities to become world champions. MADI (Massachusetts Destination Imagination) also conducts training for team mangers and appraisers. Team mangers are merely facilitators since this program is "hands on" for kids and "hands off" for adults. All members receive problem-solving competition materials and rulebooks.
What is the purpose of Destination ImagiNation?
DI's mission is to further the development of creative thinking and problem-solving skills. DI teaches that great minds don't necessarily think alike and often march to different drummers; that there is not one right answer; that a solution often creates more "challenges" to solve along the way; and that creative solutions come from teamwork, cooperation and risk-taking.
Who participates in DI?
Teams of children from kindergarten through college-age participate. All receive the same "challenges"; however, their solutions vary because of age grouping and by the innovation and imagination of the creators. There is also a pre-school program in which K-2 students can work on short creative activities that involve a non-competitive presentation at the regional tournament.
Is DI a School-Based Program?
It can be, but not always. Each team has a manager, who may be a parent, teacher or other interested adult. Most members are individual schools, home "schoolers" and community-based programs also participate. One or two parents often manage the teams. Many schools have multiple teams.
Contact Bryn Dews for more information about getting involved with IACS's DI teams.
Once team members develop a solution, they present it in a performance. The team designs and creates, without adult assistance, all props, costumes and other artistic and technical elements necessary to bring the solution to life. The team’s solution can take from several weeks to several months to develop. But the team's solution is not complete until they receive their final improv from the appraisers just before the presentation! Teams showcase their solutions at a MADI tournament.
Competitions are held statewide. Regional Tournaments begin in February followed by our State Finals in late March or April. The DI year culminates with Global Finals in May, where the best of the best match wits, imaginations and personalities to become world champions. MADI (Massachusetts Destination Imagination) also conducts training for team mangers and appraisers. Team mangers are merely facilitators since this program is "hands on" for kids and "hands off" for adults. All members receive problem-solving competition materials and rulebooks.
What is the purpose of Destination ImagiNation?
DI's mission is to further the development of creative thinking and problem-solving skills. DI teaches that great minds don't necessarily think alike and often march to different drummers; that there is not one right answer; that a solution often creates more "challenges" to solve along the way; and that creative solutions come from teamwork, cooperation and risk-taking.
Who participates in DI?
Teams of children from kindergarten through college-age participate. All receive the same "challenges"; however, their solutions vary because of age grouping and by the innovation and imagination of the creators. There is also a pre-school program in which K-2 students can work on short creative activities that involve a non-competitive presentation at the regional tournament.
Is DI a School-Based Program?
It can be, but not always. Each team has a manager, who may be a parent, teacher or other interested adult. Most members are individual schools, home "schoolers" and community-based programs also participate. One or two parents often manage the teams. Many schools have multiple teams.
Contact Bryn Dews for more information about getting involved with IACS's DI teams.
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