Destination ImagiNation’s 2014-15 season has officially begun! Children are invited to start a team in Destination ImagiNation today and become a part of the world’s premier creativity, teamwork and problem-solving program. To date, Destination ImagiNation has engaged more than 3 million participants worldwide. From engineering to service learning to improvisation, this season’s new and unique Challenges are sure to stretch your imagination even further and take you on a journey of a lifetime—all while helping you learn and improve on your interpersonal and management skills, celebrate your creativity, persevere from imagination to innovation and, of course, have fun!
Destination ImagiNation (DI) is an innovative organization that teaches creativity, teamwork and problem-solving. In DI, student teams participate in Challenges, exercises that socially and intellectually activate students by prompting them to use creativity and teamwork to solve problems. DI Team Challenges fall into seven categories: technical and mechanical; science and theater arts; theater and fine arts; improvisation and theater arts; structural and architectural design; Rising Stars! for early learners; and projectOUTREACH, DI’s community service challenge.
This month the Dal-Rich Region of Destination Imagination , which serves the HPISD schools, will host DI interest sessions. These meeting are an introduction to the DI program.
The interest meeting for all parents and students elementary grades through 4th will be held at University Park Elementary on Monday, September 22nd at 7:00 PM and the meeting for all parents and students middle grades 5th through 8th will be held at McCulloch Intermediate on Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00 PM.
For more information regarding team registration deadlines, tournament dates and how to start a team, email sgonterman@att.net or contact your schools building coordinator: Armstrong – Linda Giesen giesenl@hpisd.org , Bradfield – Michelle McCaskill mccaskm@hpisd.org , Hyer – Carrie Boydston boydstc@hpisd.org, University Park – Pamela Villanueva villanp@hpisd.org , McCulloch – Daley Turet TuretD@HPISD.ORG. For more information on Destination ImagiNation® check out idodi.org