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  • 2013-14 Challenge Previews

    May 16, 2013
    2013-14 Challenge Previews

    Destination Imagination Challenges teach the Creative Process: from Imagination to Innovation. This upcoming year’s Challenges are no exception. From extreme environments and high-volume excavation to professional pandemonium and comic creations, you’ll be sure to break the tension with some helpful play and find a Challenge that meets your team’s unique style of creativity!

    Click here to check out our 2013-14 Challenge Previews and download the preview sheet by clicking here.

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  • CVS Grant Helps STEM & Literacy Pathways for Early Learners Program Blossom

    May 01, 2013
    CVS Grant Helps STEM & Literacy Pathways for Early Learners Program Blossom

    On April 24th representatives of CVS/pharmacy visited the PACE Early Childhood Education/ECE City Terrace School site in Los Angeles to see firsthand how Destination Imagination’s STEM & Literacy Pathways for Early Learners program is changing the lives of many young children. 

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  • Show Us Your Skills Contest: Winner Announced

    April 24, 2013
    Show Us Your Skills Contest: Winner Announced

    The DI staff narrowed it down to the top 3 submissions, then we asked YOU to vote on your favorite video. The votes are in and winner is…
    Alexandra from the Lynnfield High School team in Massachusetts, Secondary Level

    Congratulations to Alexandra for showcasing her artistic skills! There were over 3,000 votes cast and it was a close race.  A special thanks to our other two finalists:

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  • Show Us Your Skills Contest: Finalists Announced

    April 18, 2013
    Show Us Your Skills Contest: Finalists Announced

    Destination Imagination is pleased to announce the three finalists of the Show Us Your Skills Video Contest.

    And the three finalists are…

    Sam from team Built-In Sharpeners, Elementary Level, New York

    Alexandra from the Lynnfield High School team, Secondary Level, Massachusetts

    Omkar, Manas, Chris, Michael, Akhil, Koby from team LEAP, Secondary Level, California

    Voting starts now for these three finalists!

    Go to: http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/307228/voteable_entries to vote for your favorite. Voting ends at noon (EST) on April 24th.

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    Contests, Teams
  • Oppan Hangul Style

    April 08, 2013
    Oppan Hangul Style

    Stepping off of the plane into the blustery wind of Korea, I couldn’t help but smile. Prior to working at Destination Imagination, I was an English teacher in a small farming community in Korea for about a year. The country and culture hold a special place in my heart: the smells, the sounds, the food and the people are all a welcomed reminder of my first time living abroad and the impact it had on my life.

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  • Creative Stuff We Love: Video Edition

    April 05, 2013
    Creative Stuff We Love: Video Edition

    Happy Friday! It is time to get inspired and recharged. We wanted to share a few of our favorite videos to get your weekend started off right.

    Rube Goldberg is famous for creating crazy contraptions using kinetic energy to make amazing things happen. Show your team a thing or two about Rube Goldberg machines by watching this OK GO music video.

     

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  • Strengthen Your Team’s Instant Challenge Skills

    March 28, 2013
    Strengthen Your Team’s Instant Challenge Skills

    With Our New Instant Challenge Volume 7 E-Book

    Our long history of Instant Challenge books has moved from the printed page to an e-book format. With Instant Challenge e-Book Volume 7, Destination Imagination has compiled 100 Instant Challenges which are Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) or Arts relevant, formatted as Task or Performance Based Challenges. We also expanded each Challenge to include all you will need if you are doing the activities with a small group, classrooms or large groups.

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  • Back in the Day

    March 13, 2013
    Back in the Day

    I’m feeling a tad bit nostalgic. I heard a song play on the radio the other day while I was driving home, and it took me right back to when I was in elementary school and I got The Hooters record as a birthday present.

     

     

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    Tags:
    Innovation
  • Team Building at the Adobe Tech Summit

    March 11, 2013
    Team Building at the Adobe Tech Summit

    This February, Destination Imagination was invited to host a high-energy Team Building Challenge at the Adobe Tech Summit. The Adobe event was hosted in San Jose, CA, with 2,500 Adobe employees from all over the world in attendance. Adobe is rapidly changing the world through its one-of-a-kind digital experiences.

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  • Global Finals 2013 Website Launched

    March 06, 2013
    Global Finals 2013 Website Launched

    Our new site is live! Check it out today: www.GlobalFinals.org

    We are only 76 days away from Destination Imagination’s 2013 Global Finals! As thousands of teams from all over the world  are working hard on their Challenge solutions, we are striving to enhance Global Finals to make it a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of the attendees.

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