Greetings from the Educational Experiences team at Destination Imagination (DI)!
Each year, DI publishes a new set of Team Challenges—open-ended experiences designed for student teams around the world. Each Challenge focuses on a broad subject area and is intentionally flexible, so teams can explore ideas in their own way.
Those ideas don’t come from a vacuum.
Challenge development at DI is a collaborative process, shaped by brainstorming and input from people who understand what students need and what sparks their interest. To help guide future Challenges, we’re reaching out to the DI community—educators, students, and volunteers—to share ideas.
If you have a few minutes, we’d love your input. You can also share these surveys with others who might be interested.
Educator Survey
For teachers. Reflect on what your students are interested in right now and how those interests connect to learning goals.
Youth Survey (ages 13+)
For students. Share what you’re curious about and what you’d want to explore in a Team Challenge. (Parental consent required.)
Adult Volunteer Survey
For parents, Team Managers, alumni, Challenge Masters, Appraisers, and Affiliate volunteers. Tell us what ideas you think could inspire future Team Challenges.
Here are a few tips for generating ideas:
- Draw inspiration from anywhere, but keep your ideas open-ended, relevant, and appropriate for students. Aim for ideas that are both fun and educational for kids of all ages, cultures, and abilities to explore.
- Try not to use the same idea across all seven Challenges to avoid overlap and too much similarity between them.
- Special Note: When generating ideas for Service Learning, remember that teams decide the nature of their Project. Focus on Presentation elements or project management skills rather than suggesting what the teams should do for their Project.
We are grateful for your help and are excited to hear your ideas. You never know—it might inspire a new, amazing Team Challenge!
Sincerely,
The Educational Experiences Team
