Our 2024-25 Challenge Previews are Here!
Whether you’re just learning about Destination Imagination (DI) or have been a participant or volunteer for years, it’s never too early to get excited about our annual Team Challenges. And next season’s Challenge Previews have just been posted! Check out a sneak peek below and then head to our 2024-25 Challenge Previews page for full […]
Navigating Destination Imagination: How to Choose the Perfect Program
Creativity is a skill that is essential in today’s world. It is the ability to think outside the box, come up with new ideas, and solve problems in innovative ways. At Destination Imagination, our goal is to teach kids and teens the creative process—a step-by-step approach that helps them to better understand problems, ask better […]
7 Life Skills Kids Learn in Destination Imagination
As parents and caregivers, one of our main goals is to ensure that our children are equipped with the necessary tools to navigate life successfully. Alongside academic knowledge, teaching kids life skills is crucial to fostering independence, resilience, and confidence. It also helps to empower children to tackle challenges, make informed decisions, and develop into […]
23-24 Team Numbers Now Available!
Ready to use your creativity and imagination in an adventure of a lifetime? We are thrilled to kick off our 2023-24 season of Destination Imagination (DI)! Teams can choose to be part of our in-person Challenge Experience, where they can take on one of our seven standard STEAM-based Team Challenges, or they can opt for our […]
Join the 2023 Digital Open STEAM Competition
Looking for a STEAM program that’s flexible enough to meet your needs? Join us for the 2023 Digital Open! The Digital Open is a seven-week, travel-free STEAM competition open to elementary, middle school, high school, and university students worldwide. Teams can solve the challenge together in person, remotely, at school, or from the comfort of their own homes! […]
Check Out Award-Winning Solutions from Global Finals 2023
Thank you to all of our teams, volunteers, parents, staff members, Affiliate and Regional Directors, and supporters for helping to make this year’s Global Finals tournament such an unforgettable experience and one that truly exemplified the spirit of Destination Imagination. This year, more than 8,000 people attended Global Finals 2023, with nearly 530 teams from […]
How My Team Has Grown Through DI
By Haibei Ren, DI Correspondent and Team Manager in Coppell, Texas Talking about the growth of my Destination Imagination (DI) team is particularly interesting this year because their Team Challenge solution explores the world of Peter Pan–the boy who wouldn’t grow up. In their eight-minute flipped retelling of the story, they hand the narrative to […]
Nikhita Penugonda Reflects on Building her STEM Identity Through Destination Imagination
I’ve always been inquisitive. When I was a kid, I loved watching science documentaries. I loved learning about the world when I couldn’t experience it firsthand. I was captivated by how the stunning spectacles we observe can be explained with equations and theorems. I also loved doing experiments and building things. My mom saw that […]
Back To School STEAM: Book Tower Challenge
When you come across tower activities for kids, you might think, “This looks easy. How does this benefit my kids?” First, don’t be fooled! Tower challenges can be more difficult than you think. Second, in addition to teaching children basic STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) principles, tower activities teach kids a wide range of […]
Save the Date for Global Finals 2023
UPDATED (8/24/22): We are pleased to announce that Global Finals 2023 will take place May 20-23 in Kansas City, Missouri. Global Finals is the culminating tournament for each season of Destination Imagination’s Challenge Experience, with the top teams from around the world competing in their respective Team Challenges. How to Qualify Teams that qualify at their […]
How to Wow in the Central Challenge
By: Noam Eshed, DI Alumna It’s no secret that to get to Global Finals and succeed, your team needs to go above and beyond. You also know that’s much easier said than done. Here are some tips and suggestions to help improve your Challenge solution and unleash your creativity. Think Outside Your BoxYour Challenge box, […]
