2. SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Information and communication skills
Global awareness
Thinking and problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Financial, economic and business literacy
Interpersonal and self-direction skills
Civic literacy

3. About DI
EDUCATIONAL APPROACH

4. DI Participants Learn

6. DI Teams IMPORTANT: 2 to 7 members can be on a team
WHO
2 to 7 members can be on a team
Students from kindergarten through university participate
Each team needs an adult Team Manager
Team Managers help students stay on track but do not directly help the team develop its solution to the Destination Imagination (DI) Challenge
Team Managers are often faculty members or parents
IMPORTANT:
Teams must meet on district property and be supervised by a district staff sponsor.
Teams are required to provide a volunteer. Possible volunteer roles are appraisers and event volunteers.

7. Tournament Season

8. Program Overview
THE CHALLENGES
There are seven new Challenges to choose from each year
Each Challenge is developed by a team of educators and subject matter experts

9. Team Challenges
TECHNICAL
The Technical Challenge prompts students to complete tasks by using engineering, research, strategic planning, and related skills.

10. Team Challenges
SCIENTIFIC
Our Scientific Challenge blends the curiosity of scientific research with the creative expression of performance art.

11. Team Challenges
ENGINEERING
The Engineering Challenge asks teams to design, build and test load-bearing structures out of specific materials.

12. Team Challenges
FINE ARTS
In the Fine Arts Challenge, students flex their acting and artistic muscles as they explore some of our most fascinating works of literature and media.

13. Team Challenges
IMPROVISATIONAL
The Improvisational Challenge is all about spontaneity and storytelling. Teams receive topics and produce skits right on the spot.

14. Team Challenges
SERVICE LEARNING – PROJECT OUTREACH
The Service Learning Challenge is designed to engage students in community service to address real community issues through personal expression.

15. Team Challenges
EARLY LEARNING - RISING STARS!
Rising Stars! is a Challenge created for early learners. To solve the Challenge, 4- to 7-year-old children work together on performances complete with characters, props and scripts.

16. Instant Challenges
AT THE TOURNAMENT
At a tournament, a team will receive an Instant Challenge and the materials with which to solve it.
The team members must think on their feet to produce a solution to the Challenge in a period of just five to eight minutes.
Instant Challenges are performance-based, task-based, or a combination of the two.
Instant Challenges are kept confidential until the day of the tournament.

18. How Do We Get Started CONTACTS
How do I know if DI is available at my school?
Contact your building administrator or office manager.
I am interested in being a team manager.
Contact your building’s sponsor to get started in your building.
I have questions….lots of questions!
Contact Jessica Bobbs, District DI Coordinator
thompsonschools.org
I have even more questions!
Contact Tanya Shimonek, DI Regional Director
gmail.com