1. Destination Imagination 2008-2009 Rob Chambers

2. Tonight’s Agenda ► Introductions ► What is Destination Imagination? ► What are these “challenges” anyway? ► Who participates? ► Why is creative problem solving important? ► What’s the timeline? ► What resources are available? ► How do I sign up? ► Do you want to give it a try?

3. Introductions ► Rob Chambers  DI Coordinator at Cascade Ridge ► Team Managers  From last year ► Team Members  From last year

4. What is Destination Imagination? ► National program for kids – all ages, all abilities, and all intellects ► Teaches kids teamwork and creative problem solving techniques ► Teams solve challenges using CPS and compete at a Regional Competition ► FUN! FUN! FUN! ► At Cascade Ridge since 2002!

5. What are “challenges” anyway? ► Two main parts to the “competition”  Central Challenges  Instant Challenges ► Elements:  Structural  Technical  Artistic  Improvisational  Performance Based

6. 2008-2009 Central Challenges ► Teams work toward solution most of the year ► Competitive challenges to choose from  A: Operation Cooperation  B: Instinct Messaging  C: ViDIo Lit Hits  D: Private DI  E: A New Angle ► 1 non-competitive challenge  Hidden!

7. 2008-2009 Team Challenge B: Instinct Messaging Focus: Theater Arts (Play writing, Scenic Design and Construction, Performing), Animal Science (Zoosemiotics), Research, Teamwork The Destination: Where This Challenge Will Take You! Have you ever wondered what animals “say” to each other? Dr. Doolittle knew! We humans communicate in many ways - we talk, we use gestures, symbols and devices. We can even use a mobile phone to text message our BFF ;-). Animals don’t communicate by using phones or computers, but they manage to get their message across anyway – loud and clear! They use sounds, color, movement and other tools to warn, inform and network. So get ready to create and communicate – creature style – and let your audience know what the buzz is all about. ► Each challenge has detailed requirements and deliverables in addition to the short descriptions on your handouts

8. Instant Challenges ► Teams work on the skills to solve instant challenges ► But they don’t know what the specifics are for the Instant Challenge until the day of the competition ► Situational ► Improvisation required

9. Instant Challenge Example THE BIGGER THE BETTER Challenge: Your TASK is to create a Sculpture that is as big as possible in honor of your school and then to present a PERFORMANCE for the Appraisers in which you tell about the Sculpture. Time: You will have up to 5 minutes to use your IMAGINATION to design and build your Sculpture, as well as plan your PERFORMANCE, and up to 1 minute to tell the Appraisers about your creation. The Scene: Your team has been asked to design and build a new Sculpture that honors your school. Your Sculpture should be as high and wide as possible. You should build your Sculpture on a table. You will be told when you have 1 minute remaining and 30 seconds remaining in Part One. At the end of Part One, the Appraisers will measure how high your Sculpture from the top of the table and how wide your Sculpture is at its widest point. In Part Two present a PERFORMANCE in which you explain how your Sculpture pays honor to your school. Materials: 1 Balloon 2 Mailing Labels 6 Paper Clips 2 Rubber Bands 2 Cotton Balls 4 Straws 6 Pipe Cleaners 1 Index Card 1 Piece of String

10. Who participates?

11. Who participates? Kids! ► Kids: K-5th ► Kids: Volunteer to be on a team ► Kids: Help recruit other team members ► Kids: Start meeting as a team  Decide which Challenge to take on  Learn what’s required  Think; research; experiment; brainstorm; devise; try; persist  Use Teamwork: be flexible, listen well, cooperate, share strengths.  Have fun!!

12. Who participates? Parents! ► Parents volunteer to manage/assist ► Parents supervise, facilitate, run team- directed errands, host team meetings at their houses, buy snacks, etc… ► Parents DO NOT INTERFERE  Challenge solutions are 100% kid made ► Team Managers  Required: No Manager, No team  Help schedule team meetings  Attend all team meetings  Facilitate learning Creative Problem Solving skills

13. Creative problem solving ► Why is it important?

14. What’s the timeline? ► Registration Deadline: Fri Sept 26th ► Final Teams formed: Fri Oct 3rd ► Team Manager Training  You don’t need to attend training to be a team manager  Seattle Metro Team manager info session: Tue, Oct 16th  Cascade Ridge Team manager training session: TBD

15. What’s the timeline?

16. ► Competitions ► Seattle Metro: TBD (likely early Mar 2009)  Location TBD ► Washington state: TBD (likely late Mar 2009)  Wenatchee WA? ► Global Finals: May 20 th – 23 rd, 2009  University of Tennessee

17. What resources are available? ► Rob Chambers  Cascade Ridge DI Coordinator  rob@cascaderidgedi.org rob@cascaderidgedi.org  425-703-5420 ► Suzanne Zeitz  Seattle Metro Coordinator  szeitz@mail.com szeitz@mail.com  425-836-3977 ► Web sites:  http://www.idodi.org/ http://www.idodi.org/  http://www.cascaderidgedi.org/ http://www.cascaderidgedi.org/

18. How do I sign up? ► Turn in your paper work by Fri Sept 26 th !

19. Do you want to give it a try? ► Instant Challenge stations set up

20. Questions?