Destination Imagination Info and Sign-Up Night!

“Destination Imagination® is a leading-edge organization dedicated to teaching participants the essential skills of creativity, teamwork, and problem solving.
Destination Imagination’s main program is a global problem solving tournament that begins with the fall school semester each year. Elementary, middle, and high school students form teams of up to seven members, and each team selects one of seven mind-bending Challenges created by Destination Imagination volunteers. With the guidance of a teacher or parent as Team Manager, each team creates an action plan and works together for weeks or months to develop and create a solution to the Challenge’s proposed problem. From the U.S to China, Poland, Colombia and Brazil, student creativity is unleashed in astonishing ways under the auspices of Destination Imagination.” From www.nh-di.org website.

Want to find out more about the DI program here at GVS? Come to our informational meeting to learn more about what it takes to be a “Di-er” and to possibly sign-up for a team!

ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE AN ADULT (usually a parent) VOLUNTEER MANAGER! This is a community-dependent program that has been at GVS for the last 21 years. We generally have five competitive teams (grades 3-6) and one or two non-competitive Rising Stars teams each year! Any “old DI-er” will tell you there’s nothing like DI for fun and creativity that lasts a lifetime.

Please come check it out! Meeting in Ms. Bechta’s classroom (141) on Wednesday, September 13, at 5:00pm. Please return this form to school no later than Tuesday, September 12. Existing teams may continue, but I must hear from you to purchase your Team Number for registration. New potential members will be contacted for a further meeting to set up potential new teams, which will be contingent on volunteer managers.

Potential parent newbie managers: DI has a Manager training and Manager support Zooms and will provide you with information and materials you need to start a team. I will also be available to help you with any questions, concerns, or set-up issues you have.

Click here to see DI’s YouTube introduction of the program: Destination Imagination: The Creative Journey Starts Here-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please fill out this slip and return to Ms. Bechta by Tuesday, Sept.12. Thanks!

We will be at the DI informational meeting. Please list all who will attend. Children must come with a parent. Please set the expectation that all children attending will be respectful listeners or have a quiet activity so the group can focus on the presentation.

Child’s full name and grade/ class, parent name and email:

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I have done DI before. I am interested in the options for forming/ becoming part of a team.
I am new to DI and would need to be placed on a new team or form a new team.
I am a member of a team, or an approved added member of a team, that intends to sign up (make sure you contact your other team members to confirm this, as well as the team manager)
I am very interested and would like to talk with you further to be sure I can meet the expectations of a DI team member before I sign up/ interview.
My parent is interested in either being a manger, co-manager, or appraiser for my potential team