Destination Imagination
Are you a creative, out-of-the-box thinker who would enjoy working with other like-minded students to solve challenges?
Are you a creative, out-of-the-box thinker who would enjoy working with other like-minded students to solve challenges?
Then Destination Imagination just might be the activity for you! DI is the world's largest creative problem-solving program and features team-based competition which crosses disciplines and is completely student-led!
Then Destination Imagination just might be the activity for you! DI is the world's largest creative problem-solving program and features team-based competition which crosses disciplines and is completely student-led!
The Goal
The goal of Destination Imagination is to develop opportunities that inspire a global community of learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity.
The goal of Destination Imagination is to develop opportunities that inspire a global community of learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity.
The Destination Imagination program is a fun, hands-on system of learning that encourages students’ creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic Challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and service learning. Our participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem solving process.
The Destination Imagination program is a fun, hands-on system of learning that encourages students’ creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic Challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and service learning. Our participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem solving process.
The Process
Destination Imagination participants experience the following components of the creative process while solving Challenges:
Destination Imagination participants experience the following components of the creative process while solving Challenges:
RECOGNIZE
RECOGNIZE
– Becoming aware of the Challenge
– Becoming aware of the Challenge
– Gaining an in-depth understanding of the Challenge
– Gaining an in-depth understanding of the Challenge
IMAGINE
IMAGINE
– Generating ideas with team members
– Generating ideas with team members
– Focusing on promising ideas
– Focusing on promising ideas
– Creating a project timeline
– Creating a project timeline
INITIATE & COLLABORATE
INITIATE & COLLABORATE
– Researching, exploring and experimenting
– Researching, exploring and experimenting
– Committing to options; building and completing all requirements
– Committing to options; building and completing all requirements
ASSESS
ASSESS
– Assessing progress; reworking or reimagining ideas
– Assessing progress; reworking or reimagining ideas
– Practicing presenting the solution
– Practicing presenting the solution
EVALUATE & CELEBRATE
EVALUATE & CELEBRATE
– Presenting at a tournament
– Presenting at a tournament
– Reflecting on and celebrating the experience
– Reflecting on and celebrating the experience
Interested in more information about Destination Imagination?
Please contact Mr. Brewer at mbrewer@madisoncity.k12.al.us