Destination ImagiNation

 where the focus is

 creative problem-solving, team work

 and fun !

Contact:  Jennifer Cook at 258-6732 or  jcook999@sbcglobal.net

Destination ImagiNation fall registration and team formation has begun.  So if you are interested in participating, contact Jennifer Cook at jcook999@sbcglobal.net by September 14, 2007.   

For additional information, check out the flyer and registration form. 

After teams are formed, the teams will begin working towards a solution to their chosen challenge as well as preparing for the instant challenge they will face at competition by practicing different instant challenges over the next months. 

At the tournament on March 1, 2008, we will need two volunteer judges per team.  Anyone interested, please contact Jennifer Cook.  People who have done it say it is very rewarding.  You get a free t-shirt and all the food you can eat that day.  In fact, many people who are judges, find themselves even more involved the next year because it is so rewarding.  Not only that, it is a real help to the school teams who spend months getting ready for the competition.  Plus, if you are at all interested in finding out about Destination ImagiNation, there is no better way than to attend and help in the competition.

What is

Destination ImagiNation?

Destination ImagiNation is a place where kids take what they know and what they are good at and learn to apply it to solve challenges, to work together and cooperatively with a team and to embrace and explore their imagination.

Teams of five to seven members work together to apply creativity, critical thinking and their particular talents to solve a Team Challenge.

The Destination ImagiNation Team Challenge is a Challenge that is solved over a period of eight weeks or more. There are five competitive Team Challenges from which teams may choose, each with its own educational focus. Each Team Challenge is designed to be open-ended and solvable in many ways and on many levels.

There is also a non-competitive Team Challenge, called the Rising Stars! Team Challenge, for preschool and early elementary children.

A brief description of this year’s challenge options is on the registration form.

The most important aspect of Destination ImagiNation is that the kids have lots of fun.  Once you start, you and your children may be hooked for life. 

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