1. Welcome to
Creativity has the power to change the world. Becoming a team is a life-changing experience. Our world’s future depends on extraordinary problem solvers.

2. What is Destination ImagiNation?
Destination ImagiNation (DI) is an educational activity in which
student teams solve open-ended Challenges and
present their solutions at Tournaments.
Our Impact
125,000 participants annually
Colorado is 3rd largest with 900 teams
8 regions
38,000 volunteers

3. The DI Program
Teams showcase their Challenge solutions in Tournaments:
Teams first attend Regional Tournaments
Boulder Regional Tournament is Saturday, March 16, at Monarch High
Thank you for registering!
Teams can advance to Affiliate (State) Tournaments
First & second place per Challenge, per level
CO State DI Tournament is April 13,
at CU Denver
Top teams advance from Affiliate Tournaments to the DI Global Finals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville – Boulder took 7 teams last year!

4. Destination ImagiNation®
Central Challenge
60%
Instant Challenge
25%
Team Choice Elements
15%

5. Instant Challenge Success
- Practice, Practice, Practice
And practice some more
Allowed to teach everything (even the solution)
Coach on all aspects of challenge
Practice, practice, practice
Challenges available online
Materials available for sale

6. Interference Safety is NEVER interference
Teaching skills the students ask to be taught is not interference
Using Instant Challenge to teach building and performance skills is not interference
Making sure the students understand the challenge is not interference
No person (teacher, parent, friend, sales assistant) other than the team members may touch the materials used in the actual performance. That IS interference

7. Interference
SOLUTION
The Team OWNS the top
Challenge and Rules
Skills

8. A Word about Volunteers
First preference:  Each team would provide one parent to be trained as an Appraiser.
Appraiser Training, Saturday, February 9, at Monarch K-8
Parent works another tournament in March
Second preference:  Parent volunteer would be trained as an Appraiser and work at the Boulder tournament.
Will try to accommodate the schedule
Third preference:  The parent volunteer would help with the Boulder tournament
2- or 3-hour shift by helping with registration, sign-in, etc.

9. The DI Program This Year’s Team Challenges

10. Boulder Regional Challenge Masters (RCM’s)
Technical: Kacy Speiker-Vorce,
Scientific: Megan Morgenthaler,
Fine Arts: Mary Ann Davis,
Improv: Kim Saporito,
Structural: Nora Johnson,
Project Outreach -- Kim Saporito and Megan Morgenthaler
Rising Stars -- Lisa Kihn,

11. Working with Parents
Provide a copy of Parent’s Guide from website
Ensure parents understand interference
Their most important job is ensuring that their team member comes to meetings
Divide costs of materials
Share responsibility for snacks, food, and transportation
At tournament, create a list of appraised elements, so they can follow what their kids do

12. - Thank you for registering on Google!
Boulder Tournament Housekeeping
- Thank you for registering on Google!
- Pick up team manager bar/pin
- T-shirt order form due 2/20/13
- Appraiser training 2/9/13 at Monarch K-8
- Tournament schedule posted no late than 3/4/13
- Meet your RCM