FAQ
What type of organization are you?
Destination Imagination, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer-led organization.
What is your purpose?
Our cause-driven purpose is to inspire and equip students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders.
How do you do this?
Student teams in five levels (early learning, elementary grades, middle grades, secondary grades and college) select one of seven standards-based Challenges to solve. These Challenges come out of our work with subject-matter experts and educators and take a full year to develop prior to their release.
What type of challenges?
There are seven academic Challenges: early learning, three STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), one service learning, one improvisational, and one visual arts Challenge.
What is the goal of the challenges?
Each Challenge is designed to engage students to learn 21st century and higher-order thinking skills by teaching them the creative process from imagination to innovation. The program teaches students how to think, not what to think. Students that solve the Challenges have fun and learn the skills of creativity, critical thinking, self-confidence, self-determination, presentation and collaboration. We want to enable students to identify, build on, and celebrate their unique strengths.
What is the creative process?
The creative process consists of six stages and is the integration of educational principles, psychology, biology and cognitive science. Team
Challenge solutions are authentically assessed.
How do I form a team?
The Start a DI Team page will guide you through the team registration process.
What are volunteer opportunities?
As a volunteer, you will join a network of more than 38,000 passionate people who want to change kids lives. Opportunities exist in team management, Affiliate administration, Affiliate marketing, and Affiliate tournament operations.
How do I receive training?
DI University offers online training modules and Licensee Affiliates offer face-to-face training.
Destination Imagination, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer-led organization.
What is your purpose?
Our cause-driven purpose is to inspire and equip students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders.
How do you do this?
Student teams in five levels (early learning, elementary grades, middle grades, secondary grades and college) select one of seven standards-based Challenges to solve. These Challenges come out of our work with subject-matter experts and educators and take a full year to develop prior to their release.
What type of challenges?
There are seven academic Challenges: early learning, three STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), one service learning, one improvisational, and one visual arts Challenge.
What is the goal of the challenges?
Each Challenge is designed to engage students to learn 21st century and higher-order thinking skills by teaching them the creative process from imagination to innovation. The program teaches students how to think, not what to think. Students that solve the Challenges have fun and learn the skills of creativity, critical thinking, self-confidence, self-determination, presentation and collaboration. We want to enable students to identify, build on, and celebrate their unique strengths.
What is the creative process?
The creative process consists of six stages and is the integration of educational principles, psychology, biology and cognitive science. Team
Challenge solutions are authentically assessed.
How do I form a team?
The Start a DI Team page will guide you through the team registration process.
What are volunteer opportunities?
As a volunteer, you will join a network of more than 38,000 passionate people who want to change kids lives. Opportunities exist in team management, Affiliate administration, Affiliate marketing, and Affiliate tournament operations.
How do I receive training?
DI University offers online training modules and Licensee Affiliates offer face-to-face training.
