PMIEF Sponsors First Destination Imagination Project Plan Scholarship
This past Destination Imagination season, our partner, Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF), sponsored our first Project Plan Scholarship. Sylvia Rivera, Programs Administrator, presented the award at Global Finals 2018. The top five project plans were: 1st Place: Hades’ Ladies & Zeus’ Cabooses from Massachusetts 2nd Place: High Carbonation from Massachusetts 3rd Place: Stomatopods from Texas […]
Destination Imagination, Inc. Seeks Executive Director
Destination Imagination Executive Director Search Update (October 2, 2018) The search process is now closed. Thank you to all the qualified and fascinating people who submitted materials. Their commitment to our kids through education and lifelong learning is impressive and we are pleased to know of so many colleagues in the field. Destination Imagination, […]
Congrats to Our First Annual Red Tie Award Winners!
There are more than two million alumni of the Destination Imagination (DI) program. This year, the Alumni Council sought nominations from our Affiliates to recognize exceptional alumni volunteers for the first annual Red Tie Award. The recipients of this award are individuals who demonstrate a passion for giving back to the program and are truly […]
25 Teams Take First Place at Global Finals 2018
In May, more than 1,400 Destination Imagination (DI) teams from 19 countries gathered in Knoxville, Tennessee to participate in Global Finals—the world’s largest celebration of creativity and the culminating event of every DI season. Teams at Global Finals had the opportunity to showcase their solutions to one of six STEAM-based (science, technology, engineering, arts and […]
Congrats to our 2018 Volunteer Award Winners!
Each year, the Board of Trustees seeks nominations from our Affiliates to honor remarkable Destination Imagination (DI) volunteers with the Spirit of DI Award for Exceptional Service. This award was designed to express our gratitude for those quiet volunteers who, for many years, have gone above and beyond to make the DI experience happen at […]
Students Showcase Innovation at Global Finals 2018
Destination Imagination (DI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching students the creative process through hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) challenges, concluded its 19th Annual Global Finals event on Saturday with a celebration acknowledging the week’s winners. More than 1,400 student teams from 38 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and 19 countries—including Australia, China, Indonesia and Qatar—competed in […]
Meet Our Global Finals 2018 Exhibitors
We are excited to announce our Global Finals 2018 Innovation Expo exhibitors! This year’s Expo will feature hands-on and minds-on exhibits from: Space Science: NASA, Space Camp©, CASIS, Higher Orbits, and Janet’s Planet Chemical Science: Michigan Tech’s Mind Trekkers Energy Science: Tennessee Valley Authority Computer Science: Oracle Academy and Pitsco Education Innovative Technology: SkyBot Drone Challenge and Motorola Solutions Education: Scholastic […]
Fifth-Graders Work Together to Save Lives
In the fall of 2017, six fifth-graders from DeSales Catholic School in Lockport, New York sat down to go over the Destination Imagination Challenge options and the choice was obvious to them: Service Learning. For the Destination Imagination Service Learning Challenge, students work together in teams to address a real need within a community. Knowing […]
Enter to Win a Project Management College Scholarship
Announcing a new scholarship opportunity for Secondary Level Global Finals teams! The Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) is sponsoring a $3,500 college scholarship for the team with the strongest project plan. The winning team will divide the scholarship equally among team members. Qualifications: Secondary Level teams with at least one junior or senior level […]
Easter-Themed Instant Challenge: Got Peeps?
Round up the peeps (both your friends and that sugary goodness) because it’s time for an Easter-themed Instant Challenge! After solving the Challenge, take a photo and tag us on Twitter or Instagram. Challenge: Using only straws and mailing labels, build a freestanding tower as tall as possible. (For this Challenge, “freestanding” means that your tower […]
DI Casting Call Winners Announced
Thank you to all of our talented students who entered our Student Actors Casting Call! We received lots of great audition videos and are proud to announce our cast of students who will appear in our 2018-19 Challenge Preview videos. Congratulations to the following students: Caleb & Asher, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Macie & Aiden Issler, Emmaus, […]
Congrats to Our Pin Contest Winners!
Thank you to all of our students worldwide who submitted their creative designs for our 2018 Destination Imagination Pin Contest. More than 10,000 votes were cast and the results are in! Congratulations to the following Elementary, Middle and Secondary Level students: Elementary Level: Aaria A. from New Hampshire […]
