Welcome to Destination Imagination TM 2001 Destination Imagi

® Welcome to Destination Imagination TM © 2001 Destination Imagi. Nation, Inc. ®

® TM Just Imagine. . . Imagine a program where your kids build confidence through learning, Imagine a program where discovery is the only teacher, Imagine a program that builds lifelong learning and problem-solving skills. Made Possible by

TM Destination Imagination® is. . . Destination Imagination® is a non-profit corporation supported by International Affiliates throughout the world working together to offer a global, kid-powered & team-driven, creative problem-solving program. In which the kids have fun, and learn without realizing it!

TM You can help shape tomorrow’s leaders! Destination Imagination® provides opportunities to explore and discover unlimited creative potential through teamwork, cooperation, and mutual respect. The key to the Destination Imagination® program is discovering the discovering process of creative problem-solving. Teams may choose to solve one of 6 competitive Team Challenges emphasizing technical/mechanical, scientific, fine arts, improvisational, structural or service learning elements. Teams also compete in Instant Challenges on Tournament Day. The kids discover problem-solving techniques

TM Destination Imagination® teaches. . . • Creative problem-solving • Teamwork to solve a complex Challenge • No single answer (Challenges open-ended) • Balance time, budget, creative ideas • Presentation skills All in a supportive environment where all ideas are team-generated so that team members have ownership of the solution. Total Team-generated Solution without parent “interference”

TM What Business is Saying… “Destination Imagination® participants STAND OUT among our new employees. Their OUT presence, confidence and ability to lead put them YEARS AHEAD of their age and experience. Destination Imagination® is making a difference in the high-tech future on a global basis. ” --Roger Garriock, IBM Canada director of e-commerce development Destination Imagination® gives our kids an edge!

TM Destination Imagination® Program Structure • Teams form in the fall (5 -7 students) • Throughout the school year, they work as a team to solve a central Team Challenge as well as learn the techniques of brainstorming and instant problem solving through Instant Challenges and the use of Improv items. • What they learn during this process are the tangible rewards of the program • The culmination of their work is showcased at Destination Imagination® tournaments • Local and Regional Tournaments, State Tournaments, and the Destination Imagination® Global Finals Tournaments are incredible expositions of student creativity

TM Destination Imagination® Program - Team Challenge Teams use art, technology, performance, and real world relevance as they tackle one of the five Team Challenges. The Team Challenge solution can take from several weeks to several months to develop. The teams must do the research and experimentation needed to solve every aspect of the Team Challenge and develop a performance-based Presentation demonstrating the team’s solution. Teams work together to solve complex problems

TM Destination Imagination® Program - Instant Challenges provide participants the opportunity to use their Creative Problem Solving (CPS) skills in a manner that mirrors life’s day to day challenges. Kids are afforded the opportunity to respond within a short period of time to Challenges they have never seen prior to the tournament. Instant Challenges teach our kids to think quickly with confidence

TM Destination Imagination® Program - Improv Participants practice Improv using presented random materials and verbal responses to demonstrate their creative talents on the spot. With this component, participants have the opportunity to learn creativity skills, divergent and convergent thinking, risk taking, time awareness, team skills. Improv teaches our kids to see things from a different perspective

TM Participant Eligibility • Kindergarten to College Participants compete in 5 agebased or grade-based levels: Primary (K to 2 nd grade), Elementary (3 rd to 5 th grade), Intermediate (6 th to 8 th Grade), Secondary (High School), College & University No formal academic requirements

TM Learned Skills • TEAM WORK • COOPERATION • COLLABORATION • TIME MANAGEMENT • COMMUNICATION Lifelong skills

TM The Destination Imagination® Program Requires • T-shirts (Team Managers, Appraisers, kids. Regional, T-shirts State and Global) • Food during the tournaments and training (Team Managers, students and Appraisers) • Housing - Many of the teams must travel a long way to Housing competition, as do Appraisers. Transportation needs are part of this. • Tournament Sites and required custodial/security Sites services • Signage at Tournaments, Name Tags for Appraisers & Volunteers

TM The Destination Imagination® Program Requires • Scholarships college and “start-up” scholarships for new programs (“needy” areas) • Training for students, Team Managers and Appraisers • Printing - training (Team Managers, students and Printing Appraisers), scoring materials, sponsorship materials • Hardware Supplies – Supplies including Instant Challenge and Improv supplies • Annual audit of Regional and Affiliate books

TM The Destination Imagination® Program Requires • Hardware Supplies – Supplies including Instant Challenge and Improv supplies • Publicity • Computer Support & Web site sponsorship • Office equipment/supplies - Postage & phone service • Team sponsorship - funds for teams to represent their sponsorship Affiliate at Global Finals • Certificates/Awards/Trophies • Souvenir pins for students - for local and Globalsbound teams

® You Can Help Destination Imagination®. . . • By supporting us with financial donations • By Volunteering • By donating the materials and services needed to maintain the DI program TM

TM Volunteer/Parent Roles • Team Manager/Assistant • Most rewarding role • Tournament Official and Volunteers • All levels of competition • Workshops • Parent helper • Snacks, errands • Transporting/storing props • Skill presentations • Support their children and the Program Volunteers make this program possible

® Destination Imagination® has: • A clearly defined marketplace in the “Safe” marketing environment of EDUCATION • A mixed audience of parents, educators, civic leaders, and a total span of the planet’s best and brightest students • A complete range of geographic, cultural, economic, and religious audiences • An incredible message life-span because of unparalleled program loyalty TM

® TM We want You to become a part of Destination Imagination®! You will make an Impact! Impact Teaching the Creative Process: From Imagination to Innovation

® TM “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world!” -Albert Einstein Destination Imagi. Nation ® International Sponsor