News Release
April 13, 2005
Destination Imagination Tournament - Fun, Colorful And Challenging - Is Saturday, April 16 At George Washington High School
Hundreds of Denver students will compete at the district's Destination Imagination tournament from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at George Washington High School. The awards ceremony will be held that day at 7:45 p.m.
Winners will move on to the statewide competition Saturday, April 30 at the University of Denver. The global finals are set for May 24-29 at the University of Tennessee.
Destination Imagination(r) (Di) is the creative problem-solving program offered by Denver Public Schools and the University of Denver that encourages divergent thinking, creative problem solving and teamwork. Teams of up to seven students, encouraged by adult team managers, select a team challenge and work during the year to devise their solution to present at the Denver competition in the spring. They also practice to strengthen their ability to think on their feet, which prepares them to solve a surprise instant challenge presented at the competition. Top scoring teams advance to the Colorado state competition, where they compete for the right to represent Colorado at global finals, which brings together teams from across the country and the world.
The competition schedules are online at gt.dpsk12.org. Challenges include:
DIzzy Derby - Teams design a reliable vehicle with a technical energy source that will race around a triangular track transporting one or more team members.
Sudden SerenDIpity - Serendipity, or discovery by chance, is an important ingredient in many important inventions. Teams develop and present an original story that includes an example of serendipity and present an initial invention and a serendipitous invention that results from serendipity.
Live! It's RaDIo DI! - Teams create a story that can be told without pictures - an original radio show being performed live for a radio audience. The presentation includes a commercial that makes an outrageous claim for a product and a "Breaking News Bulletin."
IMPROVing Along - Teams create their own IMPROVmobile and skit on the spot that includes an improv travel game and shows what happens along the way. DIsigning Bridges - Teams build a bridge out of wood, glue and fishing line that holds weight and then test their bridge while presenting a story about a bridge between two nations' cultures.
Rising Stars!(tm) More to the Story! - Teams pick any story and make up a play about the story. The play tells what happened after the story ended. Note: This is a non-competitive challenge for early elementary-aged children and is not scored.
George Washington High School is located at 655 S. Monaco St.
For information, contact Becky Muggli, DPS Gifted & Talented Education Office, at 303-405-8274 or becky_muggli@dpsk12.org. Additional information is online at www.extremecreativity.org.