Tag Archives: Destination Imagination Colorado

Photos from the State Tournament

If a picture says a thousand words then this will keep you talking all month! Looking back at the amazing tournament day we had, all the teams, appraisers, and families we are so proud of the creativity and general awesomeness that comes from Colorado. Everyone did themselves proud. Take a look at just a few of the wonderful things we saw…. Photos taken during the State Tournament are available for purchase. With only two photographers and almost 300 teams is … Continue reading >>

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Team Manager Training This Saturday!

Team Manager Training is offered to anyone working with a Destination ImagiNation team. There is no charge to you – it is paid for through your Colorado Affiliate fees. You only need to attend one training but are welcome to come to as many as you’d like. Attending a training is not necessary to manage a team but we strongly encourage you to come. Your time will be well spent. We will give you the tools to help your kids … Continue reading >>

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The Wall Street Journal Recognizes Destination ImagiNation!

From the write up in The Wall Street Journal: A Box? A Spaceship? What Makes Kids Creative? When art teacher Kandy Dea recently assigned fourth-graders in her Walnut, Iowa, classroom to create a board game to play with a friend, she was shocked by one little boy’s response: He froze. While his classmates let their imaginations run wild making up colorful characters and fantasy worlds, the little boy said repeatedly, “I can’t think of anything,” Ms. Dea says. Although she … Continue reading >>

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Dan Clemens – Fun, Learn and Compete.

This is the first post by Dan Clemens, a local author, baseball coach, as well as a leadership and communications consultant. Dan is excited to be contributing to our blog, giving us expert advice on teamwork, leadership and competition. We are working on adding DI Team Manager to Dan’s resume Mantra of ‘Fun, Learn, Compete’ Transforms Activity into Passion When it comes to working with kids, we need to make sure we’re accomplishing three things with their activities:  they should … Continue reading >>

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Instant Challenge Success Day

Building the Skills for Instant Challenge Success! Teamwork Creative Problem Solving Presentation Skills Properties of Materials If you’ve taken our IC workshop before, you learned what kinds of Instant Challenges to expect.  Now get ready to learn how to teach your team the skills they need to solve any DI challenge they encounter!  This hands-on class includes strategies and exercises as well as new challenges for practice and insight to new IC competition trends.  If you think you’ve done this one … Continue reading >>

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