RELEASE: Saturday: 600+ of NH Next Innovators Showcase Creativity in 21st Century Challenge Based Skills in Kingston, Swanzey
New Hampshire Destination Imagination PRESS RELEASE
This advisory is intended for credentialed media
For immediate release: March 12, 2014
CONTACT:
Wayne Kurtzman, NH-DI Media Relations, wayne.kurtzman@nh-di.org or Michael Russell, Michael.russell@nh-di.org.
Day of event, stop at the info table and ask for : Kingston, Wayne Kurtzman and in Swanzey, Michael Russell at the above numbers.
600+ of NH Next Innovators Showcase Creativity in 21st Century Challenge Based Skills in Kingston and Swazney
Final Week of NH Destination Imagination Regional Tournaments this Saturday in Kingston and Swanzey.
Creative problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking will be tested this weekend in the final round of Regional Tournaments for New Hampshire Destination Imagination. Over 1,500 Granite State students will showcase their solutions to open-ended challenges during two weeks of Regional Tournaments ending Saturday. The student teams will deliver these solutions to trained appraisers in a chance to advance to the State Finals, and ultimately, Global Finals in May.
Team members from kindergarten to high school will compete in these complex challenges that incorporate science, technology, engineering, math, the arts, or service-learning with the team’s ability to deliver creative solutions in front of an audience and appraisers. What makes DI unique is that all solutions, including all ideas and construction must be done SOLELY by the team members, and not adults or friends. The teams have been working since the fall to craft their solutions.
This Saturday, over 800 students will participate in the regional competitions at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston and Monadnock Regional Middle and High School in East Swanzey. Teams that advance in their Challenge and grade level will compete at Destination Imagination State Finals in Nashua on March 29. The top-scoring teams will then represent New Hampshire against teams from around the world at Global Finals.
This year, over 150,000 students from 48 states and 32 countries will participate in the non-profit Destination Imagination educational programs.
The non-profit New Hampshire Destination Imagination this year marks their 33rd of bringing creativity programs to Granite State schools and community organizations.
WHERE: Sanborn Regional High School, Kingston, NH AND Monadnock Regional Middle and High School, East Swanzey (links lead to tournament pages) and include directions and schedules.
WHAT: Teams will leverage innovation, collaboration and creativity skills in presenting their solution to open ended challenges based in: Technical, Scientific, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Structural and Service Learning. There is also a non-competitive Early Learning Challenge that allows participants to develop social and problem solving skills.
WHEN: Parade of Teams at 8AM, with competition beginning at 9AM. Best photo opportunities are between 9AM and 11:30AM, and again at 1PM to 3PM. Awards Ceremony begins around 6PM. Please check the tournament schedules for specific teams and times. Preliminary schedules are available at NH-DI.org.
WHO: Half of the over 3,000 students on New Hampshire Destination Imagination teams will compete this Saturday!
Teams from the following schools and organizations are competing this weekend:
KINGSTON MEET:
| Organization |
Number of Teams |
| Auburn Village School |
2 |
| Birches Academy |
3 |
| Chester Academy |
5 |
| Danville Elementary School |
1 |
| Dover Middle School |
1 |
| Durham Public Library |
2 |
| Ellis School |
2 |
| Ernest P Barka Elementary School |
2 |
| FC Underhill School |
3 |
| Gilbert H. Hood Middle School |
1 |
| Griffin Memorial School |
6 |
| Hampstead Academy |
3 |
| Hooksett Memorial School |
3 |
| Lincoln Akerman School |
6 |
| Lincoln Street School |
3 |
| Londonderry |
11 |
| Making Community Connections Charter Sch |
2 |
| Nashua High School South |
1 |
| New Heights: Adventures for Teens |
1 |
| Newington Public School |
3 |
| Oyster River Middle School |
4 |
| Pinkerton Academy |
3 |
| Polaris Charter School |
2 |
| South Range Elementary School |
2 |
| Strafford School |
6 |
| Timberlane Middle School |
2 |
| Windham DI |
11 |
Swanzey MEET:
| Organization |
Number of Teams |
| Chesterfield School |
5 |
| Conant High School |
1 |
| Cutler School |
1 |
| Highbridge Hill Elementary |
4 |
| Hillsboro-Deering School District |
5 |
| Hollis Brookline Destination Imagination |
6 |
| Hollis Brookline DI |
1 |
| Hopkinton DI |
1 |
| Jaffrey Rindge Middle School |
1 |
| Jaffrey-Rindge Coop. Sch. Dist |
1 |
| Jaffrey-Rindge SD |
1 |
| Keene Middle School |
3 |
| Mascoma Valley Regional HS |
1 |
| Milford Elementary School |
6 |
| Milford High School |
3 |
| Milford Middle School DI |
1 |
| Monadnock Regional HS |
3 |
| Riddle Brook School |
1 |
| Rindge Memorial School |
2 |
| St. Joseph Regional School |
6 |
| Sunapee Central Elementary |
1 |
| Sunapee Central Elementary School |
1 |
| WLC-DI |
5 |