For release: March 9, 2011
For more information contact: Wayne Kurtzman, NH-DI Media Relations, wayne.kurtzman@nh-di.org
Student Creativity, Problem-Solving Skills To Be Competition-Tested
The first of nearly 270 teams compete in Nashua; Kingston This Saturday
When the need for creativity and innovation seem to be increasing, some 2,000 New Hampshire students are ready to have their creative problem-solving skills put to the test. The first week of New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation (NH-DI) competitions will be held this Saturday at Nashua High School and Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston. Next week, regional creativity competitions will be held at Plymouth State University and in Swanzey.
Destination ImagiNation® is a leading-edge non-profit organization dedicated to teaching participants the essential skills of creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. Teams of up to seven students solve Team Challenges that incorporate core school subjects with a focus in Technical Design, Structural Design, Science, Literature and the Arts, Community Service or Improvisational Techniques.
Teams from area schools compete within the Challenge and grade level in hopes of advancing to the State Finals next month, and ultimately to Global Finals to compete with problem-solving teams from around the world.
New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation this year will mark 30 years of bringing creativity programs to Granite State schools and community organizations. Every year, New Hampshire students join over 100,000 students from pre-K through college that take part in the program across the U.S. and in more than 30 countries.
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Nashua:
WHEN ON SITE, please ask for Michael Russell at the Information Desk. Cell:
Where: Nashua High School South.
When: Saturday, March 12.
Schedule: Posted at: https://www.nh-di.org/nashua-regional-2011/
Who: Some 500 students compete in mind-bending challenges. Competition starts at 9 AM.
Participating teams at the end of this release.
Press Kits: https://www.nh-di.org/press
Kingston Regional:
Where: Sanborn Regional High School, Kingston.
When: Saturday, March 12.
Schedule: Posted at: https://www.nh-di.org/kingston-regional-2011
Who: Over 450 students compete in mind-bending challenges. Competition starts at 9 AM.
Participating teams at the end of this release.
Press Kits: https://www.nh-di.org/press
Teams at the Nashua Regional
Academy of Science and Design |
Auburn Village School |
Bedford High School |
Bicentennial Elementary School |
Birch Hill Elementary |
Charlotte Ave Elementary |
Elm Street Middle School |
Fairgrounds Middle School |
Hollis DI |
Hollis Elementary Schools |
Hooksett Memorial School |
Infant Jesus School |
James Mastricola Elementary Scho |
James Mastricola Upper Elementar |
Lurgio Middle School |
Main Dunstable Elementary |
Maple Avenue Elementary Goffsto |
McKelvie Intermediate School |
Memorial School |
Merrimack High School |
Merrimack Middle School |
Mountain View Middle Goffstown |
Mt. View Middle School |
Nashua Catholic Regional Junior |
Nashua High School South |
nashua school hen |
Pelham Elementary School |
Pelham Memorial School |
Peter Woodbury School |
Reeds Ferry School |
Reeds Ferry School Merrimack |
Riddle Brook School |
Thorntons Ferry School |
Teams at the Kingston Regional
Atkinson Academy |
Barka Elementary |
Chester Academy |
Cooperative Middle School |
Danville Elementary School |
Hampstead Academy |
Hampstead Central School |
Lincoln Akerman School |
Lincoln Street School |
Londonderry School District |
New Castle Elementary |
North Hampton School |
Oyster River Middle School |
Pinkerton Academy |
Rye Schools |
Sandown Central School |
Southern NH Montessori Academy |
Timberlane Regional High School |
Windham Center School |
Windham Middle School |
Winnacunnet High School |
About New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation® is a leading-edge non-profit organization dedicated to teaching participants the essential skills of creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. Every year, we reach 100,000 students (from pre-K through college) across the U.S. and in more than 30 countries.
There are over 1.3 million Destination ImagiNation alumni around the world including over 120,000 New Hampshire alumni.
NH-DI is administered by the 501(c)3 non-profit NHICC™: New Hampshire’s Incredible Creativity Connection. NHICC, celebrating 29th years of creative problem solving programs for New Hampshire students, will run Destination ImagiNation for over 2,000 students from well over 150 Granite State schools and community organizations. NHICC also operates Camp Gottalikachallenge, our 17 year old summer creativity camps.
Learn more about NHICC and New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation at NH-DI.org, or the international Destination ImagiNation at www.IDODI.org.
Goals of Destination ImagiNation:
• Foster creative and critical thinking.
• Learn and apply creative problem solving methods and tools.
• Develop teamwork, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Nurture research and inquiry skills, involving both creative exploration and attention to detail.
• Enhance and apply written and verbal communication and presentation skills (both impromptu and sustained).
• Promote the recognition, use, and development of many and varied strengths and talents.
• Encourage competence in, enthusiasm for, and commitment to real-life problem solving.
Destination ImagiNation® by the Numbers NH-DI by the Numbers
- 100,000+ students take part in DI each year.
- 6,000 – 7,000 schools participate each year.
- 50 states and over 30 Countries take part in Destination ImagiNation programs.
- 35,000 volunteers make this program work each year.
- 18,000 of the volunteers are Team Managers.
- 1.3 million Destination ImagiNation alumni.
- Over 2,000 NH students each year.
- Over 150 NH schools and community groups are represented.
- Over 700 volunteers take part in NH-DI annually.
- There are over 120,000 NH-DI alumni.
Major calendar dates
Dates and directions are updated at https://www.nh-di.org/resources/calendar/
Date | Event | Location |
Sat. Oct 30 | New Team Manager Training | Pembroke Academy |
Sat. Nov 20 | Team Manager Café Training, | Merrimack Valley Middle School, Penacook |
Sat. Jan 8 | Instant Combustion & Improv Workshop | University of New Hampshire, Durham |
Sat. Jan 29 | Appraiser Training | Merrimack Valley Middle School, Penacook |
Sat. Feb 5 | Appraiser Training | Londonderry High School |
Sat. Mar 12 | NH-DI Regional Tournaments | Nashua High School South Sanborn Regional High School, Kingston |
Sat. Mar 19 | NH-DI Regional Tournaments | Monadnock Regional HS; Plymouth State University |
Sat. Apr 2 | NH-DI State Creativity Finals | Nashua HS North |
May 25-28, 2011 | Destination ImagiNation Global Finals | University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |