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For immediate release: March 12, 2014
103 Student Teams Try to Advance to Global Creativity Competition in Nashua Saturday
CONTACT: Wayne Kurtzman, NH-DI Media Relations, wayne.kurtzman@nh-di.org or Michael Russell, Michael.russell@nh-di.org
Over 3,000 New Hampshire students on over 300 teams have competed over the past two weeks showing their creativity, collaboration and communication skills in solving this wildly imaginative open-ended Challenges. Saturday, the top 103 teams will compete at Nashua High School South in hopes of advancing to compete with teams from nearly every state and from around the world at Destination Imagination Global Finals.
New Hampshire State Finals this year will host the CEO of the international non-profit education organization, author and 21st Century skills education leader, Dr. Chuck Cadle. [link to bio].
Affiliate Director Jill Schoonmaker points out that “This spring there will be over 600 Destination Imagination, or “D.I.” competitions around the world … so to we are very honored to Dr. Cadle visit New Hampshire” New Hampshire Destination Imagination has one of the highest ratio of students to participants in the United States.
Teams will compete within their grade level and their chosen Challenge, based in based the arts, science, technology, engineering, math and service learning. Top-scoring teams will represent New Hampshire at Destination Imagination Global Finals in May at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
EDITOR NOTE: To make interview arrangements with Dr. Cadle, please contact the above
number in advance
WHO: 103 student teams (over 700 students) in grades 3-12 from all parts of New Hampshire who have advanced from NH Destination Imagination regional tournaments will compete to advance to Global Finals.
WHAT Competition of complex Challenge solutions that focus on 21st Century skills including in the following focus areas: Technical, Scientific, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Structural and Service Learning.
WHY Top scoring teams will represent the state and compete with teams from 48 states and 15 countries at Destination Imagination Global Finals.
WHERE: Nashua High School South [link to directions]
WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 2014 – Opening Ceremony 8AM; Competition 8-3 PM.
Best photo ops: 9 AM – 2 PM.
Team schedule by Challenge and age group is posted [link]
Resources: Press Kit and Info: http://www.NH-DI.org/press
Organizations competiting
| Organizations | Number of Teams |
| Alton Central School |
1 |
| Auburn Village School |
1 |
| Bedford DI |
5 |
| Bedford High School Team Duct Duct Tape |
1 |
| Berlin Schools |
1 |
| Bow Elementary School |
3 |
| Bow Extracurricular Enrichment Program |
1 |
| Bow Schools |
2 |
| Chester Academy |
1 |
| Chesterfield School |
2 |
| Conant High School |
1 |
| Cutler School |
1 |
| Dover Middle School |
1 |
| Ellis School |
1 |
| Ernest P Barka Elementary School |
2 |
| Grantham Village School |
4 |
| GRS School District |
1 |
| Hampstead Academy |
2 |
| Highbridge Hill Elementary |
2 |
| Hillsboro-Deering School District |
2 |
| Hollis Brookline Destination Imagination |
4 |
| Hollis Brookline DI |
1 |
| Hooksett Memorial School |
1 |
| Hopkinton DI |
1 |
| Inter-Lakes |
4 |
| Jaffrey Rindge Middle School |
1 |
| Keene Middle School |
1 |
| Lebanon High School |
2 |
| Lighthouse Homeschool Co-op |
1 |
| Lincoln Akerman School |
2 |
| Lincoln Street School |
1 |
| Lin-Wood |
3 |
| Londonderry |
3 |
| Loudon Home School Groups |
1 |
| Main Duntable Elementary |
2 |
| Mastricola Upper Elementary School |
1 |
| Milford Elementary School |
1 |
| Milford High School |
2 |
| Monadnock Outreach 2 |
1 |
| Monadnock Outreach Team |
1 |
| Monadnock Regional HS |
2 |
| Mountain View Middle School |
3 |
| NASD – Project PROMISE |
3 |
| Nashua School District |
2 |
| Newington Public School |
2 |
| Pinkerton Academy |
3 |
| Rindge Memorial School |
1 |
| RMS |
2 |
| Shaker Regional School District (Canterb |
1 |
| Southern NH Montessori Academy |
1 |
| St. Joseph Regional School |
1 |
| Strafford School |
4 |
| Sunapee Central Elementary School |
1 |
| Sunset Heights Elementary School |
1 |
| Thornton Central School |
1 |
| Timberlane Middle School |
1 |
| Windham DI |
3 |
| Winnacunnet High School |
1 |
| WLC-DI |
1 |