40 NH TEAMS ADVANCE TO INTERNATIONAL 21ST CENTURY SKILLS TOURNAMENT

Almost 300 New Hampshire teams started the year in choosing one of six STEAM-based challenges to be appraised on  creativity, problem-solving and collaboration. Now, after several rounds of competition, the top 40 New Hampshire Destination Imagination teams have been chosen to advance and compete with teams from over 20 countries and nearly every state at Destination Imagination Global Finals! [Global Finals Event Link].

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Over 150,000 students across the U.S., Canada and around the world are competing, with the top-scoring teams in each Challenge and age group advancing to the global academic tournament.

“These teams have worked on solutions to open-ended challenges in science, technology, engineering, the arts, math (STEAM) or service learning for almost five months,” according to NH Destination Imagination executive director Anna Maenhout. A differentiator for “D.I.” is that they have to solve the challenge: develop the ideas, grow collaboration skills, develop the timeline and budget all by themselves without interference from adults or friends.”

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. 3M, Ford, Oracle Academy, PCG Education and others sponsor the largest educational event of its type,” according to Wayne Kurtzman, volunteer media relations director. “Beyond technology, communications, collaboration and creativity skills developed by students in Destination Imagination translate to every industry – and are needed by big businesses, startups and entrepreneurs alike.

The following teams have qualified to attend Destination Imagination Global Finals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from May 25-28:

The following teams qualified for Global Finals, but opted not to attend: