Local Students Compete in “D.I.” STEAM Creativity Competition Saturday600+ New Hampshire Destination Imagination students compete in Goffstown on Saturday
List of teams and communities at the end of this release.
Please contact Wayne Kurtzman at Wayne@nh-di.org.
89 local student teams who have poured their creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills to solve complex STEAM-based challenges get to show their skills as part of New Hampshire Destination Imagination’s regional competition this Saturday at Goffstown High School. These students are among the almost 2,000 “D.I.” students who will compete at five New Hampshire regional competitions.
In the fall, teams select Challenges that are technical, scientific, structural, fine arts, improvisational, or service learning-based. They are open-ended and very complex to solve. Team members build STEAM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), but also the high-demand communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Each solution is solved solely by team members, and not adults or friends. From budget and planning to ideation to execution – it’s part of the student learning process.
Teams that advance from each Regional competition will advance to New Hampshire State Competition on Saturday, April 7 in Bedford. Their goal will be to advance to compete with teams from all 50 states and 15 over countries at Destination Imagination Global Finals.
WHAT: NH Destination Imagination Regional Tournament
WHERE: Goffstown High School, 27 Wallace Rd, Goffstown, NH
WHEN: Opening 8AM; Competition 9AM-3:30PM – Best photo times 9AM-3PM
WHO: 600+ students, grades K-University Level, from 31 area communities
WHY: To advance to the State Tournament with the goal of Global Finals
Results from this tournament will be emailed upon request.
REPORTER NOTES:
Teams Participating in this Tournament
| School Name | Number of Teams |
| Academy for Science and Design | 2 |
| Amherst DI | 3 |
| Auburn Village School | 4 |
| Bedford DI | 20 |
| Bicentennial Elementary School | 1 |
| Bow Elementary School | 3 |
| Bow Extracurricular Enrichment Program (BEEP) | 1 |
| Bow Memorial School | 3 |
| Chesterfield School | 1 |
| Derry Village School | 1 |
| Elm Street Middle School | 1 |
| Goffstown High School | 2 |
| Hampstead Academy | 1 |
| Hillsboro-Deering School District | 2 |
| Hollis Brookline DI | 1 |
| Hollis Elementary DI | 4 |
| Hollis-Brookline Middle School DI | 1 |
| Hooksett Memorial School | 3 |
| Imagination Adventures | 3 |
| Litchfield | 2 |
| Main Dunstable Elementary School | 5 |
| Maple Avenue Elementary School | 2 |
| Merrimack DI | 4 |
| Mont Vernon Village School | 3 |
| Mountain View Middle School | 3 |
| Nashua Area Schools | 1 |
| Nashua School District | 1 |
| New Boston Central School | 7 |
| Polaris Charter School | 2 |
| Shaker Regional – BHS | 1 |
| Underhill School | 1 |