Local Students Compete in STEAM Creativity Competition Saturday
580 New Hampshire Destination Imagination students compete in Hampton on Saturday
 

Please contact Wayne Kurtzman at wayne@nh-di.org for more information

Over 80 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 Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, NH. These students are the first of almost 2,000 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:  Winnacunnet High School, Hampton NH
WHEN:    Opening 8AM; Competition 9AM-3:30PM
WHO:      Nearly 700 students, grades K-University Level, from 33 local communities

WHY:      To advance to the State Tournament with the goal of Global Finals

Next week, there will be tournaments in Goffstown and Swanzey, with a Lakes Region Tournament on March 24th.

Results from this tournament will be emailed upon request.
REPORTER NOTES:
Teams Participating in this Tournament
Organization # of Teams Town
Amherst DI 2 Amherst
Barnard School 2 South Hampton
Bedford DI 1 Bedford
Chester Academy 1 Chester
Cooperative Middle School 1 Exeter
Derry Village School 4 Derry
Derryfield DI 1 Derry
Dover Middle School 2 Dover
Ellis School 2 Fremont
Ernest P Barka Elementary School 3 Derry
Garrison Elementary School 1 Dover
Gilbert H Hood Middle School 1 Derry
Hampstead Central School 2 Hampstead
Hopkinton DI 1 Hopkinton
Lincoln Akerman School 4 Hampton Falls
Lincoln Street School 2 Exeter
Londonderry DI 15 Londonderry
Maude H Trefethen 1 New Castle
Mildred C. Lakeway Elementary 4 Littleton
Milford Destination Imagination 1 Milford
Monadnock Regional Middle High School 1 Swanzey
New Heights 2 Portsmouth
Pinkerton DI Club 1 Derry
Seacoast Charter School 1 Dover, NH
Seacoast Homeschoolers 2 Kingston
South Range School 2 Derry, NH
Southern New Hampshire University 1 Manchester, NH
Strafford School 4 Strafford
Sunapee Central Elementary School 1 Sunapee
The Birches Academy 3 Salem
Timberlane Regional High School 2 Danville
Windham School District 10 Windham
Winnacunnet High School 2 Hampton