104 Student Teams Seek to Advance to Global Education Creativity Tournament
Contact: Wayne Kurtzman, wayne@nh-di.org
Complete list of teams competing is at the end of this release.
Area student teams join those from across the state that will compete to advance to Destination Imagination Global Finals this Saturday at Bedford High School.
In the fall, nearly 1,800 students from across New Hampshire joined over 150,000 students in solving Destination Imagination Challenges based in science, technology, engineering, the arts, improvisation or service learning. There have been three weeks of Regional Tournaments in New Hampshire leading up to this state final meet.
Destination Imagination is inspiring and equipping students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders through a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) based program that builds problem-solving, collaboration and creativity skills in students from K-college.
IMAGE: Destination Imagination Global Finals, 2017. Courtesy globalfinals.org.
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On Saturday, April 7th at Bedford High School, the top-scoring 104 teams in the state will compete in their selected Challenge and grade level to advance to the world’s largest creativity celebration and competition, Destination Imagination Global Finals. There are expected to be over 1,400 teams from 48 states and 16 countries at this year’s event. The scheduled festivities include the Destination Imagination Tournament, interactive science, engineering and aerospace exhibits from leading STEAM organizations, pin trading, skills workshops, international events, and collaborative events.
The following schools/organizations will be represented at New Hampshire Destination Imagination State Finals:
| Bedford DI | 10 teams |
| Londonderry DI | 5 |
| Inter-Lakes School District, SAU 2 | 4 |
| Milford Destination Imagination | 4 |
| Bow Memorial School | 3 |
| Concord Christian Academy | 3 |
| GRS Cooperative | 3 |
| Jaffrey-Rindge SD | 3 |
| Keene High School | 3 |
| Mildred C. Lakeway Elementary | 3 |
| Monadnock Regional Middle High School | 3 |
| Saint Joseph Regional School | 3 |
| Academy for Science and Design | 2 |
| Auburn Village School | 2 |
| Chesterfield School | 2 |
| Goffstown High School | 2 |
| Grantham Village School | 2 |
| Lincoln Akerman School | 2 |
| NASD Project PROMISE | 2 |
| Winnacunnet High School | 2 |
| WLC-DI | 2 |
| Amherst DI | 1 |
| Berlin Schools | 1 |
| Cooperative Middle School | 1 |
| Derry Village School | 1 |
| Derryfield DI | 1 |
| Dover Middle School | 1 |
| Ellis School | 1 |
| Elm Street Middle School | 1 |
| Ernest P Barka Elementary School | 1 |
| Garrison Elementary School | 1 |
| Gilbert H Hood Middle School | 1 |
| Gilmanton School | 1 |
| Hampstead Central School | 1 |
| Highbridge Hill Elementary | 1 |
| Hillsboro-Deering School District | 1 |
| Hollis Brookline DI | 1 |
| Hollis Elementary DI | 1 |
| Hollis-Brookline Middle School DI | 1 |
| Hooksett Memorial School | 1 |
| Lincoln Street School | 1 |
| Litchfield | 1 |
| Main Dunstable Elementary School | 1 |
| Marlborough School | 1 |
| Maude H Trefethen | 1 |
| Merrimack DI | 1 |
| Merrimack Valley School District | 1 |
| Nashua School District | 1 |
| New Heights | 1 |
| Pinkerton DI Club | 1 |
| Seacoast Charter School | 1 |
| South Range School | 1 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 1 |
| Strafford School | 1 |
| Sunapee Central Elementary School | 1 |
| Sunapee Middle High School | 1 |
| The Birches Academy | 1 |
| The Office of Extended Learning | 1 |
| Thornton Central School | 1 |
| Timberlane Regional High School | 1 |
| Warren Village School | 1 |
Media Notes
– Schedule and Schedule of events is now posted on NH-DI State Finals Tournament Page
– Press Kit with details of the New Hampshire and International DI program
About New Hampshire Destination Imagination
New Hampshire Destination Imagination is inspiring and equipping students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders through a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) based program that builds problem-solving, collaboration and creativity skills in students from K-college.
Operated by the non-profit 501c3 NHICC (New Hampshire’s Incredible Creativity Connection), we also run one of the oldest creativity camps in the state, Camp Gottalikachallenge. This year, Gotta Camp will hold two weeks of overnight sessions, as well as day camps at Southern New Hampshire University, and the SEE Science Center in Manchester.
We are proud to partner with our innovation sponsor, Southern New Hampshire University, in our mission to develop future leaders and innovators by connecting education to life skills and the future of work.