What is Destination Imagination?
Destination Imagination (DI) is a fun, hands-on, learning experience in which students work together in teams to develop creativity, collaboration, and confidence, durable lifelong skills that are crucial in equipping all students with the tools they need to thrive in a future that will demand adaptability, critical thinking, and innovation.
Destination Imagination programs operate in nearly 30 countries and most U.S. states. In New Hampshire, teams of students from pre-K through university level are at schools, community organizations, or homeschool groups.
Our flagship program is Destination Imagination’s Challenge Experience. Teams create solutions to project-based STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math, or service learning) Team Challenges, and present their solutions at our tournaments. DI is a great way for kids to reinforce what they learn in class, develop skills they might not otherwise learn through traditional classroom instruction, and build valuable life skills including teamwork and creative problem-solving.
Destination Imagination Challenges are open-ended, allowing teams to express themselves creatively and take full ownership of their solutions. Challenges are designed to teach the creative process, a system of learning that is at the root of innovation and a child’s ability to bring an idea to life.
Destination Imagination and NHICC (New Hampshire Innovation and Creativity Connection), the organization that runs DI in New Hampshire, are both 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Find or Start a Team in New Hampshire
Many schools and organizations in New Hampshire sponsor DI teams. If you think your child would enjoy DI, here are a couple of ways you can get started:
- Ask your child’s school. They may already have a program and can connect you with the local coordinator.
- Contact us directly. We’d be happy to connect you with an existing program in your town, or help you set up a new one. It’s not difficult to get a new program started, especially if you’re only planning to have one or two teams.
We also have volunteers who can run an online or in-person DI information session for parents, or can connect you with someone who has started a program at their own school and can answer any questions you have. Just send us a quick email or give us a call! We’d love to hear from you!
Register your Destination Imagination team
Once you have enough interested students and parents to form a team, the next step will be to register your team:
- Purchase a Team Number from DI’s online store.
- Visit the DI Resource Area website. This is where you will enter basic team information and add the adult Team Manager(s) who will supervise the team.
- Register the team for a local tournament.
For step-by-step instructions on how to complete each of these steps in the team registration process, visit our How to Register Your Team page.