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DI is a Leader In Teaching Creativity and Critical Thinking

Destination Imagination is a world leader In teaching creativity and critical thinking 8,000 YOUTH ON 1,260 TEAMS EXPECTED AT GLOBAL FINALS MAY 23-26 FARGO, ND – Destination Imagination has had a positive impact on more than 1.5 million youth and adults who have benefitted from taking part in its acclaimed Challenge Program. This year, another [...]

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Critical Thinking Should Be In Schools

Destination ImagiNation and the Council on Foreign Relations Agree That Creative Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Should Be In Schools The Council on Foreign Relations recommends that creative problem solving, critical thinking, communications and leadership should receive more significant focus in America’s schools in order to supplement academic learning with life skills that will help our [...]

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DI Students Do Better In School

Students in survey report they “do better in school” Through involvement with Destination ImagiNation Note to editors: As school systems and legislators continue to try to find ways to improve student grades in school, a survey conducted by Destination ImagiNation suggests after school creative thinking challenge programs may prove valuable in that effort. PHILADELPHIA, PA — [...]

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Why Do I Do DI?

I am sharing this with permission from Lisa.  Lisa is a long time supporter of Destination ImagiNation in North Dakota and has been a champion for the young people of the state. Her passion, enthusiasm and dedication to our program has been both inspiring and a breath of fresh air. This is not the first [...]

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Quality Review Panel

Reposted from DestinationImagiNation.org Destination ImagiNation hosted its annual Quality Review Panel for the 2012-13 Program Materials at its Headquarters in Cherry Hill, NJ last week. The event, now in its 4th year, brought together many of the organization’s different stakeholders for one common purpose: review the organizations most important product, its Challenges. In attendance were [...]

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Why I’m a DI Manager – Because My Kids Won’t Get the Skills They Need in School

Reposted from Colorado Destination ImagiNation A story on NPR this morning prompted me to take time from my over-booked schedule to write my first DI blog post. The story states, “Richard Arum, a co-author of the book and a professor of sociology at New York University, tells NPR’s Steve Inskeep that the fact that more [...]

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