OUR STORY

For the past 7 months, our Destination Imagination (DI) team, “The Code Breakers” (Meredith, Abby, Skylar, Kaitlyn, Rylee and Addison) have been working on the Scientific  challenge.   In March we competed at the Regional Competition and came in 2ndplace! On Saturday, April 22nd we competed in the Minnesota State Championships and placed 5th  in the Scientific Challenge, with having the most points available in our central challenge out of 17 teams.  Unfortunatly this did not qualify us for Globals.  On Monday we received an email stating that after further review of our scores that due to the high score received in the central challenge, that they strongly felt we earned a spot at globals!

We are thrilled to have earned the opportunity to represent Alexandria, Minnesota at the Global DI Competition at the end of May in Knoxville, Tennessee! 




COSTS

Our goal is to raise $8,000 to cover the $750 per student and per chaperone Globals fee, along with our travel expenses. We plan to run other fundraisers as well to help us raise the money we need to get there!


HOW YOU CAN HELP

We appreciate any donations you can offer to help us reach our goal and make it to the DI Global Competition.


WHAT IS DESTINATION IMAGINATION?

Destination Imagination (DI) is a volunteer-led, educational non-profit organization that teaches 21st century skills and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principles to kindergarten through university level students through creative and collaborative problem solving challenges. 

Teams select a STEM challenge and present their solutions in a skit format. Every part of the Challenge is student directed- from the scientific research and the solution to the challenge, to the script, the costumes, the skit, etc. 

https://www.destinationimagination.org/


WHY DO WE WANT TO GO TO GLOBALS?

http://www.globalfinals.org/

I would like to go to Globals finals because its a once in a lifetime learning oppertunity.  I would have the chance to meet different people and cultures from around the world.  I have learned from DI the different scientific principals  and diferent interactive skills and so much more! All while making great friendships along the way!  Thank you for supporting my Destination Imagination Team!   - Kaitlyn Gimbel

I want to go to Globals because it would be a great experience and I would be able to interact with other teams from all over the world.  DI has been a great experience for me, because I have been able to make and do things that I would not have before.  - Meredith Sundby

I would like to go to Globals because it's a once in a lifetime experience.  DI has helped me get over my fear of stage fright , and has helped me learn new things.  I am so happy to get the chance to go!  - Addison Fettig

I would like the chance to go to Global Finals to meet new people from all over the world.  I love DI, because it has really helped me become more confident in myself, and I like being part of a team because it is both fun and challenging at the same time.  - Rylee Bundermann

I want to go to Globals because i think it will be a great experience.  We have worked so hard this year and last year as a team and we finally did it!!  And i think its great that we get to represent Alexandria and our school!  DI has done so much for me and my team.  We have learned to work together, thinking outside the box and we have met new people along the way.  DI has been such an amazing experience.  -Skylar Makela

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!!






DI GLOBALS 2017 OR BUST!