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MADI tournament registration is now open and we will review the registration process and resources available to assist you! Remember, early registration closes on December 15th so to avoid paying the late fee, get your registration completed before the deadline.

What is Destination Imagination?

Groups of 2-7 kids of similar age form a team, choose a STEAM-based Challenge, and work collaboratively over a period of a few months on solutions to that challenge.

What's different this year?

We have a new coordinator: Rajani Vijayakumar rvijayakumar@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

 

Joining A Team 2022-23 Season

Make DI checks payable to: Shrewsbury Public Schools - DI Fund. [Please make sure the bold letters to the left are on the Pay To: section of the check.]

The cost is $100 per student ($75 for students whose parents help manage the team).

Send checks to: Rajani Vijayakumar, 237 South St. Unit 6, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Be sure to include your student's name in the memo section of the check.

Teams will be formed by filling out the Team Registration Form. You will need 1 manager and at least 2 student participants  [ideally > 4 participants and less than 7] to form a team. The managers and appraisers may be parents or experienced DI alumni over the age of 18 (high school level for assistant manager). After you have assembled your team, fill out the Team Registration Form [one per team]. Each student needs to have the  Student Registration Form filled out. Team numbers will be assigned at a later time after all team members have paid. Managers must complete background checks before materials are available to teams. 

For common questions, please review the FAQ section of this website. 

After the team registration form is completed and Rajani Vijayakumar has recieved all checks for the team, the challenge packets will be available for download.

When do Massachusetts Destination Imagination training classes happen?

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No Interference - what does it mean?

The hallmark of DI is “no interference.” Kids work completely independently on creative ideas and trial-and-error solutions to challenges.Parents do not assist with costumes, props, scripts, or ideas.The result is teams of kids proud of their independent accomplishments!

Check out the 2022-2023 Challenge Previews!

Scientific

Our Scientific Challenge blends the curiosity of scientific research with the creative expression of performance art.

Tell a tall tale and present scientific analysis to say if the hyperbolic trait(s) could be true.


Technical

The Technical Challenge prompts students to complete tasks by using engineering, research, strategic planning, and related skills.

Your team will create a puzzle that will be assembled during the Presentation.


Engineering

Our Engineering Challenge asks students to design, build, and test load-bearing structures created from specific materials.

Design and build a rollercoaster for a golf ball.


Fine Arts

Our Fine Arts Challenge helps students develop acting and creative skills through artistic media, theater arts, scriptwriting, and prop design.

Tell a flipped tale that focuses on a new main character.


Improvisational

Our Improvisational Challenge is all about research, spontaneity, and storytelling. Teams receive topics and produce skits right on the spot.

Make a skit about an underdog preparing for and/or participating in a competition. 


Service Learning

Our Service Learning Challenge is designed to engage students in public service that addresses real-life community issues.

Your team will create a suspenseful story about a high stakes situation to highlight the amazing project you designed to meet a community need.


Rising Stars (K-2)

Rising Stars offers simple experiences with the creative process, giving kids a place to work together and make new friends.

Your team will create a play about a group of friends going on an adventure with a musical character.


Instant Challenge

Instant Challenges require teams to engage in quick, creative and critical thinking.

In a world with growing cultural connections, increased levels and types of communication, and a new need for real-time teamwork and problem solving, the ability to solve problems quickly is becoming increasingly critical.

The team members must think on their feet by applying appropriate skills to produce a solution in a period of just five to eight minutes.

Instant Challenges are performance-based, task-based, or a combination of the two. Although each Instant Challenge has different requirements, all Instant Challenges reward teams for their teamwork.


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