Montana Destination Imagination

Montana DI End of Year Quick Reminders!

Results Are In!

The Montana Destination ImagiNation State Tournament results are now posted on the website at www.mt-di.org .  Check out the awesome pictures from the event!

Instant Challenges to Relieve DI Withdrawal

Be sure to go to the Global Finals website at www.globalfinals.org to download Instant Challenges.  These are great to have for practice next year even if you are not going to Global Finals this spring!  Once in the site, scroll down to "Fuel Up Destination ImagiNation Practice Challenges!  There are 3 Instant Challenges and 6 Mini Challenges. 

A Peek at Global Finals

Never been to Global Finals but want to see what it's like?  Catch the Opening and Closing Ceremonies live at www.globalfinals.org.  Click"Live Webcasts" at the top of the page.  While you're at the site, surf all the great Global Finals events and pictures.  This site will be updated daily wihile the event takes place so visit often May 20-23 and see if you can find your Montana DI friends!  Pictures of the Montana Teams at Globals will be posted daily on the Montana website www.mt-di.org.

Schlarship Winner

Kirsten Aasen from Helena High School received the 2009 MTDI scholarship.  Kirsten participated on structure teams for 3 years then she volunteered to work at tournaments, be an appraiser, and the official photographer for the State Tournament.  Good luck to Kirsten.

2009-2010 DI Memberships

It's not too early to plan for next year.  Buy your membership now and have the materials as they are released in September!  Click here to download the 2009-2010 form or go to www.shopdi.org to purchase your membership for next year.  Here is a quick peek at next year's challenges!

• Challenge A - DIrect DIposit  It's all about choices!  Educational Focus: Engineering, Cost/Benefit Analysis for Financial Literacy, Innovation & Design Process, Techinical Design & Construction, Experimentations, Mathematics, Communications, Theater Arts, Teamwork.
• Challenge B - DI - BOT  Having a robot is cool ... or is it?  Educational Focus: Robotic Technology, Research, Techinical Design and Construction, Science, Theater Arts, Teamwork
• Challenge C - Your's Gonna Flip!  Educational Focus: Storyteling, Puppet Design/Construction, Puppetry, Theater Arts, Visual Arts
• Challenge D - Do or DI To be .... or not to be!  Educational Focus: Improvisational acting, story development, teamwork, research skills
• Challenge E- Breaking  DI News  What's black and white and read all over?  Educational Focus:Structural Engineering, Materials Science, International Relations, Research, Innovation and Design Process, Mathematics, Theater Arts, Teamwork
• Rising Stars! - Weighty News  Have we got news for you!  Educational Focus:  Architecture and Structure, News Reporting, Research, Mathematics, Performing in front of an audience, Team problem solving.
• projectOUTREACH  Community service never sounded so good!  Educational Focus:Service Learning, Research, Youth Empowerment, Teamwork, Marketing, Communication, Project Management, Music Literacy

Have a great Summer!

We'll be working all summer to prepare for next year's program.  Relax and enjoy your time off but if you have one of those great DI ah-ha moments and wish to share, call Heather Geiger at 406-285-3777.  A great program like Montana DI depends on creative ideas from its participants!