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Bedford Schools Flex Creativity at Destination ImagiNation Meets
Thousands of local students impress at state events.
Last weekend, severel teams from Bedford schools competed and impressed in an event that pushes kids to collaborate and use creative problem solving and communications skills to perform challenges.
The regional Destination ImagiNation meets, which were held in Hudson and Sutton last weekend and Kingston this Saturday, March 17, feature more then 2,300 local students.
"'DI' is the world’s largest creative problem solving organization for student teams from kindergarten through college," according to a press release from the organization. "The New Hampshire teams will join more than 100,000 students in more than 30 countries competing in judged challenges that incorporate core school subjects with a focus that is technical, scientific, arts-based, improvisational, structural or social-learning. What makes DI unique is that all solutions, including all ideas and construction must be done solely by the team members, and not adults or friends."
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The teams, comprised of students from schools as well as home school groups, begin working in the fall each year to prepare the teams to showcase their best creativity, teamwork and ability to innovate.
Teams that have advanced or that advance this weekend in their challenge and grade level will compete at Destination ImagiNation State Finals in Hampton at the end of the month. The top-scoring teams will then represent the Granite State against teams from around the world at Global Finals.
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Destination ImagiNation is in its 31st year in New Hampshire.
Its goals are to:
- Foster creative and critical thinking.
- Learn and apply creative problem solving methods and tools.
- Develop teamwork, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Nurture research and inquiry skills, involving both creative exploration and attention to detail.
- Enhance and apply written and verbal communication and presentation skills (both impromptu and sustained).
- Promote the recognition, use, and development of many and varied strengths and talents.
- Encourage competence in, enthusiasm for, and commitment to real-life problem solving.
Below is a list of results for all events in which Bedford teams competed on Saturday, March 10:
The Solar Stage Elementary Level
Rank Name Town Team Num 1G Bedford 130-25608 2G Auburn Village Auburn 130-99497 3 Bedford 130-70654 4 Goffstown Maple Avenue Goffstown 130-69537 5 Bicentennial Elementary School Nashua 130-59632The Solar Stage Secondary Level
Rank Name Town Team Num 1G Bedford 130-55322 2 The JJCLAN Merrimack 130-7332Coming Attractions Elementary Level
Rank Name Town Team Num 1G Birch Hill Elementary Nashua 130-60490 2TG Bicentennial Elementary School Nashua 130-87774 2TG Hollis DI Hollis 130-10847 3G Infant Jesus School Nashua 130-34341 4 Mastricola Elementary School Merrimack 130-92520 5 Reeds Ferry School Merrimack 130-68504 Birch Hill Elementary Nashua 130-25839 Hooksett Memorial School Hooksett 130-85656 Londonderry School Londonderry 130-97579 Bedford 130-56026 Sunset Heights Elementary School Nashua 130-59896Coming Attractions Middle Level
Rank Name Town Team Num 1G Bedford 130-78018 2G Nashua Catholic Regional Junior Nashua 130-12798 3G Merrimack Middle School Merrimack 130-40877 4 Bedford 130-95800 5 Nashua Catholic Regional Junior Nashua 130-47996 Academy for Science and Design Merrimack 130-20377 Elm Street Middle School Nashua 130-36501 Merrimack Middle School Merrimack 130-20377 Merrimack Upper Elementary School Merrimack 130-46969 Oyster River Middle School Durham 130-69672News To Me Elementary Level
Rank Name Town Team Num 1G Birch hill Elementary Nashua 130-11482 2G Bicentennial Elementary School Nashua 130-85827 3T Bedford 130-77599 3T Mastricola Elementary Merrimack 130-84576Hold It! Elementary Level
Rank Name Town Team Num 1G Sunset Heights Elementary School Nashua 130-21254 2G Goffstown Maple Avenue Goffstown 130-70400 3T Charlotte Ave Elementary Nashua 130-34931 3T Bedford 130-68817 4T Goffstown Maple Avenue Goffstown 130-84335 4T Hooksett Memorial School Hooksett 130-62409 5 Bedford 130-75466 Southern NH Montessori Academy Londonderry130-93648
"G" indicates going on to the New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation State Finals at Winnacunnet High School on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
"T" indicates team is tied.
Participating teams after the first five places are listed alphabetically.
There are more than 1.3 million Destination ImagiNation alumni around the world including more than 120,000 New Hampshire alumni.
Learn more about NHICC and New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation at NH-DI.org, or the international Destination ImagiNation at www.IDODI.org.
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