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Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is an extraordinary non-profit organization that provides educational programs for students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving.

Experts around the world agree that a country’s ability to innovate will be one of the key determinants of success in the 21st century economy. Being a world-class problem solver and innovator is going to help future generations of kids achieve success.

Destination ImagiNation, the world’s largest creative problem solving program for K-12 youth, is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. Teams are tested to think on their feet, work together and devise original solutions that satisfy the requirements of the Challenges. Participants gain more than just basic knowledge and skills — they learn to unleash their imaginations and take unique approaches to problem solving.

Roger Garriock, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Capilano University

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Add the 4Cs to the 3Rs…for free!!!

Creativity - Collaborate - Cooperate - Critical Thinking

It’s not easy being a teacher in today’s world…the recent Kaiser Foundation Study confirming that 8-18 year olds are now connected to some form of media (TV, Internet, music, cell phones, etc.) close to 12 hours/day, parents pressing for 21st Century skill development so their kids can compete in this ‘global’ economy, and demands for curriculum excellence, when much of it seems to be losing its currency or relevance. (Eg. 5 US states have now eliminated ‘script writing’ from their curriculums) Even Sir Ken Robinson has stirred up debate, commenting: “Creativity now is as important in education as literacy…and we should treat it with the same status.”

But does all this apply here in BC?

Absolutely!!! One only has to read the newspaper or watch the news to realize the enormous changes taking place in today’s world, and the challenges being faced by BC educators in trying to keep today’s youth ‘engaged’. As one recent article highlighted… “We need to add the 4Cs to the 3Rs…creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking…for our kids to be competitive in the 21st Century economy”.

While we see our schools making progress, we have some exciting news that will help move this strategic agenda forward more quickly…with ‘no’ additional teacher workload…proven results…engaged kids…and FREE!

Thanks to a major grant from BC Gaming, Destination ImagiNation, a world leader in helping develop 21st Century skills among students will again be offering free memberships (valued in the tens of thousands of dollars) to schools/students across British Columbia. Up to 1500 teams of students that commit to the program and agree to compete will be registered ‘for free’ on a ‘first come – first served’ basis. Literally thousands of students from every region of the Province will be eligible to participate.

Deadline for registration for the 2011/2012 Fall Season has been extended to January 30th, 2011. We have a few left!

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!

For more details, please contact Faith Garriock, BCDI Provincial Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call 604 925 0622 in West Vancouver for more details.

SIGN UP TODAY!!!

Go to the registration page on www.destinationimagination.ca