About Us
Where Ideas come to life
Destination Imagination is a creative problem-solving program that encourages students to collaborate, think innovatively, and tackle diverse challenges. It empowers young minds to explore their potential and apply critical thinking in fun and engaging ways. Through teamwork and creative solutions, participants develop essential life skills.
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Challenges
2023-2024 Challenges
Technical
The Technical Challenge pushes students to design and build complex machinery, fostering engineering and problem-solving skills.
Scientific
In the Scientific Challenge, students explore the wonders of science while conducting experiments and developing innovative solutions.
Fine Arts
With the Fine Arts Challenge, students express themselves through visual and performing arts, embracing creativity and artistic talent.
Improv
The Improv Challenge encourages quick thinking and teamwork as students create spontaneous performances and stories on the spot.
Engineering
In the Engineering Challenge, students construct structures and mechanisms that demonstrate precision and imaginative design.
Instant Challenge
Instant Challenge is a spontaneous, time-sensitive task that challenges teams to think on their feet and collaboratively devise creative solutions to surprise problems.
xTreme
Extreme Challenge presents teams with intricate, open-ended problems that require innovative solutions, testing their creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking.
Rising Stars
Rising Stars is a program within Destination Imagination designed for younger students, introducing them to creative problem-solving and teamwork in a fun and age-appropriate manner, nurturing essential skills for future challenges.
Service Learning
For those with a flair for storytelling and innovation, the Project Outreach Challenge combines community impact and creative storytelling.
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since 1998
Our Mission
Our mission is to ignite and nurture the creative spark within every student, equipping them with the skills and confidence to innovate, collaborate, and thrive in an ever-changing world.
Our History
Founded in 1998, Northwest Plains has been inspiring and challenging students in our region for decades, fostering creativity and problem-solving through hands-on, team-based challenges.
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Barbara Quinn
1986-1990 – OM