NH CAPTURES 12 “TOP 20”s at Global Finals!

Local student teams competing at Destination Imagination Global Finals registered 12 “Top 20” wins in their Challenge and age group. The international competition is the finals for a Challenge-based learning program that builds creativity, collaboration and problem solving skills using science, technology, the arts, engineering, math and service learning.

Over 1,400 teams from 16 countries competed at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville last week, with the closing ceremony on Saturday night.

Hollis-Brookline DI finished third in the world in the secondary level technical challenge; Sunapee Central Elementary School finished 7th in the world in the elementary level of the service learning challenge.

Another high spot, the Pinkerton Academy improvisational challenge team scored the highest of all teams in their age group and challenge in the think-on-your-feet “Instant Challenge” portion of the competition. On average, each team competed with over 80 Global teams.

This year, over 200,000 students in over 30 countries – and over 3,000 in New Hampshire competed in the extra-curricular activity. Team start in the fall and must work to design creative solutions to complex open-ended Challenges designed to build critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, communication and presentation skills while having fun.

More information about the New Hampshire program is available at NH-DI.org.

Below is the complete list of teams and finishes (Place, School, City, Team#):

Technical Challenge: Dig In

Elementary Level

33 Strafford School, Strafford, New Hampshire, #130-00114

46 Highbridge Hill Elementary, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, #130-01753

Middle Level

20 Londonderry, Londonderry, New Hampshire, #130-05437

39 Bow Schools, Bow, New Hampshire, #130-01243

42 Keene Middle School, Keene, New Hampshire, #130-66830

Secondary Level

3 Hollis Brookline DI, Hollis, New Hampshire, #130-54262

11 Milford High School, Milford, New Hampshire, #130-70195

28 Pinkerton Academy, Derry, New Hampshire, #130-34033

Scientific Challenge: Going to Extremes

Elementary Level

27 Auburn Village School, Auburn, New Hampshire, #130-63961

29 Bow Elementary School, Bow, New Hampshire, #130-77942

Middle Level

34 Hollis Brookline Destination Imagination, Hollis, New Hampshire, #130-53143

38 Lincoln Public Schools: Culler Middle School, Lincoln, Nebraska, #129-97242

46 Mountain View Middle School, Goffstown, New Hampshire, #130-55040

Secondary Level

35 Berlin Schools, Berlin, New Hampshire, #130-04231

35 Conant High School, Rindge, New Hampshire, #130-55640

Fine Arts Challenge: Laugh Art Loud

Elementary Level

23 NASD – Project PROMISE, Bristol, New Hampshire, #130-96015

38 Hollis Brookline Destination Imagination, Hollis, New Hampshire, #130-67935

54 Chesterfield School, West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, #130-32396

Middle Level

22 Newington Public School, Newington, New Hampshire, #130-00546

23 Bedford DI, Bedford, New Hampshire, #130-40375

Secondary Level

14 Inter-Lakes, Meredith, New Hampshire, #130-42452

19 Windham DI, Windham, New Hampshire, #130-35146

Improvisational Challenge: Pandemonium

Elementary Level

27 Bedford DI, Bedford, New Hampshire, #130-94426

29 Grantham Village School, Grantham, New Hampshire, #130-29490

Middle Level

20 Hampstead Academy, Hampstead, New Hampshire, #130-42120

54 Shaker Regional School District (Canterbury/Belmont), Belmont, New Hampshire, #130-53351

Secondary Level

13 Pinkerton Academy, Derry, New Hampshire, #130-42034

35 Monadnock Regional HS, Swanzey, New Hampshire, #130-01718

Structural Challenge: The Tension Builds

Elementary Level

25 Hampstead Academy, Hampstead, New Hampshire, #130-85514

42 Hooksett Memorial School, Hooksett, New Hampshire, #130-48405

50 Main Duntable Elementary, Nashua, New Hampshire, #130-05549

Middle Level

23 Dover Middle School, Dover, New Hampshire, #130-54111

29 Mountain View Middle School, Goffstown, New Hampshire, #130-73024

Secondary Level

9 Pinkerton Academy, Derry, New Hampshire, #130-26429

19 Milford High School, Milford, New Hampshire, #130-61947

Service Learning Challenge: Pitch & Play

Elementary Level

7 Sunapee Central Elementary School, Sunapee, New Hampshire, #130-38802

17 Sunset Heights Elementary School, Nashua, New Hampshire, #130-81080

Middle Level

31 Monadnock Outreach 2, Swanzey, New Hampshire, #130-35677

Secondary Level

19 Monadnock Regional HS, Swanzey, New Hampshire, #130-93915

23 Nashua School District, Nashua, New Hampshire, #130-80107