Destination ImagiNation is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. Here are four qualities that place Destination ImagiNation above any other after-school activity:

1. Destination ImagiNation is recognized for developing a new caliber of educational programming. DI has garnered partners like 3M, Ameresco, and Motorola because of their commitment to developing engaging, educational Challenges. Their award-winning program is connected to national educational standards, and the Challenges engage students, create workforce development opportunities, and lead to scholarships, internships, and increased interest in specific industries. Participants gain a corporate audience interested in new talent, and they have invaluable experiences that will affect them for years to come.

2. Destination ImagiNation is focused on cultivating 21st-century skills through creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. Students must learn to adapt to change and apply their personal skills to achieve their future goals. They learn to manage their time and budget, create schedules, prioritize tasks, analyze requirements, work in teams, and conduct research, Things that many adults do professionally every day. The Challenges are developed every year by volunteers who are experts in their given fields. The development cycle ensures our subject matter is relevant to current trends and participants never have the same experience twice. Our participants learn to see the similarities between problems they face, and they learn to apply Creative Problem Solving skills to solve those problems.

3. Destination ImagiNation teaches the Creative Problem Solving process in fun and rewarding environments. Destination ImagiNation stresses process above outcome. Participants learn to work together in comfortable settings like their homes or schools, and we provide materials so every team can learn the Creative Problem Solving process on their own timetable. Teams present their Challenge solutions to live audiences in fun-filled Tournaments, where our Appraisers are trained to reward points to teams for their achievements.

4. Destination ImagiNation encourages teams to take complete ownership of their solutions. Because of that ownership, our participants become engaged with learning the Creative Problem Solving process on their own terms, which encourages them to apply the process when they face problems in the future.

Destination ImagiNation Challenges are varied and multifaceted. Our Challenges are developed for a wide range of student interests, and every student can participate in Destination ImagiNation. Our Challenges have evolved over time to better complement traditional school curricula for a more complete educational experience. We currently offer a Technical Challenge, Scientific Challenge, Theatrical Challenge, Improvisational Challenge, Structural Challenge and Service-Learning Challenge. We also provide a noncompetitive Rising Stars! Challenge for students in grades k-2.