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Destination Imagination in Poland
and cooperation with Partners

(a bit more information)

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ℹ️ 1. Destination Imagination (DI) is the most creative - year-round and annual - international educational program developing key competencies of the future - creativity and innovation - among children and youth aged 4–26. It teaches project-based learning and teamwork and has been present in Poland since 2004.

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📖 DI is based on STEM-ART/STEAM, expanded to STREAMS (Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Social). Participants are children and youth mainly from primary and secondary schools (although we also have early learning/preschool and university levels). We start the season in the summer by translating a packet of 400+ pages of materials. In the autumn, we train teachers (Team Managers /Creativity Trainers) from all over Poland, who form 7-member teams of kids and work with them until the Olympiad following the DI methodology.

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💰 The cost of running a DI Season is PLN 300,000–700,000 (depending on the formula and scale of growth) - including a year-round team of 2–4 people and overhead costs. Without this, we cannot launch the program for the upcoming season (school year)...​​​

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ℹ️ 2. The March Country Creativity Tournament (Ogólnopolska Olimpiada Kreatywności - OOK) is an interdisciplinary, two-day educational event that serves as the grand finale of the teams' year-long work in the Polish chapter of the program - on complex projects (Team Challenges) - presented as theatrical/stage performances and scored by Appraisers on a multi-dimensional scale. ​

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📖 A team chooses one of the Team Challenges and works on it throughout the entire school year until the Tournament (Team Challenges: 1. Fine Arts, 2. Improvisational, 3. Engineering, 4. Scientific, 5. Service Learning, 6. Technical + 7. Early Learning /Rising Stars for preschool level). In addition, fast-paced and mysterious Instant Challenges are solved, and we organize the Buddy Challenge (competing teams working together). ​​​

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💰 The cost of organizing the 2-day Tournament for several hundred children is PLN 300,000–600,000 (depending on the formula and number of teams) - including venue hire (a hall for 1,000+ people + a dozen rooms for challenges and workshops), a large stage /LED screens /AV technology, a dedicated organizing team of several people (December–March), custom t-shirts and pins for all participants, catering, and accommodation for 150+ volunteers, filming, venue branding, and materials. Without the Tournament, the DI Program loses its core value...

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ℹ️ 3. The May Global Finals (GF) in the USA brings together winning teams from around the world (several thousand participants). Polish teams have repeatedly achieved great success at Global Finals. Other international events are also available for Country Tournament winners - e.g., the Asian Creativity Tournament in Beijing in December.

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📖 Participation in Global Finals is not only a competition, but also a rich integration program that allows young participants to develop collaboration and creative thinking skills while experiencing diverse cultures. The trip strongly motivates teams for further growth.

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💰 The cost of participation for 1 Team in Global Finals is PLN 90,000–120,000 (flights, transfers, accommodation, meals; Global Finals registration fee: USD 5,000/Team; sightseeing, additional program before/after GF). We want at least several Polish teams to attend... ​

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⛑️ Any support in this area is greatly needed! Please contact us if you have any ideas on how to help this project (engaging your company/organization, connecting us with someone suitable, etc.)! More detailed information (in Polish) can be found in the presentation below.

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☎️ Contact:​ Jerzy Potocki, DI Poland, Tel/WhatsApp/SMS: 501750075, jerzy.potocki@dipolska.pl​ 

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