Destination Imagination

COMPASS MONTESSORI CLUBS:

Destination Imagination (DI)

Join us at the

JeffCo DI Tournament

Saturday March 9

Dakota Ridge High School

13399 W Coal Mine Ave, Littleton

Compass DI teams have been working since October on their Team Challenges in Technology, Fine Arts, Early Learning, and Improv. Each team will be giving an 8-minute performance completely based on their team's knowledge, skills, and creativity. We're sure you'll enjoy watching the results of their tenacity and dedication!

Team Name (campus/grades) - Level/Challenge	Time & Room
Maximum Mank (Compass grads) - Univ Service Learning	8:20 HR 110
Team Ocean (G & WR K-2nd) - Rising Stars!	9:20 HR 104
Duct Tape and Prayers (G & WR HS) - SL Fine Arts	10:00 PE 101
The Baco Tell Friends (G & WR 6th-7th) - ML Fine Arts	11:00 PE 101
DI-abolical Marshmallows (G 7th) - ML Fine Arts	11:20 PE 101
Golden Fungi (G 5th-6th) - ML Improv	12:00 HR 116
For Pizza's Sake (WR 3rd) - EL Tech	1:40 PE 130
Golden Vipers (WR 5th) - EL Tech	2:00 PE 130
Watermelon Monkeys (WR 4th) - EL Improv	3:00 HR 116

Destination Imagination participants become lifelong problem solvers who are inspired to innovate creative solutions to real-world challenges quickly and collaboratively. This entirely learner-focused experience empowers students to take the lead and provides a framework within which they can take risks and learn from failure. DI provides unique educational experiences across seven project-based challenge types: technical, scientific, engineering, fine arts, improvisational, service learning, and early learning.

Challenge Experience: Problem solving, team building, and a respect for others and their ideas are the foundation of all of our challenges. Students develop confidence and resilience while discovering their unique talents and abilities. Solutions belong 100% to the team members; no interference, suggestions, or ideas can be accepted from outside of the team itself. Their efforts in engineering, construction, writing, and acting culminates in an 8-minute dramatic performance at a live tournament.

Teams of up to seven students are grouped by level: non-competitive early learners (K-2), elementary (3-5), middle (6-8), senior (9-12), and university.

About Compass DI:

Since 2008, Compass Destination Imagination teams have earned numerous top-three finishes at Regional and State levels, top-ten finishes at Global Finals, and merit-based special awards at all levels for creativity and innovation. In 2022 and 2023, a University team of former Compass students won at Global Finals and received Renaissance Awards for exceptional skill in engineering and design. Also in 2023, our Senior Level (SL) Improv team and SL Engineering team each won first place at the CO Affiliate Tournament and went to Global Finals. The SL and Middle Level Engineering teams also won Da Vinci Awards.

We have a pressing need for more Compass team managers so that ALL our interested students can participate! Managers are provided with extensive resources, including mentoring, online and in-person training, roadmaps, and access to materials. To be a successful DI manager, you need about 2.5-3 hours per week, some time-management/organizational skills, patience in the face of chaos, and the ability to let the team make independent decisions and act upon them. No other skills required!

The DI season begins in September or October (early learners begin in January) with the JeffCo Regional Tournament in Feb/Mar. Top three finishers at Regionals qualifies competitive teams to compete at State, and a top-four State finish enables them to participate at Global Finals. Rising Stars! participate in the Starry Showcase at the JeffCo Tournament.

Meetings: Teams meet weekly (starting date, day, and time are based on availability of team managers), with the potential of additional meetings closer to the tournament days. Meetings may be at school or off-site depending on individual team needs.

Cost: $125 for Early Learners - includes team manager background checks, Challenge materials and supplies, Regional Tournament fee, and a Regional DI t-shirt.

$250 for Competitive participants - includes the above plus State Tournament fees and a CO State t-shirt or pins. Some financial assistance may be available. Compass DI is run completely by volunteers.

Please fill out the DI INTEREST form for each child. If you'd like to learn more about managing a team, indicate that on the form. You will be notified about team placement and meeting information once we have enough managers, or by mid-September.

Erika Deru, [email protected]

DICO Affiliate Growth Director

Compass Building Coordinator and Team Manager

I am interested in DI! Fill out form HERE

Teams will be formed the week of SEPT 11. You will be notified of team placement this week.
Start day and times to be determined by Team Managers.

*** 2023 GLOBAL FINALS Tournament RESULTS ***

Compass sent two teams to Global Finals and are thrilled at their performances. The Engineering team placed 4th and the Improv team came in 19th. The Fine Arts University team of Compass alumni won two Renaissance Awards and came in first in both the Team Challenge and Instant Challenge.

Watch the Globals Performances

*** 2023 CO State Tournament RESULTS ***

Compass brought six teams to the Colorado Affiliate Tournament and TWO teams won merit-based Da Vinci Awards for outstanding creativity and had three teams qualify for Global Finals! Two Senior Level teams and a University team consisting of Compass alumni went to Global Finals in May.

Watch the State Performances

The Yin and Yangs, Elementary Scientific: 8th

The Timberwolves, Elementary Engineering: 6th, Globals Alternate

Pug Royals, Elementary Fine Arts: 12th

DI-abolical Marshmallows, Middle Level Engineering: 4th, Da Vinci Award, Globals qualifier

What Were We Thinking?!?, Senior Level Engineering: 1st, Da Vinci Award, Globals qualifier

Buph Borghanghnyon, Senior Level Improv: 1st, Globals qualifier

Maximum Jank, University Fine Arts: 1st, Globals qualifier

*** 2023 Jeffco Tournament RESULTS***

Compass Montessori brought seven teams to the JeffCo Tournament, one non-competitive team of 1st-2nd grade Rising Stars!, and six competitive teams from Elementary through High School. EVERY competitive Compass team placed in the top three in their Challenge and advanced to the State Tournament!

Elementary (3rd-5th WR), Scientific Challenge: 2nd

Elementary (4th-5th WR), Engineering Challenge: 3rd

Elementary (4th-5th Golden), Fine Arts Challenge: 2nd

Middle (6th WR), Engineering Challenge: 1st

Senior (8th-11th, FS/HS), Engineering Challenge: 1st

Senior (11th, HS), Improv Challenge: 1st

Challenge Explanations:

Improv: Teams had to research 10 experts such as Jane Goodall, Socrates, and Hayao Miyazaki and research 10 competitions such as Thumb Wars, Floral Design, and Heavy Metal Knitting. At the competition, they were given two additional things to incorporate into their skit: an underdog, and a complication.

Our SL were given Antoni Gaudí, Trivia Night, and a frustrated marathoner.

Engineering: Teams had to research and build a roller coaster, with restrictions on the types of materials they could use. They had to assemble the roller coaster during the presentation, and include a theatrical effect, a thrilling event, and integrate the roller coaster tests into their performance.

Fine Arts: Teams had to retell a well-known tale from the perspective of a new main character. They had to incorporate a scenery flip where part or all of their backdrop rotates; a focus shift where the audience's attention is shifted to a new location; and a literary device.

Scientific: Teams researched Tall Tales and developed a character with an extreme, drastic, exaggerated trait. They incorporated research about the trait and whether it could be true, and included a theatrical embellishment that used technical methods to enhance the trait.

Rising Stars!: Teams developed a story about going on an adventure. They were required to have costumes and make and play their own musical instruments to enhance their story. They also had to perform an original song.

Da Vinci Award for Outstanding Creativity: The paths we follow on our journeys were once uncharted and unknown – until someone took a bold step in a new direction and paved a way for us to follow. To solve our Challenges, imagination, creativity, originality and courage are required. We honor those individuals and teams who most clearly demonstrate that spirit of adventurous risk in their solutions – those who most creatively traveled to reach truly new and unique destinations. The Da Vinci Award is named to honor one of humanity’s greatest creative thinkers, Leonardo Da Vinci.

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