Last year, a forward-looking TCDSB principal and teacher from St. Timothy (TCDSB) offered DI to an ELL class. It was a remarkable learning experience for everyone who was involved. This is what the students shared with their school community: On Saturday February 24th, 2018, Mrs. Zarokian’s ELL class went to a competition at St. Basil College School and we had to present a Destination Imagination project that we had been working on for 3 months. We had to make an attraction i

A special bit of news: Ed (Treasurer, Scientific Challenge Master and Alumni) and Betty (Instant Challenge Appraiser and Volunteer) got married this summer! And in true DI spirit, they challenged their wedding guests to solve this Instant Challenge at their wedding. Pillar of Love Instant Challenge Betty and Ed require you to build a pillar that will support their love. You and your tablemates will construct a structure using the materials provided that will support an objec

You shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to prepare an Instant Challenge. Most ICs use things that you can already find in your home or at a Dollar Store: mailing labels pipe cleaners elastic bands wooden craft sticks paper clips string straws You also shouldn't have to spend any more time preparing an IC than it should take for the kids to solve it. To save time, use stackable drawer inserts to store a variety of materials. That way, you can easily see what you have on han