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NOVEMBER 2016 2016 NOVEMBER
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A D P R O O F Destination Imagination Fosters Problem Solving Skills
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A past Destination Imagination team prepares for their competition Destination Imagination appears training, and groups meet weekly. Rafto be one of Bellingham’s best-kept ferty noted that many teams meet in secrets, but that may soon change. homes but that the town has several This international movement that places the teams can meet, includencourages problem solving and co- ing the Youth Center, the Bellingham operation has been offered at Stall Library, and Ernie Pelletier’s Friendly Brook Elementary School since 2011 Neighborhood Comics as well as Stall and now has teams of students in both Brook School. of Bellingham’s elementary schools as Students are encouraged to practice well as the middle school. Next March, important life skills such as time manwhen teams throughout south-central agement, conflict resolution, problem Massachusetts gather to compete, they solving, and team building. While workwill do so right here in Bellingham, the ing on these life skills, the teams also town hosting the regional event. work on one of several categories of Stall Brook principal Carolyn Rafferty challenges, including technical, scienmet with parents and students in Octo- tific, engineering, fine arts, improviber to introduce them to the program sational, or service learning/outreach. and invited parents to consider making All this work focuses on the goal of the commitment to be team managers. participating in the competition that “We are offering the program to stu- will be held in Bellingham next March. dents in first through eighth grade this Bellingham parent Joan Ormberg year,” Rafferty told the parents who had said, “This is my third year participating gathered at the Stall Brook library. Raf- as an assistant team manager. I’m a ferty had some Destination Imagination teacher, and my husband is a guidance videos to share, but she explained that counselor, and we find this is great for she became involved with the program helping kids to solve problems and herself when her daughter participated learn to work together as they overin it. “And this many years later I’m still come obstacles.” doing it!” Rafferty laughed. You’ll be hearing more about DestiThe families learned that children are nation Imagination in the months to offered different types of challenges, come. For more information, visit www. some they prepare for and others they destinationimagination.org, and be sure are presented with and are expected to put March 11 on your calendar to see to try to solve “on the spot.” Rafferty Bellingham and other area students explained that the team manager’s job competing to face and solve chalis to ask questions and support the lenges. I hear there are lots of energy, participants, not solve problems for noise and fun at these events, so this them. Team managers are provided is something you won’t want to miss.
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