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In our Season 3 finale, host Paige Curtis chats with our first guest who is also a current DI participant! Nikhita Penugonda is a high school junior who is passionate about math, astronomy, and physics. In this episode, Nikhita shares her experiences with the Million Girls Moonshot Inaugural Flight Crew, how DI has made an impact on her studies, and how she likes to give back to her community.
In this episode, we invite you to attend a Destination Imagination Information Session to learn more about DI’s educational experiences and why they matter. To view a session live or on demand, visit our website.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Host Michele Tuck-Ponder sits down with Mark-Eugene Garcia, playwright and manager at the Drama Book Shop. Mark tells us about his writing process, offers advice to aspiring writers, and shares the importance of collaboration in the theatre.
In this interview, Mark tells us about the Queens Theatre’s production of his play, Eight Tales of Pedro. While that production has since closed, the script to Eight Tales of Pedro is available here.
This week, we ask you to consider making a charitable donation to Destination Imagination. To learn more about how to give the gift of creativity through DI, visit our website.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Host Andrew Whitmire sits down with Nini White, author of Kids Own Wisdom and host of the Big Picture podcast! In this episode, Nini shares how her struggles in school led to her becoming a teacher, how education can help unlock a student’s potential, and why “questions are the answer”.
In this episode, we invite you to attend a Destination Imagination Information Session to learn more about DI’s educational experiences and why they matter. To view a session live or on demand, visit our website.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This week, our staff and volunteers are in Kansas City, Missouri for Global Finals 2023. Global Finals is a one-of-a-kind event featuring top teams from all around the world. In this episode, some of our Alumni and Team Managers share their favorite experiences from this unique event.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tune in to Part 2 of our interview with Kevin Dua, history teacher with Boston Public Schools. Part 1 is available here. In this episode, Kevin describes ways we can support current educators and answers our rapid fire questions!
In this episode, we invite you to attend a Destination Imagination Information Session to learn more about DI’s educational experiences and why they matter. To view a session live or on demand, visit our website.
Click here to listen to this week’s episode. A transcript of this episode is available here.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This week’s episode features special guest Kevin Dua, history teacher for Boston Public Schools. In Part 1 of our interview with Kevin, he shares his unexpected journey into the world of education and tells us about how he creates a learning environment for students to break world records.
This week, we ask you to consider making a charitable donation to Destination Imagination. To learn more about how to give the gift of creativity through DI, visit our website.
Click here to listen to the episode. A transcript of this week’s episode is available here.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Montauk Point" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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This week, we speak with Oaklee Thiele, artist and disability activist. Oaklee tells us about her creative process as an artist, including how she adapts her artistic procedures to meet her own access needs. She also describes the origin of the My Dearest Friends project, which provides a creative platform for disabled people to share their stories, and the #NothingSpecial campaign, which advocates for disability rights in education.
In this episode, we invite you to attend a Destination Imagination Information Session to learn more about DI’s educational experiences and why they matter. To view a session live or on demand, visit our website.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In our Season 3 premiere, host Michele Tuck-Ponder welcomes Dr. Chris Jones,
Chief Technology Officer of iRobot Corporation. Dr. Jones shares insights about the invention process, the importance of multi-disciplinary learning, and his thoughts on technologies of the future. He also offers advice for students who are interested in pursuing a career in robotics! If you’re looking for tips on how to make your Roomba “respect” you, you won’t want to miss this episode.
This week, we ask you to consider making a charitable donation to Destination Imagination. To learn more about how to give the gift of creativity through DI, visit our website.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Montauk Point" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In our season finale, host Michele Tuck-Ponder shares a conversation with DI’s Director of Education, Johnny Wells! Johnny tells us his opinions on the four Cs, shares how his 30 years as a teacher prepared him for the world of DI, and gives us some behind-the-scenes knowledge into how decisions are made at Destination Imagination HQ.
You can learn more about Johnny and his role at DI by visiting our website.
If you’d like to learn more about the STEAM Activities page mentioned in this week’s episode, click here.
Listen to this week’s episode wherever you get your podcasts. A transcript is available here.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Danse Macabre - Big Change by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3588-danse-macabre---big-change
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Carefree by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This week, host Andrew Whitmire chats with Shira Ali, founder of REI Chics, a property management training and consulting firm. Shira takes us through the decision making process behind leaving her corporate job to start her own business, and gives us some insights to the many skill sets she uses in her work.
You can learn more about Shira and her podcast, Manage Your Property with Ease, by visiting her website.
This week, we ask you to learn more about Destination Imagination by signing up for our introductory webinar. Visit our website to register for a live session or download a captioned video today!
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Danse Macabre - Big Change by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3588-danse-macabre---big-change
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Carefree by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.