Montana Destination Imagination

How to Start a DI Membership

1. Apply for a membership from Destination ImagiNation, Inc. - - Purchase a Membership on line at Shop DI OR request one from the State Director. Choose the type of passport you plan to buy. You may renew or apply for a new passport. (If you are renewing it is best to use the same membership name(s) you used last year. All teams will be issued new passport numbers this year.)
2. The fee for a single team passport is $110. A 5-pak (five team) passport application fee is $225. These fees are paid to Destination ImagiNation, Inc. You must purchase a passport before you can download any of the Challenges, Rules of the Road, or Guides.
3. Check out Shop DI for additional materials to help team managers with team management and Instant Challenges.
4. Recruit Team Managers and form teams. Team Managers can be anyone - parents, teachers, and community members. Training materials and workshops are available.
5. Once teams are formed they choose a challenge, work on finding a solution to the long term challenge, and pactice solving instant challenges.

Benefits of a DI Membership

• Easy to administer
• Low cost. Membership fee is $110 for a single team membership or $225 for a 5-pak (5 teams) membership plus a State Tournament and Event Fee of $70 to $100/team. Parents usually pay a participation fee for their child to help cover the state fee.
• High academic achievement is not essential for successful participation.
• DI is more than a competition. Memberships receive complete copies of the Challenges, Guide books, and classroom curriculum materials via CD rom or downloading from the internet. (For an additional $25 you can receive an extra hard copy of all the materials.) The challenges and curriculum materials can also help integrate creative problem solving into the classroom.

Even young students (K-2) can participate on a non-competitive basis.

What Do You Get for Your Money