Minnetonka Community Education

Join a team of your peers to tackle one of five crazy challenges! You will have the chance to express your creativity, problem-solving skills and engage in teamwork before presenting your solutions at a regional tournament! Grades 3-8 Congratulations to our 2023/2024 Global Finals teams! Teams of 5-7 members work together and unleash their imaginations to tackle one of five crazy challenges. Teams creatively present their solutions in a performance at a regional tournament. Destination Imagination (DI) is the world's largest creative problem-solving competition for youth, with thousands of participants across the U.S. and around the world. DI teams typically meet once each week from November through mid-March. Each team is managed by a parent volunteer and sets their own meeting schedule. Minnetonka DI teams consistently take top honors at every level! Participants learn to think on their feet, develop collaboration and leadership skills and have fun! MORE ABOUT DI: Destination Imagination is a project-based program that builds participants’ creativity, problem solving and teamwork in enjoyable and meaningful ways. The goals of Destination Imagination are for participants to: Foster creative and critical thinking. Learn and apply creative problem solving. Develop teamwork, collaboration and leadership skills. Nurture research and inquiry skills. Enhance and apply written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Encourage competence in, enthusiasm for, and commitment to real-life problem solving. ABOUT OUR DI TEAMS: Minnetonka DI Teams... Consist of 5-7 members, often from the same school. Typically meet once each week from November to mid-March. Work together and unleash their imaginations to tackle one of five crazy challenges. Present their solutions in a short performance at regional, state and global tournaments. State tournament typically occurs around Spring Break, with Global Finals in May. Develop collaboration and leadership skills, think on their feet and have fun! ****Meeting dates and times will be set according to the Team Managers’ and participants’ schedules once teams are formed. TEAM MANAGERS: Each team needs an adult Team Manager to facilitate team meetings, tournament logistics and team safety. A good DI Team Manager must: Have a good sense of humor Appreciate creativity and innovation Enjoy working with children and young adults Be interested in helping young people learn creativity, teamwork and problem solving Have a positive and friendly attitude Training, resources and support for Team Managers will be provided. If you are interested in becoming a team manager, please indicate this when you are registering. Find out more about being a team manager here: Team Manager IMPORTANT DATES: Team Challenges Released: See link here DI Teams Created: Late October/Early November All Metro Team Manager Workshop (District 287): TBD West/ Southwest Metro Tournament: Dates for those events will be posted here. State (Affiliate) Tournament: TBD Global Finals: TBD (for those that advance)

Build your own computer bot to compete against other coders! Competitive coding is an exciting chance to develop coding and computer skills - no previous experience required! The Code Championship Series is a series of four tournaments in four weeks (it's ok to miss one or two). These tournaments will be hosted online using Google Meet and the Code Championship website. If you have a modern browser like Chrome or Firefox, no additional download is required. Please come knowing how to navigate the internet (basic typing and mouse control). The link to the Google Meet event will be emailed two days before the tournament.

Are you fascinated by machines? Learn about power, transmissions, speed and energy through building functional robotic models of helicopters, airplanes, forklifts and more! e2 Young Engineers offers an internationally acclaimed Robotics and STEM education program taught in 50+ countries. This program is recognized by Harvard School of Education and European Union as leaders in robotics and science education in the world. This is a problem and project-based learning program where students learn about new Robotics and STEM concepts in every class and apply those concepts by building unique and different operational robots and machines in every class.

Get ready to flex some robot muscle! We’ll build a robot to compete in a tug-o-war competition, a truck pull, and haul heavy loads. You will use these robots to learn basic computer coding and engineering principles. The {YEL!} Teach It!…Practice It!…Play It! method engages students to create and innovate. Sign up today! LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or program.

Learn podcast production from the idea to the finished product. Explore topics, script mapping, and audio refining with Audacity. Edit, add transitions, insert soundtracks, and share your final video with the world. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes: ●Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT Work. ●Internet: Broadband internet ●Webcam ●Microphone and Speakers ●Zoom Installed on computers Additional Technical Requirement: Cell Phone video camera or external webcam Wondershare Filmora (free download) Audacity free software download PC Needed (Windows or MacBook), will not work on Chromebook, tablets, or phones. Information for logging into the session will be sent the week prior to class.

Survival challenge in Minecraft: Team up & Survive in our multiplayer world. Explore the unknown and join other Survival enthusiasts to overcome challenges, complete quests on our server. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes: ●Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT Work. ●Internet: Broadband internet ●Webcam ●Microphone and Speakers ●Zoom Installed on computers Additional Technical Requirement: Minecraft Java Edition PC (Windows or MacBook), will not work on Chromebook, tablets, or phones Information for logging into the session will be sent the week prior to class.

Experience the magic of Dungeons and Dragons! This timeless game hones problem-solving, team-building, and creativity. Learn the basics, create your character, and embark on an amazing roleplaying adventure like no other. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes: ●Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT Work. ●Internet: Broadband internet ●Webcam ●Microphone and Speakers ●Zoom Installed on computers Additional Technical Requirement: PC (Windows or MacBook), will not work on Chromebook, tablets, or phones Information for logging into the session, will be sent the week prior to class.

Learn to make Java mods for Minecraft Java Edition Minecraft using MCreator. Customize your gaming experience! You should be comfortable with keyboarding, and, of course, playing Minecraft! At the end of the class, take home your Mods to share with family and friends. Home Technical Requirements For all Classes: ●Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT Work. ●Internet: Broadband internet ●Webcam ●Microphone and Speakers ●Zoom Installed on computers Additional Technical Requirement: MCreator- Instructions will be emailed PC (Windows or MacBook), will not work on Chromebooks, tablets, or phones Information for logging into the session will be sent the week before class.