California Destination Imagination

🌟 Help shape the innovators of tomorrow!
Become a CALDI Team Leader and help shape the minds of future innovators, problem-solvers, and leaders across California.
Your guidance can spark creativity that lasts a lifetime.

As a Team Leader, you help students:
💡 Think creatively
🔧 Build real solutions
🤝 Collaborate with confidence
🎭 Share their ideas
🎉 Grow as learners

👉 Start your journey at CALDI.org/volunteer-in-california

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Ready to spark creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving? 🚀

Starting a Destination Imagination team gives students the chance to explore STEAM concepts, collaborate with peers, and build confidence through hands-on challenges. There’s no better time to get started for the 2026 season!

👉 Learn more and register here: www.caldi.org/start-a-team

Global Finals 2026 was filled with creativity, teamwork, celebration, and unforgettable moments! 🌍✨

We are so proud of our CALDI teams and everyone who represented Destination Imagination with imagination, problem-solving, and heart.

View more Global Finals 2026 highlight photos here:
https://destinationimagination.smugmug.com/Global-Finals-2026

Global Finals 2026 tournament results are now available! 🌍✨

Congratulations to all of our California Destination Imagination teams and every team that brought their creativity, teamwork, and Challenge solutions to the Global Finals stage.

We are so proud of the imagination, problem-solving, and dedication shown by teams throughout the tournament.

View the full tournament results and Special Awards here: https://hubs.la/Q04hLYxD0

The 2026–27 Destination Imagination Challenge Previews are now available! 🎉

This season brings new opportunities for students to build, perform, investigate, imagine, collaborate, and solve problems in creative ways.

From sorting systems and scientific rivalries to fables, improv, engineering investigations, service learning, and early learning adventures, each Challenge gives teams a new way to explore STEAM skills and bring their ideas to life.

Team Numbers will be available starting May 15, with Early Bird pricing through July 14. Full Challenge details release July 31.

Start exploring the previews and get ready for a new season of creative problem-solving!
https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/2026-27-challenge-previews-are-here-see-whats-next/

The 2026–27 Destination Imagination Challenge Experience is almost here! 🎉

Challenge Previews are now available, giving teams an early look at this season’s Team Challenges from engineering and science to fine arts, service learning, improv, early learning, and instant challenge.

Team Numbers will be available starting May 15, with Early Bird pricing through July 14. Full Challenge details release July 31.

Start exploring, start talking with your team, and get ready for a new season of creative problem-solving!

Learn more: https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/2026-27-challenge-previews-are-here-see-whats-next/

🤝 CALDI Resource Spotlight: Team Building!

Teamwork makes creativity thrive, and CALDI has tons of fun ways to help your team bond, learn, and grow together! 💡

Explore:
🎯 TED Talk – Celebrate the value of failure
🎲 10 creative team-building games
🍎 The power of snack time!
🎥 A teamwork video workshop for kids

Build stronger connections, improve collaboration, and make every meeting more fun!
🔗 Visit: https://sites.google.com/view/calditeamresourcepage/team-building

STEAM education prepares students for a future filled with innovation, and CALDI brings it to life through hands-on creativity!

Here, students explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math while developing teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills.
CALDI helps transform curiosity into confidence one challenge at a time. 🚀🎨🔬

Learn more: www.CALDI.org/start-a-team

🚀 STEAM Career Insights!
Ever wondered where a passion for creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving can lead?
Hear directly from professionals in STEAM fields as they share how early exposure to STEAM shaped their careers

👉 Explore more opportunities at CALDI.org

🌟 Be a Volunteer with CALDI! 🌟
Help lead a team in your region, inspire creativity, and make a lasting impact on the next generation of innovators. No experience required, just enthusiasm and a passion for kids’ success!

👉 Sign up today: www.caldi.org