Ohio Kids for Creativity Northeast Region

War couldn't stop them.

Ukrainian kids held regional tournaments in bomb shelters, traveled by train across a continent, and made it to Global Finals in Kansas City.

Jenn DeBarge Goonan captured why DI matters: it's not about the competition. It's about giving kids the freedom to create, solve problems their own way, and discover they're not alone.

Read her full story and learn three ways you can help more young people find a place where their ideas belong. 💙
https://hubs.ly/Q04r9b_m0

Sort of PI day?

July 22 is written 22-July (or 22/7) in many parts of the world. That makes today Pi Approximation Day! It runs circles around every other day except March 14th. 🥧

High school seniors?

The deadline to apply for this year’s Simply Slavic Scholarship is TONIGHT at 11:59PM.

There’s still time! Put your day on-hold and crank out your application before it's too late.

💻 Apply: https://bit.ly/4eOuPDn

Save some $$

Just a quick heads-up that you have 5 days left to grab Early Bird pricing for the 2026–27 Destination Imagination Challenge Experience. You can purchase your Team Number for $165 through July 14. On July 15, the price bumps up to the standard $175. https://tinyurl.com/ShopDI

You can get team numbers for next year by 14 July at a discount.

Early Bird Team Numbers for the 2026–27 Destination Imagination (DI) Challenge Experience are now available! 💜🧡

Every DI team starts with students choosing a Challenge and figuring out how to solve it together.

Throughout the season, teams use the DI Creative Process to test ideas, think more creatively and critically, collaborate, and bring their solutions to life in their own unique way.

Early Bird pricing is available through July 14.

Learn more and start your team: https://hubs.la/Q04gPg1x0

Something new starting in September.

What can students learn by creating a short film together? 🎬

In the Destination Imagination (DI) Team Film Challenge, students collaborate to turn an original idea into a finished short film while building skills in storytelling, creativity, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork through the DI Creative Process.

Over the course of 8 weeks, teams use everyday recording tools like phones, tablets, and cameras to bring their ideas to life. No special equipment is required.

🎥 Starts September 2026
🎟 Early Bird pricing runs through July 14

Learn more about this year’s Challenge, That Escalated Quickly, and start your team: https://hubs.la/Q04gPl630

For those of you who didn’t/couldn’t make it

Every year, Global Finals brings together some of the most creative, collaborative, and courageous young people in the world—and this year, you can be part of the experience from anywhere!

Join us live for the Global Finals 2026 Welcome Ceremony and Closing Celebration as teams from around the world come together to celebrate a season of creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving.

📅 Welcome Ceremony: May 21 at 7:30 p.m. CT
📅 Closing Celebration: May 24 at 4:00 p.m. CT

Whether you're cheering on a specific team, supporting your home country, or simply curious to see what Global Finals is all about, we’d love for you to join us!

🌏 Watch live at: https://hubs.la/Q04gvmBD0

Learn more and save the dates: https://hubs.la/Q04gvhdM0