Ledyard Center School - Destination ImagiNation

740 Colonel Ledyard Highway • Ledyard, Connecticut 06339 • (860) 464-8080 • Fax: (860) 464-5140

EATLARG @ Global Finals

Official GF Website (a must see)

Day four photos...
Day three photos...
Day two photos...
Day one photos...

Global Finals - Goodbye
Goodbye Tennessee, DI style!

EATLARG explains car to to judges

Global Finals IC

After the secret Instant Challenge

Global Finals Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremonies

Pearse-Bertram
WBMW

Moonwalk Rentals

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Closing ceremonies after t-shirt trading

GF Day 5: The boys woke up at the crack of dawn and traveled by car to Nashville. On the flight to Hartford the boys enjoyed a most incredible view the whole way, as it was a magical day over the northeast. The reward for the last, tired, hour drive home was seeing family. Many thanks to our supporters! (photos)

GF Day 4: The boys watched presentations by other teams, explored the convention center and its DI activities, traded pins, bought gifts, played in the fountain, traded t-shirts with the likes of Korea, China and Poland, swam and attended closing ceremonies. The boys did not place, so there are no trophies to bring home. One of our sponsors wrote in a card "...give it your best shot! You're already a Winner," which they certainly did. Most importantly, they enjoyed learning, creating, solving problems and working together. (photos)

Global Finals Opening Ceremony

Opening ceremonies

GF Day 3: The boys spent the morning repairing and preparing props, testing the car and rehearsing. They presented their Central Challenge just before 1:00. Everything went smoothly. The reward was plenty of food and an afternoon in the fountain and pool. The evening hours consisted of more pin trading, which gave them opportunities to meet teams from all over the world. (photos)

GF Day 2: The boys competed in the Instant Challenge. This is a secret challenge done behind closed doors, so no pictures are available. Other than that, they unpacked props, traded pins, swam and prepared for tomorrow, the big day! (photos)

GF Day 1: We made it to Tennessee! We spent the day traveling to Global Finals. We had fun getting to know other teams. Then, we attended opening ceremonies. It was a long fun day...the boys were up for 21 hours! (photos)

Destination ImagiNation

Team EATLARG

Connecticut State Champions

Challenge: Obstacles, of Course!
Level: Elementary

Destination ImagiNation is an international program where teams of children solve challenges, promoting teamwork, creativity and problem solving skills. This team designed and built a remote control car from scratch that overcomes obstacles. They wrote and presented a skit and integrated it with the vehicle’s timed challenge of overcoming as many obstacles as possible. To get an idea of the complexities of the challenge, read the Obstacles, Of Course! rules.

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See more close-up pictures of the car

Want to learn and see more?

Listen to their radio interview on WBMW (mp3)
About Global Finals (amazing site)
About Destination ImagiNation
Slideshow of State Finals
Close-up pictures of the car
Slideshow of WBMW interview
Slideshow of Nippy's fundraiser
Description of challenge (.pdf - 700 kb)
Connecticut Destination ImagiNation
Our Flyer (.doc)

car wash fundraiser

Who is team EATLARG?

Ledyard Center School fourth graders:
Etienne Kinney
Aaron Norcia
Tyler Allen
Logan Hinton
Avery Davies
Ryan Krupansky
Gianni Jannke DeMuzzio

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Overcoming obstacles at state finals

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Silent skit at state finals

Who are the team managers?

Chantal Kinney
860-464-0091
kirklinkinney@sbcglobal.net

Kurt Jannke
860-334-7646
kjannke@ledyard.net

Nippy's fundraiser

Nippy's Golf Range fundraiser (see more pictures)

NorthStar

Fiddleheads