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Welcome to Spicewood PTA!
When parents, teachers, and community members connect, our students thrive! Joining the PTA supports classroom resources, school events, and student programs.
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Returning users can log in, and new users should select Create Account.
Join in 3 Easy Steps
1. Log in or create an account
2. Update your family information and assign students to their current grades.
3. Complete the PTA Membership Packet under Open Forms and check out.
Important: Creating an account does not automatically make you a PTA member. You are officially a member after completing checkout and receiving your email receipt.
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2025-2026 Destination Imagination
What is Destination Imagination (DI)?
DI is a global organization that inspires students to innovate and create. Students work together in teams to solve open-ended STEAM challenges designed to teach the creative process. DI does this through a project-based learning experience that applies the creative process across seven different Challenge types – Technical, Scientific, Engineering, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Service Learning and Early Learning – allowing Kinder through university level students to acquire and practice the skills needed to thrive in school, future careers, and beyond.
The Challenge Experience
Each year, more than 150,000 students across the U.S. and in 30- plus countries participate in the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience. The Destination Imagination Challenge Experience includes six competitive Team Challenges that are rooted in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) concepts and a non-competitive Early Learners Challenge for students in grades K-2. Each Challenge encourages students to explore their passions, discover their own talents and abilities, and learn new skills.
Students form teams of up to seven members, select their preferred Challenge, and work together to develop their Challenge solution. Each team has at least one Team Manager (a volunteer role typically filled by a parent or teacher) who helps keep the team on track, but does not assist or interfere with the team’s solution. Teams have the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their innovative Challenge solutions at the regional tournament.
What do students "get" out of participating in DI???
Students learn vital life and career skills such as —creative thinking, critical thinking, public speaking, and collaborative problem-solving—that help them feel empowered and set them up for success in their future.
2025-2026 TEAM CHALLENGES
Students in grades 3-5 choose one of 6 different challenges in the following categories: Technical, Scientific, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Engineering and Service Learning. Although each Team Challenge has a specific educational focus, they each also incorporate elements to make them truly multi-disciplinary and cross-curricular (i.e., the Fine Arts Challenge will have a technical element and the Engineering Challenge will have an artistic or storytelling component.)
Students in Kinder-2nd grade will participate in the Risings Stars Early Learning Challenge created to introduce them to DI.
All students participate in Instant Challenges.
Challenge Preview:
https://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-experience/challenge-previews/
Challenge Overview Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Timing
Meetings will be held on Thursdays 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm (October - December).
Tournament dates for our Region have not yet been set, but will likely occur in mid-February 2026.
SIGN UP
To form a team, or for any other questions, contact Spicewood DI Chair Bhargavi Rajaram at swe.destinationimagination@gmail.com
