[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1210 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1210

      Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2008

Mr. Ross submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.

Whereas the Board of Trustees of Destination ImagiNation has declared the week 
        beginning on May 19, 2008, to be Destination ImagiNation Week;
Whereas the future of our national workforce depends on developing students with 
        strong skills in creative and critical thinking, teamwork, time 
        management, and problem solving;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation is a community-based, school-friendly program 
        dedicated to promoting these critical life skills;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation gives children a place to learn how to apply 
        their individual knowledge and skills to solve challenges as they work 
        cooperatively within a team, pushing the limits of their imaginations;
Whereas the vision of Destination ImagiNation is to provide a positive and 
        friendly environment in which participants can explore their own 
        unlimited creativity and take creative risks in competition with 
        themselves, rather than with others;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation was developed by parents, teachers, team 
        managers (people who coach teams), appraisers (people who evaluate team 
        solutions), regional directors, affiliate directors, and others who have 
        the desire to help create the best possible creative, problem-solving 
        program for teams of up to 7 students;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation offers a wide range of challenges for 
        participants, including programs that focus on the performing and visual 
        arts, geography, and writing;
Whereas each challenge offers students the chance to develop group projects that 
        rely upon creativity to make the subject matter come to life;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation has operated as a nonprofit, volunteer driven 
        organization providing some 5,000,000 students with the skills needed to 
        be successful;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation is the world's largest creativity, teamwork, and 
        problem solving program with approximately 250,000 participants and 
        35,000 volunteers from 50 States and over 40 countries;
Whereas approximately 150,000 students in the United States, ages 4 to 20, will 
        participate in statewide competitions this spring; and
Whereas 19,000 people from around the world will gather at the University of 
        Tennessee to celebrate the Annual Global Finals Competition from May 21-
        24: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and honors the teachers, schools, and 
        volunteers that participate in Destination ImagiNation on a 
        consistent and recurring basis and who, through their actions, 
        contribute not only to the education of the students but also 
        to the future of the country;
            (2) acknowledges the students who participate in 
        Destination ImagiNation for their understanding that learning 
        is a lifelong process beginning at the earliest ages and 
        continuing throughout adulthood;
            (3) commends the students who participate in Destination 
        ImagiNation for their dedication to continually developing 
        their problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and time 
        management skills;
            (4) encourages more teachers and schools to participate in 
        Destination ImagiNation, thereby giving more students the 
        opportunity to develop these critical skills; and
            (5) supports the designation of Destination ImagiNation 
        Week.
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