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Waves to Dunes Region

Waves to Dunes Region

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Regional Directors

Niki Gasperoni     ngasperoni@gmail.com           

Curtis McKenzie     cpidude@yahoo.com

 

Curtis and Niki's Welcome Message

Regional Operating Committee and Challenge Masters

Serving the counties of Orange, San Diego and Imperial, our region stretches from the sand dunes of the desert to the waves of the ocean - hence our nick name "Waves to Dunes". WAVES TO DUNES DI NEWS Yahoo group is the fastest and easiest way for Team Managers and Membership/school Coordinators to receive the most current news about upcoming trainings and tournament. As tournament time nears, there will be information specific to each challenge.
Click to join WavestoDunes

Click to join WavestoDunes

Click on the link to join the Yahoo e-mail group - it is a must have mailing!

2013 Waves to Dunes Tournament Results

CALDI Waves to Dunes 2013 Tournament Results


Destination ImagiNation congratulates all the students who participated in the San Juan Hills High School tournament. We think you are all winners!

Teams emphasized as such are going on to the next level of competition.


A: IN THE ZONE

Hourly Volunteer Assignments for Tournament 2013

Click on the attachment below for your Team's volunteer assignment for tournament February 23, 2013. If you see "??" it indicates that you still need to provide an adult at that time and place. Not only do these volunteers make for a smooth running day, but they create a fair environment for the teams to present their solutions to the challenges they have been working so hard on for the last few months! Thank you for being their for these wonderful DI teams!

2013 Regional Tournament Schedule

Click here for the 2013 Regional Tournament Schedule for February 23, 2013 at San Juan Hills HS in San Juan Capistrano. Good luck to all Waves to Dunes DI teams and everyone enjoy a great day of watching presentations of fantastic creative problem solving talents of these kids!

Creativity Carnival 2013 is on!!

Join other Waves To Dunes DI Team Managers and teams for a fun afternoon of Instant Challenges and creative problem solving activities. This is also a chance for parents and siblings to watch their DI kids in action!! Get your team focused for the rest of the season and jazzed up for tournament! No need to make lunchtime arrangements - just email ngasperoni@gmail.com with your pizza order and it will be waiting for your group when you arrive!! See attached flyer for details. NOTE: limit of 60 teams for this event. Deadline for registration is Jan 4, 2013 POSTMARKED.

ATTENTION ALL TEAMS: Appraiser Requirement for 2013 Waves To Dunes Tournament

All teams are required to provide an appraiser who will attend training Feb 2, 2013 and the regional tournament February 23, 2013. Those individuals who do both can be certified to appraise at the State Finals on March 23, 2013. Teams advancing to the CA DI State Finals will be required to provide a certified appraiser (attended a training and appraised at a regional tournament). In recruiting your appraiser for the regional tournament, please ask them if they would be available to appraise on March 23, 2013. Fortunately for us State Finals 2013 are in our backyard, here in El Cajon! So transportation and lodging will not be an issue. The person fulfilling your team’s state appraiser requirement does not have to be the same person who fulfills it at regional tournament, but it is easier than recruiting a certified appraiser after the fact of regional tournament. Download and read the attached files. Team Managers fill out “Appraiser Volunteer 12-13”. The person who is fulfilling this tournament requirement for your team fills out the form in the “Appraiser Packet 2013”. Please get the “Appraiser Packet” into the hands of your volunteer appraiser as soon as possible!

2013 Appraiser Applications are now being Accepted!

In the mood to appraise again for Waves to Dunes Regional Tournament? Waves to Dunes LOVES our experienced Appraisers. Our Challenge Masters LIVE to see you again!!!

Open the attached packet and fill out that form and send to Lisa Phillips - she'll get you on your choice of appraising teams and you'll be all set for February 2,2013 training day(experienced team challenge appraisers come at noon for lunch, experienced IC appraisers come at 10:30 to meet and train with the new IC appraisers).

See you then and at tournament February 23, 2013.

ADDED BONUS THIS YEAR: State Finals are being held HERE in our region!!! Just down the road in El Cajon on March 23, 2013. This is a great chance for all of us to have a little more fun appraising and see great DI teams from all over California. Mark March 23 on your calendars, too!

"Tools For Your Team's Success" Training Dec. 8, 2012

If you have had some training in the past or just starting this year as a NEW Team Manager, this training is for you. Both experienced and new team managers are welcome!

The ROADMAP says to utilize the various Creative Process techniques, Guided Inquiry and the various Idea-Creation/ Idea-Directing Tools. BUT – What exactly ARE those techniques and tools??? AND – HOW do you get comfortable using them with your team??? That is what this session is about.

This training will make the connection between your 2012-13 ROADMAP, how both you and your team think and work (Dr. Treffinger’s VIEW training), what makes a team, how to deal with problems, how to build an outstanding Creative Process team, and how to utilize Guided Inquiry, Idea-Creation Tools and Idea-Directing Tools.

If you are attending this training as a new Team Manager be sure you are familiar with the Roadmap, Rules of the Road and have met with your team a few times so that this slightly faster pace training will benefit you more!

All attending team managers must have a team number and your 2012-2013 Materials in hand to attend.

Details - click on attachment below.

2012 2013 Important Dates and Downloadable Calendar

NOV 3, 2012 NEW TEAM MANAGER TRAINING
DEC 8, 2012 TOOLS FOR YOUR TEAM’S SUCCESS

JANUARY 15, 2013 DEADLINE For CA teams to enter ALL information on www.caldi.org
DEADLINE regional tournament fee postmarked
DEADLINE: appraiser volunteer submitted

JAN 19, 2013 CREATIVITY CARNIVAL

Feb 2, 2013 WHAT TO EXPECT AT COMPETITION
MEET THE CHALLENGE MASTERS
APPRAISER TRAINING

FEB 23, 2013 WAVES TO DUNES REGIONAL DI TOURNAMENT

MARCH 3, 2013 DEADLINE: Registration of Volunteers and appraisers for State Finals
MARCH 23, 2013 STATE FINALS

MAY 22-25, 2013 GLOBAL FINALS University of Tennessee

Download calendar below for details

2012 Waves to Dunes Regional Tournament Results

 Attached are the results of the Waves to Dunes Tournament held at San Juan Hills High School, February 25, 2012