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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=625 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01D6A217.589585F0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>We have an announcement from Destination Imagination, Inc. about an exciting opportunity for Middle and High School schools or community groups with Title 1 populations in Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Destination Imagination, Inc. has received a grant from <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motorolasolutions.com%2Fen_us%2Fabout%2Fcompany-overview%2Fcorporate-responsibility%2Fmotorola-solutions-foundation.html&data=02%7C01%7Clisa.milenkovic%40browardschools.com%7C297d7405e083435c1ee808d86ee1aa44%7Ceeacb5cb53704358a96aa3783c95d422%7C1%7C0%7C637381262789731471&sdata=trcBssrFOMKMAXSztpK73kczKHuGS4BhYiMXtIZM69M%3D&reserved=0">Motorola Solutions Foundation</a></span>, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions. The Foundation focuses its funding on STEM education, specifically in the fields of technology and engineering. Through its grant programs, the Motorola Solutions Foundation impacts underrepresented populations, including people of different races/ethnicities, genders and gender identities, ability and disability, and more.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>This grant would cover most of the cost of participation in our program this year, including membership and affiliate fees, background check, materials and a Team Manager stipend. To apply for the grant, go to <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.destinationimagination.org%2Fmotorola&data=02%7C01%7Clisa.milenkovic%40browardschools.com%7C297d7405e083435c1ee808d86ee1aa44%7Ceeacb5cb53704358a96aa3783c95d422%7C1%7C0%7C637381262789741465&sdata=biXz%2FUn3hKi76oz8ScaL44h3Mib3fZun9MHVeKt7DQE%3D&reserved=0">DestinationImagination.org/motorola</a></span> . For more information contact <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="mailto:kcelek@dihq.org">kcelek@dihq.org</a></span> or call 856-324-4710.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xxmsonormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6A217.589585F0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xxmsonormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'><a href="https://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/2020-21-challenge-previews/">Challenge Sneak Peaks</a></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'> are available for our challenges now. “First Looks” at the requirements are also available for download at the same link.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'>Our Technical Challenge <b>THE NEXT LEVEL </b>will ask your team <i>to</i> go on an adventure in a video game, using technical methods to design a team-created tool to win an ultimate prize.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'>A Scientific Law will be broken in our Scientific Challenge <b>IN THEORY</b>. Y</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>our team will create a documentary showing what the world would witness when a scientific law is broken.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#FF6600'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h3 style='margin-top:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Music Video, anyone? For our Fine Arts Challenge <b>EPIC REMIX</b>, your team will mash together music and literature to create a music video.</span><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='margin-top:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> <o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>For our Service Learning Challenge, <b>PROJECT PODCAST</b>, your team will create a podcast that tells a story to highlight the amazing project you designed to meet a community need.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin-top:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>CRITTER’S BIG ADVENTURE </span></b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>is the challenge for our Rising Stars (early learners preschool through 2<sup>nd</sup> grade, non-competitive). These teams </span><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>will create a picture book about critters going on an adventure and share it in their team-created video.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Our Engineering Challenge teams will create a video that explores architecture as art and showcase their team-created example of the intersection of art and architecture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Improvisational Challenge teams will create a video that shows the team investigating a mystery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'>The Technical, Scientific, Fine Arts, Service Learning, and Early Learning Challenges will be released on November 1, 2020. The Engineering and Improvisational Challenges will be released on December 1, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'>Challenge solutions will be due in mid-March. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>If conditions change enough that gatherings are safe, we will have the option of on-site Instant Challenges and Celebration of Creativity. If allowed, we will hold our celebration at Park Maitland School on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Otherwise, we will conduct a virtual celebration and award will be mailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6A217.589585F0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>As DII remains committed to the safety of our children, DII is administering the Background Check process. When you purchase your team number, there will also be a requirement to purchase a background check from Sterling Volunteers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>There will also be an optional opportunity to purchase Team Manager liability insurance from NFHS for a discounted price due to our new partnership with this organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>For more information about DII this season, you can check out their <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/2020-21-faq/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>FAQ page</span></a></span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060'><img border=0 width=529 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6A217.589585F0" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20/images/5313a540-5f05-46c6-a9b1-68c92ded7a4b.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Check out our <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FloridaDI"><span style='color:blue'>Florida DI facebook page</span></a></span></u> for Instant Challenges. These are great practice for teams and fun for others. DII has been offering a variety of Virtual Instant Challenges, so you can get a sense of what a virtual challenge can involve. We hope that you will send us photos of your solutions to these challenges! Also visit our updated <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://www.floridadi.org/">FLDI webpage</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Remember, we’re just an email away at </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="mailto:difl.info@yahoo.com"><span style='color:blue'>difl.info@yahoo.com</span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#202020'> Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Our best wishes for your continued health and safety, and we look forward to working with you to provide your children with a great creative educational experience this season.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Erica Bowler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Affiliate Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'>Florida Destination Imagination<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.floridadi.org/">www.floridadi.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white'><a href="http://www.floridadi.org/cgi-bin/SendMail.cgi?to=information"><span style='text-decoration:none'>information@FloridaDI.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=317 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D6A217.589585F0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>