DESTINATION IMAGINATION ยท ROMANIAN STAGE

Imagine. Create. Compete.

The official Romanian stage of the global Destination Imagination competition. This season, Romanian teams take on the Technical Challenge and the Fine Arts Challenge in three age divisions — primary, secondary and high school.

DI Romania Finals: 30 January 2027 Team deadline: 15 November 2026
WHAT IS DESTINATION IMAGINATION?

Where young people learn to imagine & innovate

Destination Imagination (DI) is a non-profit organization that inspires and equips young people to imagine and innovate through the creative process. Teams work for months on an open-ended challenge and then present their solution at a tournament — building creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and public speaking along the way.

We are the official representatives of Destination Imagination in Romania, bringing this experience to Romanian students and sending our best teams on the road to Global Finals.

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The Core Philosophy

The heart of the program: all work must be done entirely by the team members. This builds true resourcefulness.

Team Challenge

A long-term challenge solved over the season and presented live on stage in front of appraisers.

Instant Challenge

A secret, short challenge solved on the spot. Every team takes part, whatever its category.

Team Choice Elements

Two elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength and talents.

IMPORTANT DATES

Season 2026 – 2027 at a glance

15 Nov 2026

Deadline for creating teams

30 Jan 2027

DI Romania Finals

CATEGORIES

2 main categories, 3 sub-categories each

Choose the challenge your team will solve. Both challenges are open to every school level.

TECHNICAL CHALLENGE

Get Sorted

In this season’s Technical Challenge, your team will create a sorting system that can get things where they’re supposed to be! You’ll also present a story about a character who arrives in the wrong place. How will you sort the situation out?

Challenge requirements
  • Design and build a sorting system that can move team-provided items into groups.
  • Create and present a story about at least one character who arrives in the wrong place.
  • Include an influential character.
  • Design and create an arrival effect.
  • Integrate the items, the sorting system, and the sorting process into the Presentation.
  • Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
Official challenge preview
Example Technical solution: The Time-Traveling Postman
EXAMPLE SOLUTION

“The Time-Traveling Postman”

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FINE ARTS CHALLENGE

Act Natural

In this season’s Fine Arts Challenge, your team will create your own fable featuring non-human characters and an important lesson. You’ll use natural materials to create at least one element of your Presentation. Leave your audience in awe as you design interactive scenery and an animated prop that brings your fable to life! What lessons will your team teach?

Challenge requirements
  • Present a team-created fable.
  • Include an exaggerated character.
  • Use natural materials to create and/or enhance at least one physical element of your Presentation.
  • Design and create interactive scenery and an animated prop.
  • Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
Official challenge preview
Example Fine Arts solution: The Peacock's Painted Feathers
EXAMPLE SOLUTION

“The Peacock’s Painted Feathers”

Read the example
GUIDELINES

Rules for the Romanian stage

All work is done by the team

The core philosophy of Destination Imagination: every part of the solution must be created entirely by the team members. Parents, teachers and Team Managers guide — they never do the work.

Teams are purchased from the official DI website

This year, all teams must be purchased from the official website of Destination Imagination (destinationimagination.org).

Create your team by 15 November 2026

The deadline for creating teams is 15 November 2026. The DI Romania Finals take place on 30 January 2027.

Every team solves an Instant Challenge

All teams will undergo an Instant Challenge, regardless of the category they attend.

Documents come with your team

You will have access to all challenge documents and resources once you purchase your team.

Venue to be announced

The venue of the DI Romania Finals will be announced soon. Follow this page or contact us for updates.

Rules

HOW TO REGISTER

Register your team in 3 steps

Each step has an illustrated, click-by-click guide. Follow them in order.

1

Purchase a DI team number

School finance / Coordinator

Whoever pays for the team buys the team number in the DI Shop. This person becomes the team’s Coordinator.

View guide
2

Create a DI account

Team Managers

Each Team Manager creates their own Destination Imagination account to access the challenge materials.

View guide
3

Assign a Team Manager

Coordinator

The Coordinator adds each Team Manager to a purchased team number, so they can start working with the team.

View guide
READY TO JOIN?

Become part of the Destination Imagination family in Romania

Purchase your team on the official Destination Imagination website before 15 November 2026. Once purchased, you get access to all the challenge documents and resources in your account.

Register your team
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Get in touch

Questions about the competition, team registration or the challenges? We’re here to help.

Finals venue

To be announced · 30 January 2027