This week we’re bringing you news of an exciting new project and focus for Imagination Matters over the coming months. In the run up to the Institute of Imagination‘s Mega Maker Lab in August, we’ll be taking the opportunity to look at the next generation of inventors and what inspires them. Here, meet the Imagination…
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We’re so excited to bring you the news that the first performance-based Cultural Residency at the Imagination Lab, the Institute of Imagination’s events space, will be Bittersuite’s project, The Firebird Lab. The residency explores our Imagination Matters theme Empathy and will be series of multi-sensory workshops exploring the theme, using Stravinsky’s The Firebird as a…
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At iOi and IM, we’re big advocates of expanding the scope and remit of learning and play. It’s easy to fall into the routine of seeing the two as distinct; a separation we often carry into adulthood. Here are some practical tips from EdSurge for increasing engagement by bringing the playground into the classroom and…
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Before the storied days of summer are forgotten, are there lessons we should be taking back into the classroom? Removing time and achievement pressure can prove a powerful tool in student engagement. A school in America’s mid-west has discovered how shifting the paradigm means we don’t have to leave summer holidays at the door. Middle…
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As our thoughts turn to the new academic year ahead, it seems obvious that schools need to create an inspirational environment for young people. And not just to increase learning; for us, making children feel safe, happy and engaged is a goal in itself. So why is the practice so far behind the thinking? Sharing…
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As thousands of children head back to school, all thoughts turn to uniforms, packed lunches and doling out words of encouragement. In many parts of the world we take this annual ritual for granted, but research from UNESCO shows that more than half a billion children are missing out on basic skills, and that unemployment…
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Watch a new MakerSpace case study from us here at the iOi about the importance of imagination and maker skills. Children in primary school are embarking on their first experiences of education. Furthermore, as Alex Gingell, Marlborough Primary School’s Deputy Head Teacher says, they often do this as part of a diverse group, for whom…
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We’re passionate about anything that inspires imagination, creativity, and a love of learning in children. With primary school art falling lower and lower on the list of priorities in favour of letters and numbers, we’re losing this vital part of educational development. Primary art specialist Emily Gopaul shows us how to avoid leaving art out…
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We’re always looking for new and creative ways to inspire learning. In this article, Chris Weller brings together the current thinking around how we learn and how we can do it better. It’s an invaluable list of practical things we can all do to make learning more effective and, most importantly, more enjoyable. Kids can and…
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