Lab Life: Metropolis Monday 29 May, Thursday 1, Friday 2, Saturday 3 June By 2050, over 65% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. How we live, work and socialise in these areas is constantly evolving in response to the challenges we face in the ever growing city. Imagination Lab’s third theme ‘Metropolis’...
Our Lab Learn programme offers dynamic workshops for primary school children at key stage 1 and key stage 2 on the theme Metropolis. KS2: 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 May (Years 3, 4 and 5) KS1: 6, 7, 8, 9 June (Years 1 and 2) These workshops are now fully booked. This event has kindly been supported...
Book now Join us at the Imagination Lab on Sunday 18 June for Lab Live: Metropolis, our interactive, family event. We're inviting children aged 3 – 12 and their parents and carers to create, play and tinker with different materials, shapes, sounds and functions. Lab Live: Metropolis will bring cities to life through a host of interactive activities...
We're pleased to be hosting Re-imagining School: Centre for Personalised Education Learning Exchange at the Imagination Lab on Saturday 24 June. Join us for a day of re-imagining and discussing the future of our education system. Hear from pioneering educators within the school system as well as those exploring alternative approaches and alternative settings. In...
Book now The Institute of Imagination invites classes from your school to attend a free, dynamic workshop at our Imagination Lab. Ideal for KS2 (years 3, 4, 5 & 6), this workshop will provide interactive sessions that inspire children's creativity as they work across the arts, design and digital technologies. This workshop will include activities related to the Imagination...
One of the biggest and most fun-packed events of the summer arts calendar, the annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair returns in July with a brand new theme: 'The Original'. The one-day festival promises an eclectic line-up of over one hundred artists who will be selling exclusive pieces from the boots of both new and vintage...
Book now The Institute of Imagination invites classes from your school to attend a free, dynamic workshop at our Imagination Lab. Ideal for KS2 (years 3, 4, 5 & 6), this workshop will provide interactive sessions that inspire children's creativity as they work across the arts, design and digital technologies. This workshop will include activities related to the Imagination...
Book now The Institute of Imagination invites classes from your school to attend a free, dynamic workshop at our Imagination Lab. Ideal for KS2 (years 3, 4, 5 & 6), this workshop will provide interactive sessions that inspire children's creativity as they work across the arts, design and digital technologies. This workshop will include activities related to the Imagination...
Book Tickets for 10.00 - 12.30 session Book Tickets for 1.30 - 4.00 session In Partnership with the Institute of Imagination, OJO and London's Little Thinkers invite you to bring your little explorers on an immersive adventure through the rainforest. The aim of this adventure? To help children develop valuable skills for their future. What's involved? There are...
Book now The Institute of Imagination invites classes from your school to attend a free, dynamic workshop at our Imagination Lab. Ideal for KS2 (years 3, 4, 5 & 6), this workshop will provide interactive sessions that inspire children's creativity as they work across the arts, design and digital technologies. This workshop will include activities related to the Imagination...
Join Amy Doust and Lucy AitkenRead in conversation at the Imagination Lab for a lively, thought provoking and honest discussion about parenthood, child rights and raising wild and wonderful children. Writer and activist Lucy has moved with her family to live in a yurt in New Zealand, while former teacher and language lover Amy has just...
FUZE Workshops consist of a full day's coding activities learning to code using a real text based programming language. Children from seven upwards get to code simple programs, control electronic circuits, interact with sensors and even code a robot arm. The activities are tailored to the individuals ability level so each student will progress at...
FUZE Workshops consist of a full day's coding activities learning to code using a real text based programming language. Children from seven upwards get to code simple programs, control electronic circuits, interact with sensors and even code a robot arm. The activities are tailored to the individuals ability level so each student will progress at...
Book now Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness. It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning. The Institute of Imagination has run Mini Maker Faires in London for the last two years, hosting activities that allow children to make...
-This event is now SOLD OUT- The Institute of Imagination is delighted to announce the second in their series of summer camps taking place at our Imagination Lab on Albert Embankment in partnership with the film, media and design organisation Creative Sparkworks. The camp will focus on the tools used for film-making, storyboarding film content,...
What could your child invent in the Imagination Lab? Join us for Lab Life: Future Me to find out. Our Future Me theme concludes over the August bank holiday weekend with a celebration of ideas and invention at Lab Life. We're inviting children and families to imagine their future in a world which they will...
We're opening the doors to the Imagination Lab for free as part of the Fire Engine Festival, a special one-day family event at The Workshop, London. What is the Fire Engine Festival? The Fire Engine Festival is a unique event taking place at The Workshop, held in collaboration with the London Fire Brigade Museum. There will be a display of...
We are working with the Brixton Learning Collaborative (BLC) and their cluster of teachers to explore opportunities and projects for local schools to run programmes in the Imagination Lab. The BLC is a group of 13 schools and Children’s Centres in Brixton, south London, working together to support pupils, staff, families and the local community through partnership working. We...
This autumn we are running a community programme for Lambeth residents. We will be offering free workshops, training and events for those who live and work in Lambeth. For further information, check out what we'll be offering here. We're hosting a show and tell at the Imagination Lab on Wednesday 27 September, 4-6pm. iOi staff...
You're invited to... the OKIDO Crazy Drawing Party! Come and meet Messy Monster and the team from OKIDO Magazine on Sunday 8th October, as the Imagination Lab gets taken over for a day by the wonderful world of drawing. All activities at the OKIDO Crazy Drawing Party will include imaginative drawing of some kind, so be ready to imagine and...
We're inviting schools to step into the Imagination Lab for this free event, Lab Learn: Code Week. With coding being the modern literacy, the Institute of Imagination will be celebrating the development, creative application, innovation and invention that digital literacy brings. These free schools workshops will explore imaginative ways for young children to step into...
You're invited to... Lab Life: Coding Weekend! book now For Lab Life: Coding Weekend, we will be hosting a weekend of family workshops in our Imagination Lab. These workshops will give young children the opportunity to step into the world of coding through a number of imaginative routes. With coding being the modern literacy, we will be...
You're invited to... Volunteer Preview Evening Come to the Imagination Lab to find out more about volunteering with iOi. During this 1 hour session, you will learn about our exciting programme, have the chance to explore the Lab and try out activities, meet the iOi team and learn more about what role you can play as...
You’re invited to… Lambeth Community Programme: Tinkering Club We are hosting a Tinkering Club for Lambeth residents only, as part of the Lambeth Community Programme. What can you expect at Tinkering Club? With 'wearables' always trending in new forms, the Institute of Imagination will be celebrating the creative application, design, innovation and invention of new...
In partnership with iOi, FUZE Workshops consist of a full day's coding activities learning to code using a real text based programming language. Children from seven upwards get to code simple programs, control electronic circuits, interact with sensors and even code a robot arm. The activities are tailored to the individual’s ability level so each student will...
On 25th October, we will be running a day’s programme as part of GOSH Arts' family arts week, which is focused on architecture. The activity will challenge participants to de-mystify the idea of creating a piece of art; by using everyday materials, embracing colour and celebrating light. We will create light vignettes that enable participants to tell...
You're invited to... Lab Live: Cardboard Challenge! Book now To celebrate the Global Cardboard Challenge 2017, we will be hosting a day of Lab Live family workshops at the Imagination Lab. Cardboard plays a big part in our everyday lives and is a material that can be found in every household. But how can we reimagine and...
We’re inviting schools to step into the Imagination Lab for this free event, Lab Learn: Cardboard Challenge This event is now fully booked. If you're interested in future Lab Learn events, please contact imaginationlab@ioi.london The Institute of Imagination is celebrating the creative potential of cardboard as part of the Global Cardboard Challenge. We are inviting up...
You're invited to... Lab Liftoff: Global Designathon! The Institute of Imagination will be hosting a Designathon workshop as part of Global Designathon 2017. How can we teach our children to become the producer of new technologies? How can we show our children how to build a better world for themselves and the planet? The Designathon method was...
The Institute of Imagination presents Lab Learn: Making Movement - FREE school workshops at the Imagination Lab. These workshops are now fully booked - if you are interested in school workshops please email us. Please note: these workshops are part of Lambeth Community Programme at the Imagination Lab and your school must be based in Lambeth....
You're invited to... Lambeth Community Programme: Lab Life 'Making a Movement' We are hosting a Lab Life for Lambeth residents only, as part of the Lambeth Community Programme. This will explore the topic of ‘Making a Movement’ through wind, robotics, sound, engineering and scientific experiments. What can I expect at Lab Life: Making Movement? Friday...
You’re invited to… Lab Live: Tinker Wonderland Book now Join the Institute of Imagination for a festive celebration of tinkering and making. Tinker Wonderland is a Christmas market with a twist where you can explore over 25 interactive stands and stalls in our 12,000 sq ft space. Join us for a host of activities for...
