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Our Approach to Learning

Our Learning sessions unleash students’ creativity and critical thinking skills and through this, develop their literacy and wellbeing.

Developing confident communicators and storytellers

Start with a Story: Every session is based around stories from The Story Museum’s 1001 Story Collection and beyond, curated to represent stories in all forms from a vast range of cultures and traditions. Through exposure to new stories, participants build cultural capital, knowledge of narrative structure, classic story tropes and rich vocabulary.

Empowering through Oracy: Sessions place emphasis on speaking and listening, oral presentation and discussion. Our structured storytelling activities allow participants to become brave and resourceful, building confidence and self-esteem through the articulation of ideas.

Igniting imagination through play and artistic exploration

Immersive: Our sessions are multisensory and experiential, allowing participants to enter different story worlds through both the physical environment and their imaginations. The collection and exhibitions are used to inspire learning. Props and objects are used as stimuli for story making, using free association and metaphor, while imaginative play and drama techniques aid story world building.
Seriously Playful and Collaborative: Play enables experimentation, interaction and discovery. Play and collaborative group-work form the heart of the sessions. We take play seriously, knowing that through play, participants are building skills for life: social skills, critical thinking skills, self-regulation, empathy, wellbeing and creativity
Transformative: A session from The Story Museum opens doors. Every participant encounters a story they would like to engage with further or discovers a new art form or interest to pursue or leaves with an idea for a story of their own.

Creating safe, accessible spaces to connect with stories

Universal: Stories are selected to resonate with every participant. We don’t assume prior knowledge of any story. We concentrate on human themes and emotions and create familiarity and accessibility through our retellings whilst being faithful to socio-historical context.
Inclusive and Accessible: Adaptable sessions to suit the needs of all learners with open-ended outcomes.