Newham After School Stories

Free after-school play and storytelling for local children aged 0-11 and their families, on Mondays during term time, with free access to Discover's Story Worlds and Garden and a rotating programme of story-building activities.

Discover runs this offer for local school children to visit free with their families on Monday afternoons in term time. Entry to the Story Worlds and Garden is free between 3pm and 5pm, and a rotating programme of extra activities runs inside that window. Luna Loves London runs every Monday at 4.10pm in the centre's immersive exhibition. Story Building runs on 14 Sep, 12 Oct, 9 Nov, 23 Nov, 7 Dec, 3.30-4pm: build a new story with one of Discover's Story Builders, using props, movement and imagination. The Story that Moves runs on 21 Sep, 28 Sep, 3.30-4pm: a story-building session using an oversized storybook touring eight Story Venues nationwide. Crafting and Story Building runs on 5 Oct, 19 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 14 Dec, 3-4pm: make a craft and then use it to build a story with one of Discover's Storybuilders. The Story that Moves is a national project co-created and co-delivered by a network of Story Venues: Alibi (Exeter), Discover (East London), Grimm & Co (Rotherham), Ministry of Stories (East London), The Reader (Liverpool), The Story Museum (Oxford), The Writers' Block (Cornwall) and Z-arts (Manchester).