Dates & Events
Important ootiboo dates for your diary
Check out projects and events happening now and in the future.
For some projects you can register your interest for the ootiboo team to come and deliver an in-person workshop to your school. These are on a first come, first served basis and we will be in touch to arrange the details.
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Available Projects
February 24 2025 – April 21 2025
Easteroo 2025
Our annual Easter creative craft competition for all ages with prizes to be won.
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Competition
March 1 2025 – November 14 2025
Little Experts: Why Money Matters (workshops 2025)
ootiboo in collaboration with Farshore and OakNorth are delivering a series of in-person workshops throughout 2025 about financial learning. The project is based on the book of the same title by Deborah Meaden.
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September 9 2024 – NO END DATE
My Emotions
Register interest in My Emotions to notify us that you are taking part, so we can be on hand to provide assistance.
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Septermber 9 2024 – No end date
Discover You
Children at school or at home explore emotions through activities connected to the Mr. Men, Little Miss Discover You book series.
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April 25 2024 – No end date
eCo: Connect
Each term the ootiboo team pose a question from an environmental expert for students to debate. Teachers then share thoughts and ideas on our moderated forum where the expert who posed the question and other ootiboo schools can respond.
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January 2025 – No end date
eCo: Glaciers
In collaboration with environmentalist and cinematographer Jannicke Mikkelsen, eCo: Glaciers explores the effects of climate change on Arctic glaciers, and tasks students to develop innovative solutions to mitigate these impacts through fun, hands-on activities
January 2025 – No end date
eCo: Permafrost
January 2025 – No end date
eCo: Habitat Loss
June 5 2024 – No end date
The Healthy Unicorns
Our healthy choices project will launch with resources for all ootiboo schools. The workshops are being piloted with four Bexley schools initially. Register your interest and we will contact you when we expand the workshops to other locations.
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Workshop
January 18 2024 – No end date
Tales from the Forest
We are bringing everyone’s favourite bear to schools across the UK with Farshore’s Tales from the Forest for 5-9 year olds.
Schools can download resources, learn about conservation efforts at Ashdown Forest (the home of Pooh Bear and his pals) and create their own Tree of Trees.
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Finished Projects
September 9 2024 – February 7 2025
Blue Marble
ootiboo schools will send twelve video questions to the crew of the Fram2 space mission, who will answer them while in space!
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December 1 2024 – December 24 2024
All Star Advent Calendar
ootiboo is supporting the All Star Advent calendar from our partner Spark UK.
Partner Event
November 2 2024 – December 24 2024
All Star Competition
In support of ootiboo partner Spark UK's All Star Advent Calendar, we are again running the All Star competition. Create a star or a piece on the theme of 'Speak your joy' in any medium and share with us for a chance of winning a prize.
Competition
September 16 2024 – November 1 2024
ootiBOO! 2024
ootiBOO! is our fun spooky annual project for all ages, in collaboration with partners Farshore, The Works and HarperCollins.
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Competition
May 19 2024 – July 15 2024
Picture-This 2024
This playful and enlightening journey into the imagination of our children casts them in the role of illustrator
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February 26 2024 – April 14 2024
Easteroo 2024
Our annual Easter creative craft competition for all ages with prizes to be won.
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Competition
September 27 2023
Picture-This (Christmas in September workshop)
A special workshop hosted by author Holly Wadsworth-Hill with students from Poplar Primary School to create festive Christmas stars. These stars became the doors of Spark UK's mental health calendar 2023, behind which were hiding some star celebrities...
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