OWTOFBOX LAB
The Lab is where Owtofbox’s methodology comes to life - through single-day workshops, multi-week curriculum programmes, and field investigations designed for schools and curious families across Mumbai, Chennai, and beyond.
Voices of Parents
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Owtofbox by Poornima is a brilliant concept to combine creativity with history. It has been curated in such a way that it is absolutely fun to attend, my kid loves her workshops.
They are unique, engaging, educational and exciting. Best way to make learning fun.
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15+ sessions conducted across Mumbai and Chennai
Each one is different. Every group of children arrives at something no one expected.
Making an Indus Seal
Museum Exhibition by children
Palaeontology - School Week 1
Palaeontology - School Week 2
Castle Workshop
Magic of Motion @ CSMVS museum Mumbai
Dinosaurs made with magazine scraps
Castle WorkshopOne method. Any age. Every format.
Every Owtofbox session runs on the same five-stage inquiry cycle. The topics change. The process never does.
OBSERVE
Children encounter unlabelled evidence. We don't explain - we ask: what do you notice?
ENGAGE
Hands-on digging, touching, and experimenting. Multi-sensory from the very first moment.
ORGANISE
Children classify what they find, compare observations, and build their own vocabulary around what they've discovered.
REFLECT
They make their thinking visible - through drawing, documentation, and reasoned argument.
REVISIT
We return to the same concepts with new mysteries. Understanding deepens each time they come back to it.
Designed for your context
In-School Integrations
Two to five week modules that plug directly into your existing curriculum blocks - aligned to your learning objectives, delivered entirely by us.
Afterschool Inquiry Studios
Extended, screen-free sessions where children spend more time with evidence and go deeper into long-term investigations without the pressure of a timetable.
Field Investigations
Site-specific sessions where children measure, map, and read real historical sites. The world becomes the classroom.
Homeschool & Tutor Kits
Ready-to-use inquiry units that bring the same depth of an Owtofbox session directly into your home or small group - no specialist knowledge required.
Custom Module Design
Beyond our core library, we design programmes built specifically around your school's context, local history, or learning goals. Nothing off the shelf.
Proven Curriculums
Developed and tested across multiple sessions - each programme is available to purchase and conduct yourself, or we can bring it directly to your classroom.
Dinosaurs & Fossils
Ages 3-6Palaeontology isn't about memorising names - it's about reading evidence. Children excavate fossil casts, measure bones at real scale, and reconstruct skeletons from what they find themselves.
Activities:
Material:
10 worksheets . 4 classes . 5 memory sheets
The Invisible Port & Ancient Trade
Ages 8-13Children are handed a Roman oil jar fragment and asked: how did this end up on a riverbank in Tamil Nadu? From there they measure ancient fort walls, map trade routes, and roll clay amphorae to reconstruct the story themselves.
Activities:
Material:
10 worksheets . 4 classes . 5 memory sheets
Space & The International Space Station
Ages 4-8From the scale of the universe to the reality of surviving in zero gravity. Children attempt a spacewalk simulation, test which foods survive in space, and germinate seeds in cotton - proving that plants grow without soil.
Activities:
Material:
10 worksheets . 4 classes . 5 memory sheets
Dinosaurs & Fossils — school week 2Ready to bring this into your classroom?
Partnership with Owtofbox means building a shared language of inquiry - not just running another programme.
