Where creativity meets science to build a greener future
Hands-on workshops and kits that inspire children to explore, understand, and solve real-world environmental challenges.
Imagine... Explore... Design... Build... Invent... Learn... Discover... Create... Experiment...
Imagine... Explore... Design... Build... Invent... Learn... Discover... Create... Experiment...
Broken Umbrella Challenge
Join us to transform broken toys and household items into new inventions!
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Every year, millions of broken toys and household items end up in the bin. But what if broken didn’t mean useless?
In the Broken Umbrella Challenge, children take apart broken toys and everyday items to design something completely new!
It’s a fun, hands-on way to explore the issue of waste and learn about circular design – while discovering how we can all become climate problem solvers.
Get ready to explore, design, and invent!
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Suitable for ages 5-12 and runs in libraries, schools, and community spaces across London.
Workshop content is targeted based on age group of children attending.
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For children and parents, click the button below to book your spot on one of our community workshops.
For libraries, schools, and councils, get in touch with us at info@scienceowl.education to organise a workshop or make an enquiry.
Coming Soon
Exciting new eco education kits
Create your own sustainable dyes!
Discover the science behind the textile industry and learn how chemistry can make fashion more eco-friendly. In this kit, you’ll experiment with natural dyes made from plants to explore colour, fabric, and sustainability.
Perfect for budding chemists and designers.
✓ Real experiments inspired by the textile industry
✓ Step-by-step instructions
✓ Learn chemistry skills
Build your own carbon dioxide detector!
Learn about climate change, electronics, and air quality while building a functional carbon dioxide monitor.
Perfect for budding engineers and environmental scientists.
✓ All components included
✓ Step-by-step instructions
✓ Learn real engineering skills
Our Impact
Inspiring the next generation of environmental innovators across the UK
1000+
Children inspired
11
London boroughs
98%
Parents recommend our workshops to others
Meet Our Founder
I believe eco-education and science should be fun and accessible to everyone.
Dr Renee Tonkin, Founder & Chief Scientist
Renee is the founder and Chief Scientist of Science Owl, and she’s on a mission to make climate education fun, creative, and empowering for young people.
As a scientist with a passion for sustainability, Renee realised that much of the messaging around climate change was leaving children feeling worried rather than inspired. She created Science Owl to bring hope, curiosity, and hands-on learning into the conversation.
Renee believes that combining sustainability learning, STEM skills, and creativity is a powerful way to inspire children to imagine solutions and take positive action for the planet.
Through Science Owl’s workshops, science kits, and community projects, she’s helping the next generation see themselves not just as learners — but as inventors, problem-solvers, and change-makers.
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