Creating and playing Wonder Adventures since 2017
The School of Wonder has created more than 15 immersive adventures - each one inviting children to embark on imaginative and a real journey where they become the protagonists of a tale full of creative missions and fantastic characters.
IN THE SEARCH FOR THE LOST CASTAWAYS (2021)
A strange bottle with a letter from two lost castaways has arrived to Segovia’s river shores… it is dated in 1999! Twenty-one years later, a group of brave kids take their boats and sail the seas in the search for the castaways. Following some flashy pinky stars in the sky , they find their way towards the lost island…. Will the island be a safe place? Will Elsa and Nico be still alive? An unexpected sequence of the events will make them prisoners on this island, together with their new friends, the grown-up castaways. Only finding the gold ring swallowed by a fish, crossing the quicksands with the magic holes, and finding one emerald for each member of the team will they get closer to find the magical hole to return back home.
THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM (2020)
This Adventure is an interactive theatrical tour-game happening at El Retiro Park in Madrid (Spain). Our Wonder Magician will invite kids into a fantasy journey around the park, “in a quest for the Great Lion, the only creature that can help the world remove the spell that’s been cast on”. Similar to a treasure hunt, there are funny, creative and ingenious clues, steps and challenges that will bring us towards the Palace of the Great Lion (spoiler). The fantasy story invites kids and families to connect with our inner wonder and believe we have jumped into “another reality”.
FEARSOME PIRATES IN REDHOOK (2020)
Go on an adventure with your friends in a hidden spot in Brooklyn and discover a mysterious red boat… it’s a real one! Do you want to explore it? Dare to enter in and be ready to fight against its fearsome pirates. Perhaps you can come to an agreement with them and become part of their crew. But for that, you’ll need to show first your pirate skills and overcome the 5 pirate challenges as a team with your friends. Once you become a pirate...Fascinating surprises and more adventures await! Or else...have you ever met a pirate who wasn’t in search of a treasure?!
QUEST FOR THE MAGIC POTION(2019)
The Quest for the Magic Potion is a one-hour long immersive treasure-hunt designed for kids between 5-11 years old and played at Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn.
After getting to know one another, our group will encounter a mysterious magician who will invite us on a journey throughout the park to find the missing ingredient to his secret potion.
Along the way we will solve puzzles and riddles, seek help from the local animals, cross invisible rivers, hunt for ancient trees and find pieces of a secret map that will lead us to the last ingredient. Upon successfully completing our mission, we will finalize the potion and enjoy the magic of our new superpower: making enormous bubbles that won’t pop!
THE HALL OF WONDER (2019)
In this adventure, over 120 kids ages 6 to 12 raced along different paths to converge on The Hall of Wonder—the old Paramount Theater Hall reimagined by the School of Wonder’s creative team—where transformative costume making and other creative stations awaited them, before kicking off an inclusive dance party to leave the kids with a heightened experience of self-expression.
Suitable for 6 - 12 year old kids. This was our first indoor experience, designed with our Brooklyn-based collective of artists, including the visual projections of Oliver Allaux, an interactive colorful environment by Hannoux, Michelle Joni’s playground of Wonder, group singing facilitation by Luke Namer, performance art by Wonder Giada.
CHAMPIONS OF WONDER (2019)
This was a six-week Wonder Adventure engaging over 120 campers at LIU Brooklyn in a collective quest to restore wonder to humanity and become Champions of Wonder. Each week, our series of games and activities, ranging from “Chalk Giants” to “Building Your Temple”, would offer kids a fun occasion to build their confidence and explore new facets of creativity.
Suitable for 6 -12 year old children. This adventure was specifically designed for Children’s Academy summer camp at the LIU Brooklyn Campus (Summer 2019)
GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST (2018)
On our way to the river we find a terrible inconvenience: the road is closed and danger signs alert us of the risks we take if we dare to cross.... Apparently, only the wild creatures are allowed to cross the portal. A suitcase, three locks and a diary give us some clue of what’s next: Let’s divide in teams and find the Guardians of the Forest. Only from them can we learn the skills to become wild creatures.
This adventure was made possible thanks to the artists from Fresh Air Collective and the support of Present Present Festival.
A VISIT FROM THE FUTURE (2018)
In this adventure, a Human from the Future is coming to visit the Wonder Children, but the journey is being challenging: his assistant Gelaton has lost the Talisman and there are rumors that the Sorceress of the Past has been seen around the neighborhood with a briefcase full of locks… Children will need to follow several clues hidden in the neighborhood to be able to welcome the Human from the Future.
Designed in October of 2018 for the birthday celebration of our favorite Wonder kids Anjali and Rohan, from Portfolio School.
BUILDING A PYRAMID (2017)
With some bamboo sticks and other raw materials, children have full agency to decide how to set up the installation-home. After building it up, we decorate it and celebrate with a cacao ceremony and life music to bring warmth and love to our new home.
Suitable for 6 to 10 year old children. Co-created with Future Clear Productions and first played in Nov’ 17, with the kids of Portfolio School, in Tribeca, NY.
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BUBBLE WIZARDS (2017)
In this adventure-lesson, children can hold the magic of Science in their own hands. Bringing the intuitive scientist within them, and adding some mental ingredients such as patience and concentration, children learn to create giant soap bubbles and catch, manipulate, divide and multiply them without popping these.
This adventure has been running since September of 2017 and was first played for our favorite school in Tribeca, NY, Portfolio School.
SPYING ON HUMANITY(2017)
This adventure-lesson presents an opportunity for kids in ages 7-12 to make observations about human interactions, feelings and discoveries, in a park setting, and under the umbrella of a fun adventure being spies of the humans.
Kids take time to contemplate, take notes of their observations, and discuss them with their team afterwards in the detective room. A very fun adventure guided by creative prompts to spark empathy and kids’ philosophy.
Created in collaboration with Sami Sutcliffe from Future Clear and Portfolio School.
—> See more pics and videos of this Wonder Adventure here.