{"id":54175,"date":"2026-09-11T19:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/?p=54175"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:14:25","slug":"the-imaginarium-when-owis-nanyang-students-saw-their-stories-come-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/blog\/the-imaginarium-when-owis-nanyang-students-saw-their-stories-come-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Imaginarium: When OWIS Nanyang Students Saw Their Stories Come to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Imagine writing a story, then watching real actors perform it on stage, right in front of you. That&#8217;s exactly what happened for our IB PYP students at OWIS Nanyang this September.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2 to 4 September, students from Early Childhood through to Grade 5 watched their own plays performed live by professional actors from The Alchemist Theatre in Singapore. It&#8217;s called <strong>The Imaginarium<\/strong>, and it&#8217;s the first time we&#8217;ve run anything like it at OWIS.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-54175 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6516-2-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6531-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Their stories, their ideas<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every script came from the students themselves. There were no set topics or prompts to choose from. Just a blank page and their own imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result was a wonderful mix of stories. Some students wrote about the joy of reading and the thrill of going on an adventure. Others explored bigger ideas, like breaking down gender stereotypes or what it feels like to be homesick. Each story carried a piece of what we value most at OWIS: curiosity, empathy and kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The idea behind The Imaginarium<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Imaginarium was brought to life by Stephen Rowland, Secondary English Teacher and Instructional Coach at OWIS. The idea grew out of his own career as a working actor, where he saw first-hand how young writers could be part of the rehearsal process for professional productions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had worked with theatres that produced variations of this for Theatre for Young Audiences, where students&#8217; work would be adapted and professionally performed,\u201d Stephen explains.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had also been part of the devising process and had seen that writers were often involved in the rehearsal process. After watching these processes, I thought, why wouldn&#8217;t we apply the same processes to performances written by kids?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen had seen how much students could grow through an experience like this. He just needed the right moment to make it happen. This year, that moment arrived, and the results went even further than he expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Working with the actors<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bring the scripts to life, Stephen called on actors from The Alchemist Theatre network he&#8217;d worked with in past projects. Once each script was adapted for a cast of three, he reached out to see who wanted to be part of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-54175 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6e5a3547-924a-40ec-b89d-57c32f78db63-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6562-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese actors come from a network I have worked with in the past through Alchemist Theatre and its collaborations and projects,\u201d he says. \u201cWe all had such a fun time working on these and were so impressed with the quality and content by these young writers.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>A different kind of learning<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen sees The Imaginarium as more than a fun activity. It&#8217;s a genuine chance for students to apply the literacy skills they&#8217;ve been building all year: structuring a story, writing for an audience, drafting and redrafting.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-54175 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6603-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20f575ce-944e-4764-b5b3-0b8d69e74a20-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like to think of this as a type of assessment where students apply literacy skills such as structuring a story, writing for a specific audience, and following the drafting and devising process,\u201d Stephen says. \u201cUnlike regular assessments, which a<\/span><\/i><i><span>ssess skills students have been practicing, this can be considered an authentic assessment that allows students to see just how important those skills are when applied in real-world contexts where the results have tangible value to them.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That value showed up clearly during rehearsals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe kids had so much to say during the rehearsal process, and it really helped us find their voice in the pieces,\u201d Stephen says.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>Watching it all come together<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part came when students sat down to watch their own words performed, surrounded by their friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen it came time for them to watch alongside their friends, I could see the look of amazement on their faces,\u201d Stephen says. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-54175 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/754e99ae-119c-4bff-8158-5ab584ac3253-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/754e99ae-119c-4bff-8158-5ab584ac3253-300x200.jpg 300w, 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sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-1150x770.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a723a339-f9c7-45ff-b507-f371a64b160f-755x500.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey seemed proud, but also swept away by the magic of the moment. Watching moments like these is why I do what I do, and I&#8217;m humbled that I get opportunities to provide experiences like these that will have a positive impact on these kids&#8217; development.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>A first for OWIS Nanyang, and a wonderful one<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Imaginarium marks a new kind of learning experience for our students: one where their words, ideas and imagination take centre stage, quite literally. It&#8217;s this kind of curiosity and creativity we love to nurture at OWIS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see more of what makes OWIS Nanyang special? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/school-tour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a campus tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and come see it for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine writing a story, then watching real actors perform it on stage, right in front of you. That&#8217;s exactly what happened for our IB PYP students at OWIS Nanyang this September. 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