What We're About

  • Imagination Station



    Imagination Station is a Social Enterprise

    We're in the business of making society a better place for the next generation. We specialise in using widely loved LEGO tools and technologies for long-term social outcomes. Imagination Station is run by the LUG 4/2 LEGO fan group, which is an Incorporated Society (#2563380) registered with the New Zealand Charities Commission (#CC50587).

    Our mission is to build creative, lifelong learners. We offer high-quality resources and experiences that align with our four key values: Creativity, Engagement, Accessibility, and Exploration.

  • Creativity:

    Creative play is essential for growing creative minds. We foster the development of critical skills like innovation and communication through our play area and educational programmes.


    Engagement:

    Developing any skill requires time and practice. We use LEGO products as a trusted tool to encourage people of all ages to engage with their imagination and the world around them.

  • Accessibility:

    Positive learning experiences should be accessible to everyone. By making our resources and skilled staff available to all, we create opportunities for our whole community.


    Exploration:

    The process of exploring uncovers endless opportunities to be curious, experiment, and learn. We encourage people to think exploratively through hands-on learning experiences.

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What We Do

What We Do

Our Story

Our Story

Our Team

Our Team

We have ten years of experience in facilitating high-quqality LEGO play and education for the people of Christchurch. Everyone is welcome at Imagination Station!

  • We offer building spaces where anyone can come and build to their heart’s content with LEGO, LEGO Technic and DUPLO. We're open seven days a week for play, with our play area being available whenever Tūranga is open to the public.
  • We host a variety of learning workshops. These are available for school and community groups, and to individuals after school and during school holidays.
  • We host birthday parties with a wide range of fun add-on activities on offer.
  • We host team building sessions for businesses.
  • We host customised private events.

Don't hesitate to fill out one of our enqiury forms or ask one of our team for more information next time you see us!

Imagination Station first opened its doors to the public in January, 2015 in a space in Cathedral Junction. We were initially set up as a six month project after some creative ideas started flowing between the local LEGO Users’ Group (LUG4/2) and the Christchurch City Council. Imagination Station is still run by LUG4/2 (whom you may be familiar with as the organisers of The Christchurch Brick Show), which is an incorporated society and registered charity.

Throughout 2016 and 2017, Imagination Station was one of the founding members of the CHCHSTEAM Network, a group of educational groups working together to bring better, more accessible STEAM Education to Christchurch.

Towards the end of 2016, discussions started about Christchurch's new central library and what would replace the one that had been destroyed in the 2011 earthquakes. Imagination Station saw the potential of collaborating with the library network to provide LEGO play and education to Christchurch in a sustainable way. Discussions continued throughout 2017, resulting in Imagination Station securing a space in Tūranga, Christchruch's new central library. Imagination Station moved into it's new Tūranga home upon the buiding's opening in October 2018.

We're proud to work in continued collaboration with the Christchurch City Council Libraries to provide high-quality learning experiences for Christchurch residents. We're also partnered with Te Mātāpuna Mātātahi | Children's University to help kids explore, engage with and enjoy all the many and varied learning oportunities to be found outside the classroom.

We currently have a team of nine paid staff (mostly part-time) and 30-40 regular volunteers.

  • Our director looks after our finances and puts together applications for the grants that keep us afloat.
  • Our operations manager manages our bookings and makes sure all our people and equipment are in the right place at the right time.
  • Our volunteer coordinator manages, trains and looks after our team of volunteers.
  • Our education liaison works with schools to plan delivery of our programming both in schools and at Tūranga.
  • Our facilitators deliver our programming and run our events.
  • Our volunteers welcome our visitors, keep our play area clean and tidy, keep our kits organised, and support students in our classes.