Discovery Museum is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne's deprived West end, which has one of the highest levels of child poverty in the region. Poverty can significantly impact the learning and attainment of children and young people. Experiential learning through visiting museums has been proven to support children's learning and attainment, however the current impact of Coronavirus means that schools cannot visit museums in person, and children are missing out on these learning opportunities.

As schools cannot access museums Boxes of Delight will enable children and young people to engage with real life history in their own classrooms. The range of themed boxes available contain real and replica objects alongside resources such as the “Book of Delight” to support learning with the objects. The usual membership charges for these boxes can present a barrier to some schools, so we will gift 10 Boxes of Delight memberships to the most in need schools in the areas around Discovery Museum.