Welcome to Project Teens!

This exciting two-day event is all about creating space for neurodivergent young people to explore, connect, and try something new. Taking place at Central Library on 26th–27th June, Project Teens brings together a wide range of accessible extra-curricular activities from across Liverpool, all in one place.

Have you ever wanted to try something like art, performance, music, 3D printing, or comedy, but weren’t sure where to start? Or felt unsure about going somewhere new? Project Teens is designed with that in mind. We’ve worked to make this event welcoming, flexible, and sensory-considerate, so you can engage in ways that feel right for you.

Everything is completely free, and you have the freedom to choose. You can sign up for between one and four sessions each day, explore different interests, and discover activities that you’ve never tried before.

Take a look at the sessions below and complete the sign-up form to get started. Whether you try one thing or several, Project Teens is your space to explore, create, and be yourself. You might just find something that you really love!

📅 Friday 26 June

📍 Space 1 – Discovery Library

10am–12pm
RAWD Theatre Company
Theatre and performance skills workshops

A Drama instructor standing in front of a group of people at The Brain Charity

Behind every RAWD show is a room full of people just trying things out, join us to see how it’s done. You will try your hand at a few different roles to see what fits you including acting, directing, writing and stage managing.

If you’re aged 24 or under and curious about how theatre is made, we’d love to see you there.

12pm–1pm Drop-in session
‘The Boy King’
Live stage performance by Jordan Connerty

A man on stage in a yellow fedora putting on a jacket

On his lunch break, Jordan can’t help sneaking into the museum store room to explore…but it’s not long before he’s carried away on an ancient expedition of immersive storytelling and imagination.

Get to know The Boy King, the team who excavated his tomb and Jordan – A boy whose love of history transformed his life growing up with autism.

1pm–3pm
Health & happiness comedy workshops delivered by The Comedy Trust

During these unique interactive workshops, participants are encouraged to share short anecdotes, light-hearted memories, and humorous personal stories.

These moments of laughter help people open up, reflect, and explore their own experiences in a relaxed and supportive setting.

📍 Space 2 – Teens Library

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
Brilliant block printing with Young Blue Room

Ink…stamp…roll…sketch!

Have a go at block printing techniques to create your own badge and greeting card designs with artist facilitators from Young Blue Room, the Bluecoat’s inclusive arts project with young people.

📍 Space 3 – Atrium

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
Steam Engineers
3D printing workshops

Have you ever wanted to learn about 3D printing? In this interactive workshop with Steam Engineers, you’ll explore 3D design software to bring your own ideas to life in a relaxed, supportive setting.

Experiment, get creative, and shape a personalized object that will be 3D printed and sent to you after the session.

📍 Space 4 – Hornby Library

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
Dungeons & Dragons workshops with Kev Walsh

Step into a world where your ideas shape the story. Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a storytelling game where you create a character and go on exciting adventures with other players, solving problems, exploring new worlds, and making choices that change the story as you play.

With no previous experience needed, you can take part in whatever way feels right for you. A friendly Dungeon Master will be there to support you and explain everything as you go.

D&D is flexible, imaginative, and all about teamwork. If you like using your imagination and trying something new, give it a try!

12pm–1pm
National Museums Liverpool drop-in sessions

12-12.30pm Sketching for Mindfulness with Faye

A person sketching with a pencil in a sketch book. We are looking over their shoulder.

Take some time out of your day to be creative and do some sketching in a calming, peaceful environment.

Materials will be provided, with a museum facilitator available to offer helpful tips and advice.

12.30-1pm Natural History Show, Tell and Handle with Andrew

This session offers you the chance to see some of the objects from the World Museum’s Natural History collection up close.

Ask our expert facilitator any questions and take the opportunity to handle some unique objects.

A museum employee shows a wooden artifact to a group of people at the World Museum in Liverpool.

📍 Space 5 – Meeting Rooms (Top Floor)

1pm–3pm
In Harmony
Take to the Stage: The Orchestra Unlocked

Young people playing wind instruments in an orchestra

Ever wanted to learn an orchestral instrument but not sure which one’s for you? Come to our taster session and try out loads of different instruments, discover what they can do, and see which one feels like your perfect match.

If you’re into it, you can chat to us about joining one of In Harmony’s FREE Youth Hubs — where you’ll get to learn, play, and even borrow your chosen instrument for free!

Book an activity now

📅 Saturday 27 June

📍 Space 1 – Discovery Library

10am–12pm
RAWD Theatre Company
Theatre and performance skills workshops

If you’re aged 24 or under and curious about how theatre is made, we’d love to see you there.

12pm–1pm Drop-in session
‘The Boy King’
Live stage performance by Jordan Connerty

Get to know The Boy King, the team who excavated his tomb and Jordan – A boy whose love of history transformed his life growing up with autism.

1pm–3pm
Health & happiness comedy workshops delivered by The Comedy Trust

During these unique interactive workshops, participants are encouraged to share short anecdotes, light-hearted memories, and humorous personal stories.

These moments of laughter help people open up, reflect, and explore their own experiences in a relaxed and supportive setting.

📍 Space 2 – Teens Library

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
Comics Youth
Comic book and illustration workshops

Character design (Sessions 1 & 3 – 10am and 1pm)

Join us for a fun and relaxed character creation workshop, explore your imagination and design your very own original character.

We will create our characters step-by-step with drawing activities and creative prompts that will bring our characters to life by designing their personality, where they live, what they do, how they behave and feel, and what makes them wonderful and unique, maybe even a cool gadget, outfit or sidekick too!

Young people seated at long tables taking part in a comics drawing workshop in a bright yellow room, with illustrated posters on the walls and a presenter standing beside a screen showing a slide at the front

Create a comic (Sessions 2 & 4 – 11am and 2pm)

Young People seated at a table taking part in a comics drawing workshop in a bright yellow room, with illustrated posters on the walls

Come and make your own comic with us! No prior knowledge of comics needed!

We will show you some comic tips and tricks like speech bubbles and sound effects, and then together we will create our own worlds, characters and story and turn it into our very own comic!

Whether you are new to drawing, comics and character design, or if you already have a bunch of ideas on the go already, anyone aged 18 or under is welcome to join this workshop.

📍 Space 3 – Atrium

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
3D printing workshop with Steam Engineers

Experiment, get creative, and shape a personalized object that will be 3D printed and sent to you after the session.

📍 Space 4 – Hornby Library

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
Dungeons & Dragons workshops with Kev Walsh

With no previous experience needed, you can take part in whatever way feels right for you. A friendly Dungeon Master will be there to support you and explain everything as you go.

D&D is flexible, imaginative, and all about teamwork. If you like using your imagination and trying something new, give it a try!

12pm–1pm
National Museums Liverpool drop-in sessions

12pm-12.30pm Dinosaurs Show, Tell and handle with Dino Dave

Young people sitting at a table with dinosaur bones and a skull on it

Get up close with objects from World Museum’s dinosaur handling collection.

This is a great opportunity to see dino bones and fossils up close, and ask any questions to an expert, Dino Dave.

12.30pm-1pm Ancient World Show, Tell and Handle with Leila

A young person examining classical-style sculptures during a hands-on museum workshop, with small statue replicas and artefacts arranged on a table and an adult facilitator nearby.

Meet Leila, an expert who can answer all your questions about the incredible objects in National Museums Liverpool’s Ancient World handling collection.

This is a rare opportunity to touch and handle some of World Museum’s many objects.

📍 Space 5 – Meeting Rooms (Top Floor)

10am–12pm and 1pm–3pm
In Harmony
Backstage Pass: Live Sound Workshop

A group of young people some playing music and one being a sound engineer

Interested in the arts but don’t fancy being centre stage? Why not check out what happens behind the scenes!

Live sound engineers are the people who make every show sound incredible.

In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of setting up a PA system and how to soundcheck a small acoustic gig — perfect if you want to get hands‑on with the tech that makes performances come alive.