Studio 2

24/06/2026

✨ Senior Session Recap ✨

Tonight from 6:45–9:30 PM in Studio 2, our seniors had a great time connecting, relaxing, and making memories together! 🎉

The evening was filled with friendly competition, laughs, and creativity — from UNO battles 🃏 and air hockey matches 🏒 to pool games 🎱, performative dance moments 💃, and meaningful group conversations 💬.

It was a fun night of community, connection, and celebrating our seniors! 🙌✨

24/06/2026

🎲✨ Juniors at St Bridget’s College had a brilliant evening today from 6–7:30pm filled with games, laughs and a little friendly competition!

We battled it out in Switch, made some big moves in Monopoly, and put our acting skills to the test with Character Charades 🎭🏆

A great night of teamwork, fun and making memories together! 💙

24/06/2026

24/06/2026

🎭 Summer is almost here! ☀️
Get ready for 6 weeks of non-stop summer fun at Studio2! From arts & crafts, dance, drama, musical theatre, games, performances and so much more — there’s something for everyone to enjoy! 🌟
👉 Register now: www.studio2derry.com/summercamp
✨ Weekly Themes:
🎶 Week 1: Musical Mayhem – Mon 6th – Fri 10th July
🦁 Week 2: Into the Wild – Mon 13th – Fri 17th July
🧸 Week 3: Totally Toys – Mon 20th – Fri 24th July
🌟 Week 4: Studio2’s Got Talent – Mon 10th – Fri 14th August
🚀 Week 5: Reach for the Sky – Mon 17th – Fri 21st August
⛵ Week 6: Smooth Sailing – Mon 24th – Fri 28th August
🎤 Six amazing weeks inspired by your favourite musicals and shows!
🥪 Break & lunch included
⚠️ Limited spaces available – book early to avoid disappointment!
Bring your energy, creativity, and imagination — we can’t wait to see you this summer at Studio2! 💃🎨 fans Derry City & Strabane District Council Arts Council of Northern Ireland What's on Derry Strabane

24/06/2026

🌟 Tonight at Youth Start 🌟

Our Senior Session (ages 14–18) focused on an important and meaningful topic — Anxiety.
During the session, our young people explored what anxiety feels like for them, the situations and experiences that may trigger anxious feelings, and the different coping strategies they can use to manage and overcome these challenges.

Through a range of activities including icebreakers, group discussions, practical coping techniques, and reflection activities, the young people were able to: ✨ Develop self-awareness by recognising their own thoughts, feelings and emotions
✨ Build confidence in expressing themselves and sharing experiences in a supportive environment
✨ Improve communication and listening skills through group conversations
✨ Learn new coping strategies and techniques to manage anxiety
✨ Develop problem-solving skills by exploring ways to respond to challenging situations
✨ Strengthen resilience by understanding that asking for support and trying new strategies can help them through difficult moments.

At the end of the session, the young people evaluated what they found useful and shared ideas about what they would like to see in future sessions.

The feedback was extremely positive, with young people sharing that they found the information helpful, useful, and valuable. Many expressed that they would like to take part in follow-up sessions to continue building their understanding and skills around wellbeing.

A fantastic session with great engagement, honest conversations, and young people developing skills that will support them both now and in the future. 💙



Education Authority EA Youth Service Derry & Strabane Area Youth Service

23/06/2026

22/06/2026

🌞 Tonight’s Youth Start Session was full of fun, laughter and sunshine! 🌿

Our Junior Session (ages 9–13) started the evening with some board games, giving our young people the chance to relax, connect with each other and build important social skills.

Some of our young people also developed new life skills through our café activity, where they practised money management by making choices, handling money, working out purchases and understanding the value of items. 💷

With the beautiful weather, we headed outside into the garden for some energetic games including What’s the Time Mr Wolf, Parallel Tag, The Name Game and Guess Who. These activities helped young people develop teamwork, communication, confidence, problem-solving, listening skills and the ability to work together with others.

We also brought out the parachute, which was a huge hit! The group enjoyed games such as Cat and Mouse, All Change and Hogwarts, encouraging cooperation, coordination, turn-taking, creativity and trust while having lots of fun together.

It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying the sunshine, getting active and building positive friendships. 🌞

A brilliant session filled with new experiences, laughter and opportunities to learn and grow! 💙

22/06/2026

Thank you Moving Bodies Moving Minds, Claire Harkin

22/06/2026

🎭✨ A wonderful evening of Arts and Culture for our Youth Start Seniors! ✨🎭
Last night, a group of our Seniors from the Youth Start Programme had the fantastic opportunity to attend the Millennium Forum to watch The Grove Theatre Group’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

It was an amazing performance, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication of local people within our community.
A special thank you and congratulations, goes to Martin Mullan and everyone in the The Grove Theatre Group for putting on such a sensational show!! 👏⭐

Our young people had a brilliant evening and were able to experience the magic of live theatre, helping to inspire a greater interest in the Arts, Creativity, and Culture.

A huge thank you to the Education Authority for funding our Local Area Youth Provision and providing opportunities like this, which allow our young people to broaden their experiences, explore new interests, and engage with the arts.

A fantastic night enjoyed by all! 🌟👏

EA Youth Service Derry & Strabane Area Youth Service