Youth Festival Programme

This interactive workshop invites secondary school students to explore how AI shapes information, particularly around mental health. Through live demonstrations, discussion, and hands-on use of AI chatbots, students will develop skills in critical engagement with and responsible usage of AI as both storyteller and advisor. Students will leave the workshop with practical tools to navigate […]

A high-energy workshop where secondary school students explore the fundamentals of spoken word and performance poetry — voice, movement, timing, and stage presence. Students will experiment, build confidence, and learn how to bring their words to life in a way that connects powerfully with any audience

A dramatised reading of Odale’s Choice by Kamau Brathwaite brings Caribbean literary heritage to life through the voices and energy of young performers. Directed by Tafar Chia Lewis of Teatro Journee, the piece explores themes of identity, resistance, and transformation with fresh urgency and perspective. A youth-driven interpretation that bridges generations while celebrating the richness […]

Our signature open mic event returns, featuring the winners of the 2025 Bocas Spoken Word Intercol and an assortment of talented youth writers. Hosted by Jayron Remy.

This fiction workshop invites students to explore storytelling through character, voice, and imagination. Participants will experiment with crafting their own stories while gaining insight into how lived experience and culture can shape powerful, authentic writing

One of our most popular events for youth is back! Two teams of razor-sharp debaters square off for a timely, urgent debate about the role of Artificial Intelligence in education and creative expression. In partnership with the JB Fernandes Memorial Trust and the Trinidad and Tobago Youth Parliament.

The launch of a multimedia graphic novel! See the results of a six-month, transnational collaboration among teens from T&T, Jamaica, and Northern Ireland. This dynamic multimedia project explores the dystopian consequences of AI, the replacement of humanity, corruption, and survival. Project Fusion Junction is funded by the British Council, and run in partnership with Fighting […]