Creative Conversations
About our 'Creative Conversations' project
- actively looking for funding
Impact Goals
Through Creative Conversations, we aim to:
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Improve Emotional Wellbeing - Support children and young people to better understand their emotions, manage stress, and develop healthy coping strategies.
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Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation - Create welcoming spaces where young people can build friendships, feel connected, and develop a stronger sense of belonging.
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Build Confidence and Self-Esteem - Help participants recognise their strengths, express themselves creatively, and develop greater confidence in who they are.
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Strengthen Communication Skills - Encourage young people to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in ways that feel safe, meaningful, and empowering.
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Develop Healthy Relationships - Support positive peer connections and strengthen relationships with trusted adults, parents, carers, and the wider community.
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Increase Resilience - Equip young people with practical tools and strategies to navigate challenges, setbacks, and changes in their lives.
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Encourage Creativity and Self-Expression - Use movement, creativity, and the arts to help young people explore their identity, emotions, and personal experiences.
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Create Inclusive Opportunities - Provide accessible, SEND-friendly activities where every young person feels valued, respected, and able to participate fully.
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Strengthen Community Connection - Build stronger links between young people, families, schools, community organisations, and local support networks.
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Help Young People Reach Their Potential - Support participants to develop the confidence, skills, and wellbeing needed to thrive now and in the future.
A proposed programme for children and young people
Creative Conversations is an exciting new wellbeing programme being developed by Embody & Connect CIC to support children and young people through movement, creativity, and meaningful connection.
Designed for young people aged 8–16, the programme will create safe, inclusive spaces where participants can build confidence, improve emotional wellbeing, express themselves creatively, and develop positive relationships.
Unlike traditional wellbeing programmes, Creative Conversations recognises that some of the most important conversations don't start with words. By combining creative movement, arts activities, and guided conversation, we offer different ways for young people to communicate, connect, and thrive.
Shaped by our community
Creative Conversations has been developed through extensive community engagement. Over 80 parents, carers, educators, and community members shared their views through our consultation survey, alongside teacher listening groups, parent conversations, and taster sessions.
The response was overwhelmingly positive, with many highlighting the need for more inclusive, creative wellbeing opportunities that support emotional health, confidence, belonging, and connection—particularly for children experiencing anxiety, social isolation, trauma, or who are neurodivergent.
These conversations have directly influenced the design of the programme, ensuring it reflects the needs, strengths, and experiences of the young people and families we hope to support.
Our vision
We are currently seeking funding and local partners to bring Creative Conversations to life across Islington.
By working alongside schools, families, disability organisations, artists, and community groups, we aim to create a programme that not only supports individual wellbeing but strengthens connections across our whole community.
Because every movement tells a story.
Every conversation creates connection.
And every young person deserves a place to belong.
Video of project feedback
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What Our Community Told Us
Families want more inclusive, affordable wellbeing activities.
Schools highlighted growing concerns around anxiety, confidence, emotional wellbeing, and belonging.
There was strong support for movement-based programmes that help young people express themselves in different ways.