TESSA EVENTS & COURSES

Find out about events and courses coming up at TESSA.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Play It TESSA family sessions

Play It

Musical family wellbeing sessions throughout January and February at Family Routes Office, Belfast.

Creative Connections

Creative Connections

A unique family event to help parents and teens get on the same wave length! In Cookstown, for adoptive parents and their teens aged 12+

Creative Art

Art wellbeing group for teens aged 12-17 based in Merville House, Newtownabbey.

Healthy Bodies, Happy Minds

A six-week sports wellbeing programme for young people aged 7-11, based in the Boys Model, Belfast.

Sensory Processing Support

A workshop for parents of adopted young people on Thursday 20th November, at Vibe NI, Armagh.

Back to Nature -7-11s

Back to Nature 7-11 years

A nature-based play therapy group for young people aged 7 - 11 at Quarries Community Farm, Bangor. Taking place in autumn 2025.

Learning Through Horses - Teens Course

An Equine Facilitated Learning Group for young people aged 12 - 18 at Crindle Stables, Limavady. Taking place in autumn 2025.

Pony Pathfinders

An Equine Facilitated Learning Group for young people aged 7 - 11 at Crindle Stables, Limavady. Taking place in autumn 2025.

Surfing the Waves for parents

One-day workshop for parents of teens, Tuesday 18th November 2025.

PAST EVENTS

TESSA family wellbeing event Sept 2025

Family Wellbeing Day

For adoptive families (children must be 6+) in South Eastern area, 13th September 2025.

Love and Rage Online 25

A six-week online programme for parents of adopted children. Tuesdays 6.30 - 8.30pm, taking place in autumn 2025.

TESSA teens wellbeing programme Sept and Oct 2025

Teens Wellbeing Programme

Personal development programme for adopted teens and birth siblings within the household (12-18 years). Sept & Oct 2025.

Heads Up teen programme

Heads Up Teens Course

Teens summer programme focusing on well-being and resilience, taking place in August.

TESSA summer programme

Children's Summer programme across 5 sessions in July and August.

Kicking off Summer quiz night TESSA

KICKING OFF SUMMER - a quiz night fundraiser for the work of TESSA NI on 1st July.

Art Therapy for Parents

Art Therapy for Parents

Art wellbeing group for adoptive parents, taking place in Oct 2024.

Tessa pre-teen well being course

A donkey experience

A well being course for pre-teens aged 7-11 in September and October 2024.

Family wellbeing day Share centre

Connect with other families and enjoy a fun day out before the return to school, Saturday 17th August.

Teens celebration flyer

Teens Celebration

TESSA Teens project celebration day on Saturday 7th Sept 11am-3pm.

Surfing the Waves - Tessa teens

Surfing the Waves

Teen programme, taking place in April.

Climb it - Tessa teens

Climb It

A six week climbing programme with a difference, for teens. May and June 2024.

Tessa Teens - Beat Club

Beat Club

Teen programme, April and May 2024.

Family Wellbeing Events

Family Wellbeing Events

TESSA and Family Routes are excited to announce three Family Wellbeing Events

Love & Rage Parenting Course

Love and Rage is a four-week programme offered by TESSA/Family Routes