Our Work
Delivering programmes that use hands-on experience as the route to lasting wellbeing.
Our Approach
Empowr designs and delivers programmes through EELA — the Empowr Experiential Learning Activities framework. EELA ensures every session is grounded in psychological safety, inclusion, meaningful challenge, and joy. It keeps Empowr true to its roots: people learn and grow best through doing.
Find out more about EELA →Our facilitators are trained through ECCP— the Empowr Certified Coaching Programme. Rather than recruiting externally, ECCP converts participants into certified coaches — building Empowr's delivery capacity from within the community, and ensuring every coach carries Empowr's values into every session.
Find out more about ECCP →The Science
Experiential learning — hands-on activity that challenges both body and mind — creates new neural pathways, improves brain function, and reduces stress hormones. Physical movement and mental stimulation combined produce outcomes no passive approach can replicate.
Where We're Headed
Empowr's long-term ambition is to be recognised as a Health Activities Provider — a legitimate health intervention alongside clinical care, with experiential learning prescribed as part of a broader wellbeing strategy.
The EELA Framework
EELA is not a single programme — it is the architecture that all programmes live within. Five sub-programmes, each with its own team and focus, all aligned to the same mission.
MoveWell
Movement & WellnessActiveDynamic ways to improve physical and mental health through movement.
Mind Body & Wellness
Mindfulness & RecoveryComing soonA space for relaxation and rejuvenation, nurturing inner peace, mental clarity, and physical flexibility.
Creative Expression & Arts
Creativity & Self-ExpressionComing soonExploring personal expression as a meaningful pathway to wellbeing.
Outdoor & Adventure
Nature & ExplorationComing soonBuilding fitness, teamwork, and a genuine connection with the natural world.
Team-Building & Leadership
Collaboration & GrowthComing soonGroup challenges and interactive workshops that develop leadership, problem-solving, and strategic thinking through hands-on experience.
Our Programmes
Active sessions, courses, and camps — all grounded in the EELA framework.
Drop-in Sessions
Open, welcoming sessions where skaters of all levels come together to practise, learn, and connect. No pressure, no performance — just movement, community, and growth at your own pace.
- –Each1teach1: Skate Jam — Ages 15+
- –All Ages Roller Disco — Ages 5+
Structured Lessons
Progressive skating programmes that build balance, coordination, confidence, and a love of movement. Coaches create an environment where trying, falling, and getting back up is exactly the point.
- –Sk8 Skool for Kidz — Ages 5–15
- –SK8 Skool for All Ages — Ages 5+
Courses
Multi-session courses that take participants from their first steps on skates to genuine skill and confidence. By the end, skating feels like yours.
- –Beginners Foundations — Ages 13+
- –Beginners Outside — Ages 13+
- –Prep to Street Skating — Ages 13+ (Level 2)
Camps
Immersive holiday skating experiences for children and young people. High-energy, inclusive, and genuinely memorable — the kind of experience that stays with you long after the skates come off.
- –Roller Quad Camp — Ages 5–12
- –Roller Skating Camp — Ages 5–15
Advanced
For skaters ready to go beyond the basics. Focused on routines, flow, and linking moves into sequences — building coordination, creativity, and a deeper relationship with movement.
- –SYNKRON8 — Ages 15+
Past Programmes
Skating is one vehicle among many. Past programmes demonstrate that Empowr's methodology works across activities — whatever creates movement, challenge, and connection.
Bouldering
Physical problem-solving and full-body challenge on the wall.
Past
Hula Hoop Workshops
Movement, rhythm, and coordination through hoop play — for all ages.
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Kids Digital Art Club
Creative digital expression and design skills for young people.
Past
Kids Coding Club
Hands-on introduction to programming, logic, and computational thinking.
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Zumba
High-energy Latin-inspired dance fitness for all levels.
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Rubix Cube Workshop
Spatial reasoning and logical thinking through puzzle-solving.
PastWho We Work With
Empowr works with people of every age in SE London and beyond — across schools, community centres, public spaces, and events.
Schools
Ivydale Primary School
Community Centres
Barnes Wallis
Community Events
Jubilee Family Funday
Public Spaces
Street Skate Support Group
Our Partners
Empowr builds value-based partnerships with organisations committed to community wellbeing.
Want to work with us?
Whether you're a school, organisation, or practitioner — we'd love to hear from you.