About

We exist to create spaces for teenagers to pause, reconnect and have FUN whilst living real experiences,with real people, in real moments.
Adults have plenty of retreats to disconnect.
Children have countless summer camps to go to for a Digital Reset.
And teens?
You can't tell teens to disconnect if there’s nothing better to connect to..
Teenagers desperately need moments to laugh, create, challenge themselves and build real friendships.
But when technology is always present, those moments or the spaces are harder, if not impossible, to find.
If/ when they are given the choice, they prefer it 90% of the time.
Young Rebels creates the conditions for them to happen again.
Through my conversations with other parents, it’s clear we are in a crisis. Many families are forced to spend thousands on residential therapy for anxiety or depression, but support shouldn't only arrive once a situation becomes a tragedy.
Beyond the clinical statistics, there is a heartbreaking cultural loss: many of today's teens may never experience the simple joy of hanging out with friends for days at a time, free from screen distractions, the way we did.
Instead of waiting for a breaking point, why not give them a chance to disconnect and rediscover that feeling? If they can experience that genuine connection, they'll finally have a baseline to compare against the digital world.
We don’t lecture teenagers about why they should disconnect.
We show them how they feel when they do.
Through outdoor adventure, creative workshops, music, and shared challenges, they experience what life without screens actually feels like. They begin to notice something simple but powerful: how different they feel when they are truly present.
Our approach is preventive rather than reactive. Inspired by the work of Jonathan Haidt THE ANXIOUS GENERATION and the research behind how arts improves mental well being from YOUR BRAIN ON ART, we create experiences that strengthen teenagers’ wellbeing before problems arise.
The Young Rebels method is built on five pillars widely recognised in mental health and wellbeing practices:
- Nature
- Arts and creativity
- Movement and adventure
- A sense of belonging
- A sense of purpose
When these elements come together, teenagers don’t just disconnect from screens ( they reconnect with themselves and each other)
1. To integrate experiential digital wellbeing into Secondary education
2. To empower the next generation with the agency to master their digital lives through experience, understanding, and the power of peer-led mentorship.

Young Rebels Team

Victor Abad

YOUTH LEADER

Víctor is a seasoned Arts & Design educator who mentors individuals of all ages. He has taught KS3 and IGCSE Art & Design in Mallorca and has experience at Escola Global and Agora School, where he incorporated mindfulness techniques.
He holds a Master’s in Research in Artistic and Visual Practices from UCLM, studied Art and New Media Design in the Netherlands, and earned a Design degree from EASD València and Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón.
Currently, he is a career advisor at ADEMA in Mallorca, studying Pedagogy and pursuing a doctorate focused on how learning environments affect creativity in children and adolescents.
Josi Matos

YOUTH LEADER
Josi holds a degree in Social Work from Brazil, where she also worked coordinating a community centre in the favelas for over 150 young people.
She then spent over a decade in the UK, leading residential programmes and working with the Girl Guides, where she saw first-hand what happens to young people when you give them structure, nature and space away from the noise.
Josie has a natural gift for young expats and immigrants — teenagers navigating identity, language and belonging somewhere that doesn't quite feel like home yet.
At Young Rebels, Josie supports and leads students to feel seen, to gain courage and to trust in themselves.
Pau Terrasa

YOUTH LEADER
Pau brings vast experience from Iberostar Hotels, working as an animator and entertainer before being promoted to manager, coordinating teams of 10 to 20 while supervising sports, drama and music activities. He currently works as a social worker at Asnimo, a foundation supporting people with disabilities and young people. He speaks English, basic German, and outside of work loves longboarding, cliff jumping, parkour, rock climbing, fishing and canyoning.
Pau believes in Young Rebels' mission, joining out of a genuine personal passion for empowering young people through community, sport, nature and the arts, having experienced that impact firsthand. He attended a youth club from age 6 to 18, then became a volunteer monitor there himself — mentoring the same group over eight years. He holds qualifications in Sports and Leisure Activity Coordination, Leisure Time Youth Monitoring, and Social Care and Community Work, alongside a Leadership and Management course completed in Australia.
Barbara Jimenez

PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Bárbara is currently in the last year of her Social Education degree at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). She holds a Higher Vocational Qualification in Social Integration, and has been volunteering as a Leisure Activities Monitor at Club d’Esplai in Palma since 2018. At YR, she supports logistics, coordination, and programme delivery behind the scenes.
She completed her internship placements at Fundación Aspace and Asociación Nazaret in 2021, gaining hands-on experience supporting young people in different social contexts. In addition, she works as a monitor at the summer camps organised by the UIB, continuing to develop her experience in youth engagement and group facilitation.
Ana Barceló

PROGRAMME DESIGNER & CONNECTOR

Ana "connects the dots" between creative experts who are passionate about SEL in youth and forward-thinking schools to design experiences that promote digital well-being. A trained Geniotipo career coach, a tool used by many Schools in Spain to help students identify their natural talents and where they are most likely to thrive.
She holds a degree in Audiovisual Communications from the UK, where she also worked for over two decades, helping documentary films reach global audiences through distribution. As the mother of a 17-year-old ( co-designer of the programmes ), Ana started Y.R to protect the spaces for human connection that vanish during adolescence. It is her passion project, built on the belief that digital balance starts with lived experiences offline.

Meet the Facilitators

Carolina Adán Caro

STREET ARTIST & ARTS FACILITATOR
Carolina is Madrid-born visual artist with a Fine Arts degree from the Complutense University and a postgraduate degree from the University of Barcelona. She trained with renowned realist painter Antonio López. Now based in Mallorca, she creates vibrant murals and illustrations through her Art Is Life project, bringing emotion and color to public spaces .
Oliver Torr

IMPROV THEATRE FACILITATOR
Oliver Torr is a classically trained actor and director with almost two decades of experience helping people shine on stage and screen. He’s worked with beginners to professionals, but his passion is helping each person discover what makes them unique.
From Shakespeare to unlocking the emotions a director needs, he makes acting practical, fun, and inspiring. In Mallorca, he’s led drama workshops in international schools and at Actors Lab Mallorca, always creating safe, supportive spaces where young people grow confidence, imagination, and teamwork.
Emilio Ramirez

SURVIVING SKILLS
Emilio is a passionate educator dedicated to guiding young adults beyond the classroom. As founder and co-director of Tramuntana Supervivencia, he has spent more than a decade leading children, teens, and adults into the mountains to discover survival skills, bushcraft, and the simple joy of being outdoors. For Emilio, nature is the ultimate classroom; a place to grow, test limits and reconnect with what truly matters. In his role as Director of Outdoor Education, he brings this vocation to life.
Jesus Pons

SURVIVING SKILLS
Jesús is co-director of Tramuntana Supervivencia, a mountain guide, school teacher, and leisure time instructor with a real passion for the outdoors. Since 2020, he’s been guiding groups of all ages; especially kids and teenagers through the world of survival and bushcraft, always making sure learning is practical, clear, and safe. With his background in education and first aid, Jesús knows how to turn the outdoors into a classroom where curiosity, resilience, and hands-on skills come alive.
Xisco Duarte

CERAMIC FACILITATOR
Xisco is a visual artist and Fine Arts lecturer at ADEMA University (Mallorca), where he specialises in ceramics and coordinates the modules Fundamentals of Printmaking and Graphic Work & New Technologies. He holds a Fine Arts degree from the University of Barcelona and has completed advanced international training at the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute (China) and ENSAD Limoges (France). Alongside exhibiting his work, he has curated and directed numerous cultural projects
Demian Bellido

MUSICIAN & COMPOSER
With 16 years of teaching experience, Demi leads musical initiation classes, band ensemble workshops, and creative stimulation sessions.
As a producer and multi-instrumentalist, he has performed across genres like rock, funk, soul, hip hop and Latin American music. He currently plays in his own bands and teaches Secondary School students across all instruments through his own school, Supernova. At Young Rebels, Demi DJs and plays drums or guitar alongside the students — allowing them to flow into it and find their own rhythm out.
Karoline Bär

THEATRE & SOMATIC COACH (Anti-Bullying and Resilience)
Karoline is a trained actress, theatre pedagogue and resilience coach who studied professional acting in Vienna and Theatre Pedagogy in Linz, going on to work in theatre, film and voice acting. Alongside her performance career, she has led anti-bullying and resilience programmes for children and teenagers across schools and educational centres in Germany and Mallorca.
Her approach focuses on helping young people discover their own strength, confidence and independence through improvisation, roleplay and storytelling. Karoline creates safe and playful spaces where teens can build empathy, self-awareness, resilience and authentic human connection.
Noelia Milán

HIP HOP DANCE FACILITATOR
Noelia has been dancing since the age of four, exploring hip-hop and urban dance with passion. By 13, she was already teaching kids at her neighborhood community center. At 18, she was in the dance group representing Spain at the 2016 World Dance Championship. Since 2021, she has run her own Dance Academy , FDA, teaching hip-hop, R&B, commercial, and heels to kids, teens, and young adults. At Young Rebels, Noelia will wake up the young adults with music and movement, to help them start the day charged with rhythm and flow.
Chloe Alicia

CONSCIOUS COOKING
Chloe is a CELTA and TEFL-qualified educator with a First Class BA (Hons) in Advertising, Art Direction and Copywriting. Educated at Bellver International College, she has taught Cambridge English in China to primary and secondary students, led marketing at Mallorca Tutoring Academy, and now runs a content creation agency for the hospitality sector.
A passionate advocate for conscious eating and the connection between what we put in our bodies and how we feel. At Young Rebels, Chloe leads the healthy cooking workshop, where students prepare a dish with their own hands from scratch.
Alex Lapsus

GRAFFITI STREET ART / CREATIVE SONGWRITING
Alex is a graffiti and urban artist, is also a songwriter, composer, and producer for the band LPS Beats. He will lead workshops on song-writing and free-style rapping, as well as teach various graffiti and mural techniques.
Stephanie Reina

DIGITAL WELLBEING EDUCATOR
Stephanie is a Digital Wellbeing Educator dedicated to helping students and parents reclaim focus in an age of digital distraction. An adjunct professor at IE Business School since 2015, she holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London and an MBA from IE. A two-time TEDx speaker, Stephanie has presented her work at various scientific conferences internationally. Based in Madrid and available for online or in-person workshops, Stephanie provides the essential tools to foster digital balance, motivation, and positive behaviour. She delivers specialized talks for schools, empowering both parents and students to navigate digital landscapes while keeping well-being.
Silvestre del Rio

DIGITAL ETHICS
Silvestre Del Río is a leading expert in youth and social media, with over 20 years of experience as a Juvenile Police Officer. Specializing in family mediation, conflict resolution, and digital safety, he has dedicated his career to protecting and educating young people and their families. In 2016, he founded Educando Proteges, an association aimed at providing parents & young people with essential guidance in the digital age.
Tony Estruch

GENIOTIPO CREATOR
Tony Estruch is a Spanish author, musician, and personal development expert. He created Geniotipo , a tool for identifying innate creative abilities, grounded in neuroscience and psychometric research. His book Geniotipo has sold over 10,000 copies and been translated into six languages. Through his foundation, workshops, and programs, Tony helps schools, individuals, and organizations discover their innate talents and the core ingredients of their purpose.
Sam Sadler

GUITAR AND FLAMENCO MUSIC MENTOR
A multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter, Sam performs with a flamenco group in Spain. At Young Rebels, he’ll teach you to play from feeling and record your own music, turning raw emotion into sound.