2020 was the first year that the Resilient Girls program was offered

These girls will be continuing an advanced program,

within their own group, for 2021.

The information below is for girls about to start

either year 7 or year 8, in 2021

Within a culture of inclusion and co-operation the aims of Resilient Girls is to:

• facilitate supportive peer friendships

• develop each girls individual strengths and her ability to be comfortable with who she is

• foster curiosity, self confidence and assertive, clear communication

• explore self care strategies for both physical and mental health and learn how to implement those strategies

• further develop both independent and peer supported problem solving

• encourage each girl to explore her connectedness to the natural world

• and finally, to have fun doing all of the above!

 The Venue:

The original rustic hay-shed on the property ‘Inanna.’

Address:140 Carlsens Rd Cavendish.

 Located 20km north east of the township of Cavendish,

surrounded by the Grampians National Park.

‘Inanna,’ is the home of Suzan Muir and Jon Muir, OAM 

 What does the program involve? 

Each day that we meet the girls will do a fun, physically orientated activity or craft and also have some time to sit together to talk about what is important to them. The focus of the year is to celebrate each girl and her strengths and to explore some of the challenges girls face as they grow into young women.

Some of the activities during the year will be archery, learning about  animal tracks in the bush, making dream catchers, identifying bush foods, learning simple compass navigation to find treasure in the forest, face painting with ochre and doing a group canvas art work - they’ll get to take a piece of it home - no artistic skill required but amazing results guaranteed!

Some of the aspects of growing up that we will discus together are, friendships, self worth, emotions, self talk, mental health strategies and how we are changing as we step into being teenagers.

Everyone will have the chance to talk about these ideas but no-one will have to talk about anything they don’t feel comfortable discussing. It’s about having fun together, learning from each other, making friendships and most importantly, encouraging each girl to be herself by creating a safe place for self expression.

I’m passionate about working with women at all stages of their lives to facilitate a deeper connection to their authentic and powerful inner selves and to the natural world. My aim is to encourage girls and women to more deeply trust their own hearts, minds, and intuition in navigating the major transitions in their lives.

I’ve been involved in offering wilderness based experiences for 16 years and have recently trained in Colorado to become a rite of passage guide. I am a qualified in Mental Health First Aid and have a Working With Children Check.

My adolescence was full of good literature and sport. I started karate at the age of 12 and earned my black belt the year I turned 20.

In the mid 90’s I designed and built my own house, whilst studying to become a nurse.

I was a registered nurse until 2004 at which time I transitioned into a working partnership with my husband, Jon Muir, providing wilderness adventures for adults, families and young men and women from Melbourne University.

To find out more about Resilient Girls

an obligation free, introductory session,

will be held on Sunday the 13th of December from 3.30pm - 5pm

RSVP by email as soon as you can please: suzanmuir@gmail.com

Hopefully you can come along. Tea and coffee will be available.

If you can’t make this session your daughter could still come along on the first day of the program

on Sunday the 7th of February and make a decision then as to whether she would like to continue.

Another introductory session may be held in late December or possibly sometime in January.

Please email me if you would like to register for an alternative introductory session. 

 Your input:

Please think about what you feel are important issues for your daughter to consider and understand.

I will endeavour to keep all discussion with the girls to an age appropriate level and would like your guidance on this.

Are there any subjects that you would prefer not to be discussed?

I would appreciate your feedback on this via email, phone, or on the comments form at the end of the introductory session. 

Resilient Girls Program Dates and Fee Options

The first day of the 10 session program will start on Sunday February the 7th from 1pm - 5.30pm

We are keeping the program within the school terms as much as possible. It will run on a Sunday, usually once a month.

The last 2 sessions of the program will be an overnight camp in October 2021 

We encourage a commitment to the10 sessions to help build strong friendships amongst the girls and

so they don’t miss out on any of the significant discussions that will occur each month.

Each girl is asked to bring plate of food to share for lunch ( dependant upon Covid restrictions at the time)

If you would like to pay by the month the cost is $95.00 for each day. 

An early bird payment for the entire course by the 21st of December 2020 is $620.00

If paid by the 30th January 2021 the cost for the entire course is $720.00

Note: if the cost of the program makes it inaccessible for your family, please discuss this with us

as we have recently received a small sum towards our scholarship fund.

I hope to meet you and your daughter

at one of the introductory sessions in December.

Cheers, Suzy Muir