MECCA M-POWER × THE FLOURISH JOURNEYShe's still that girl.
Free creative workshops for teenage girls and gender-diverse young people across Australia and Aotearoa, only in this October.
Limited spots available
Teens in Years 7 - 12
Closes 13th September
Registration takes just 5 minutes.
BORN CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
Creativity is something we are all born with.
It drives problem-solving, fuels innovation, and builds the confidence to speak up, take risks and back your own ideas.
But somewhere between childhood and teenagehood, a lot of girls stop putting their hand up. They stop sharing their ideas, entering the competition, auditioning for the musical, owning their opinions. Not because creativity disappeared, but because the fear of getting it wrong got louder.
We want to change that.
That’s why this October, The Flourish Journey is partnering with MECCA M-POWER, who are investing in girls’ creative futures, to run free ‘Born Creative Workshops’ for teenage girls and gender-diverse young people across Australia and New Zealand. These workshops are designed to reignite the creativity we are born with, support girls in owning who they are, and share it with the world.
What the workshop actually looks like:
❋ Store to Herself
Inside a MECCA store, closed to the public. The doors shut and the space becomes hers. Most workshops run 6.30–8.00pm on a weeknight; Melbourne runs as an extended Sunday session, 10.00am–2.00pm. Exact times are on each city below.
❋ Small Groups
Small groups, facilitated. Led by The Flourish Journey's trained facilitators - a preventative wellbeing charity that has been working with teenage girls for years. Not a lecture, an experience.
❋ Nothing to Bring
She brings nothing but herself. Materials provided. No experience needed. She does not need to think of herself as "creative" to belong there.
What she will walk away with:
Outcome 1: Bust the talent myth
She will leave knowing creativity isn't a skill you either have or don't; it's something we all have and it underpins problem-solving, decision-making and authentic self-expression
Outcome 2: Breaking through barriers
Together we will explore what barriers stop our creativity and exploring how we can break through and redefine creativity for ourselves.
Outcome 3: Practical Methods
She will leave with a package of practical methods to keep creativity switched on, explored both during the workshop and to take away with them
Free workshops in these locations:
Who is this for?
The one who is a natural problem solver
The one who is always creating new things
The one who is a school leader or on a youth council
The one who is struggling with confidence
The one who loves a challenge
The one who hasn’t found her place yet
The one who loves trying something new
The one who is curious about the world
The one who calls herself creative. The one who doesn’t.
The one who is ready to back herself a little more.
Found this yourself? Good.
You can't nominate yourself, the form has to be filled in by someone over 18. Annoying, we know.
So make it easy for them. Send this to a parent, a teacher, an aunt, a youth worker or anyone who'd back you.
"There's a free creative workshop at MECCA in October, run by a charity called The Flourish Journey. It's free, but someone over 18 has to nominate me. Nominations close 13 September. Would you? Here's the link: https://www.theflourishjourney.org/born-creative-idg-workshop"
Who's Behind This Workshop?
The Flourish Journey is a preventative wellbeing charity working with teenage girls and gender-diverse young people across Australia. Every workshop is run by trained facilitators.
MECCA M-POWER is MECCA's gender equality initiative. Born Creative is part of MECCA's International Day of the Girl campaign — they're providing the spaces and backing the program so that every spot is free.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Every spot, every city. There's nothing to buy and nothing to bring.
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No. The store is closed to the public for the workshop.
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No. She can come on her own. You're welcome to wait nearby if you'd rather, but you don't need to stay.
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She goes on the waitlist. Spots do open up, and if one comes up in her city our team will get in touch with her directly.
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No, a registration has to come from someone over 18. But if she found this page herself, she can send it to a parent, a teacher, an aunt or a youth worker who can. There's a message she can copy and send further up this page.
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She needs to still be in school. Every facilitator working with the girls holds a Working with Children Check, and our child safety policy is built around participants who are school-aged or under 18.
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About five minutes. Have ready: her full name, date of birth, school year and email, plus a parent or guardian's name and email.