For Pre-Teens & Teenagers · Grades 5–12
Coaching that starts
with who they are —
not who they should be.
Three ways to work with us, designed for different needs and stages. All grounded in identity-anchored methodology developed over 30 years.
What Is
Teencoaching™?
Nomveliso Mbanga Teencoaching™ is an ICF CCE-accredited coaching methodology created from within an African, baNtu-rooted epistemological framework. It is an original body of work — not an adaptation of Western coaching models.
At the heart of our work is a single belief: a young person who knows who they are cannot be told who to be. Identity is not something we give young people — it is something we help them remember, reclaim, and build their lives upon.
Our methodology is practised by trained and licensed coaches under the Nomveliso Mbanga Teencoaching™ trademark, and all work is grounded in the same philosophy — regardless of the programme or delivery format.
Our Objectives
Every programme, session, and interaction within the Mayine ecosystem is oriented towards the same core outcomes for the young people we serve:
Anchor young people in a clear, grounded sense of who they are — their identity, intelligence, and cultural roots
Develop the emotional and intellectual capacity to navigate the pressures of adolescence and early adulthood
Build self-leadership — the ability to make intentional choices and take responsibility for one's own growth
Strengthen family systems by supporting parents in understanding and showing up for their young people
Grow a generation of young Africans who are purposeful, self-aware, and rooted in indigenous intelligence
Three access points
Choose your
path forward
Every teenager is different. We have designed three distinct entry points so you can find the right fit for your child's season, your family's needs, and your goals. The philosophy is the same across all three. What differs is the intensity, the format, and who delivers it.
Premium · Limited intake
With Nomveliso Mbanga · Directly
One-on-one
With the Founder
Direct one-on-one coaching with Nomveliso Mbanga. Fully personalised — built entirely around your teenager, their profile, and the specific developmental season they are in. Not a programme they fit into. A journey designed for them.
Nomveliso holds a small, private caseload. Intake is not always open. This is for the family that knows their child needs more than a group can offer.
From R8,500 / month
Local South Africa · Retainer model
Continental Africa from R12,500 / month
International from USD 950 / month
Licensed Associates · Regional
Delivered by our certified team
Quarterly group coaching
With the Team
Work within a small, structured group facilitated by a Licensed Associate Teencoach™ — certified in the Nomveliso Mbanga Teencoaching™ methodology and practising within the Mayine ecosystem.
Group coaching tracks development over quarters: academic performance, leadership, school experience, and self-leadership growth. Available in four regions across South Africa.
R1,950 / quarter
2 online sessions + 1 in-person per quarter
East London (kuGompo) · Johannesburg
Durban · Louis Trichardt / Polokwane
Entry point · Open year-round
Self-leadership community
WhatsApp community
Self-led teens
A growing community for teenagers who want to build identity, clarity, and self-leadership alongside peers. Weekly challenges, goal-setting marathons, peer competitions, and voice notes from Nomveliso.
For the self-starter who thrives in community. No live coaching interaction — this is warm proximity to the Mayine ecosystem at the most accessible entry point.
R300 / month
Open year-round · No minimum commitment
Payment and immediate access via Payhip
The core programme
Mindset of Academic
Excellence™
The MAE™ is not a tutoring programme. It is a coaching methodology that builds the inner architecture from which academic performance, self-leadership, and identity emerge — applied across four distinct grade phases, each with its own season and focus.
Pre-Teen Phase: Gr 5–7 | Ages 10–13
High School Readiness
The foundation season. Before high school demands set in, we build identity, self-awareness, and the internal frameworks that will carry a young person through every academic and social challenge ahead. Structured leadership and emotional intelligence are introduced here — not as concepts, but as lived practice.
Early Teen Phase: Gr 8–9 | Ages 13–15
Structured Independence
The settling season. High school is no longer new — and the real work begins. This phase builds structured, self-reliant academic habits while opening the first conversations around subject choices, career curiosity, and what it means to lead your own learning. The young person begins to understand academics as a tool they choose, not a system they survive.
Senior Teen Phase:Gr 10 - 11 | Ages 16–17
Tertiary Readiness
The building season. Academic performance, the Experience Model™, and the deliberate construction of a profile that speaks beyond marks. Career direction becomes concrete. The young person is coached to think about who they are becoming — and to begin building evidence of that identity in everything they do.
Matric Phase · Distinct Programme: Gr 12s
Finishing Strong
Grade 12 is its own season entirely. This is not about building new foundations — it is about anchoring what is already there and crossing the finish line with focus, identity intact, and results that reflect who this young person truly is. A distinct coaching approach, designed specifically for the final year of high school.
The methodology
Rooted in who you already are
Our coaching draws from Ubuntu philosophy, indigenous African intelligence, and 30 years of practical work with teenagers across South Africa. This isn't Western self-help dressed in African clothes. It is original.