Annual Residential Retreats · Application-Based
Three days.
Real conversations.
A child who returns SEEING themselves.
Over 20 residential retreats delivered across South Africa. Three streams. Maximum 15 participants each. Grounded in Ubuntu philosophy and the Five Pillars Framework™ — designed for the young person who is ready to know themselves.
The experience
What happens in
three days.
The retreat is not a camp. It is a structured, facilitated identity journey — three days that move from roots to excellence to integration. Every session is purposeful. Every moment is held.
Day One
Who Am I?
Where Do I Come From?
How Do I Belong?
Roots. Identity. Ubuntu philosophy. Cultural grounding and the family system. A day of arrival — into the space, and into themselves.
Day Two
I Can Excel.
I Lead Myself.
I Am Becoming.
Academic excellence. Self-leadership. Voice. A day of expansion — discovering what becomes possible when you lead from the inside out.
Day Three
I Know Who I Am.
I Go Back
Seeing Me.
Emotional intelligence. Integration. Ceremony. A day of return — carrying everything forward into real life, with parents welcomed back to close the circle.
Pillar II
Intellectual Growth
Pillar I
Emotional Intelligence
Pillar IV
Family Dynamics
Pillar III
Indigenous Identity
Pillar V
Self-Leadership Excellence
2026 Retreat Streams
Three streams.
One foundation.
The framework is the same across all three retreats — the Five Pillars, the three-day arc, the ceremonial approach. What changes is who is in the room and how the conversations are held. Each stream is precisely calibrated for its group.
Pre-Teen Stream · Grades 5–7
Emerging Identity Retreat
For young people aged 10–13. This is the window before adolescence fully arrives — the most important and most overlooked developmental season. Three days rooted in discovery, belonging, and the first real conversations about who you are.
Discovery and belonging language · Softer, warmer facilitation approach · Family mapping as central pillar · Age-appropriate conversations on growing up · Campfire and storytelling as headline experiences · Guest speakers: relatable older teenagers
Cohort: Grades 5–7 · Ages 10–13
Duration: 3 days · 2 nights residential
Group size: Maximum 15 participants
Investment: R16,500
Spaces: Limited · Application-based
Teen Boys Stream · Grades 8–12
Forming Identity Retreat
For teenage boys aged 13–18. The same three-day arc — with conversations and sessions specific to the experience of the boy child. Identity, masculinity, peer influence, legacy, and what it means to lead yourself first.
Leadership and legacy language · Peer influence and school-to-tertiary transition · Identity and vision framing in the photo shoot · Deeper career and purpose themes · Guest speakers: young adult men and professionals
Cohort Grades 8–12 · Ages 13–18
Duration 3 days · 2 nights residential
Group size Maximum 15 participants
Investment R16,500
Spaces Limited · Application-base
Teen Girls Stream · Grades 8–12
The Becoming Retreat
For teenage girls aged 13–18. The same three-day arc — with conversations and sessions specific to the experience of the girl child. Feminine identity, voice, power, and rootedness. An experience that outlasts adolescence.
Feminine identity and voice · Peer relationships and social navigation · Self-image and body confidence in the photo shoot · Safety and consent conversations · Guest speakers: young women who have walked this path
Cohort : Grades 8–12 · Ages 13–18
Duration 3 days · 2 nights residential
Group size Maximum 15 participants
Investment R16,500
Spaces Limited · Application-based
For Parents · Day Three
The session that makes
the retreat stick.
What happens in the retreat room stays with your child. What happens in the parent session determines whether those changes take root at home. This two-hour session is the integration bridge between who your child was when they arrived and who they are when they come home.
Compulsory · All Parents & Guardians
Parent Feedback & Integration Session
On Day Three, while participants have their final lunch together, parents and guardians gather for a two-hour facilitated session. This is not a debrief. It is an equipping. You leave knowing exactly what your child experienced, what came up for them, and — most importantly — what you can do at home to hold the growth that happened here.
"The retreat changes them in the room. You change what happens when they walk back through your door."
When Day Three · While participants lunch
Duration 2 hours
Format Group · Facilitated by Nomveliso Mbanga
Investment Included in retreat fee
Attendance Compulsory
Optional · One-on-One
Individual Parent Feedback Session
For parents with a genuine medical or personal emergency who missed the group session, or whose child's situation requires a specialised, confidential one-on-one conversation. This is a dedicated session with Nomveliso Mbanga tailored specifically to your child's retreat experience and your family's next steps.
R3,500 | Per session · Payable to confirm booking
Please Note
The group session cannot be replicated privately.
The power comes from all parents in the room together — the collective insight, the peer reflection, the shared experience. The one-on-one option is available for genuine exceptions only, not as an alternative to attendance. Please make every effort to be present on Day Three.
◆Attendance is compulsory at registration. When you enrol your child in a Mayine retreat, you commit to attending this session. It cannot be completed after the retreat — the integration conversation happens in real time, as a live bridge between your child's experience and your home. Exceptions are considered only in cases of genuine medical emergency.
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"Roots. Identity. Excellence.
Three days that will plant a lifetime seed & them feeling SEEN."
— Nomveliso Mbanga