Mixed-gender / inclusive pathway · Ages 14–18
One adolescent + one parent, guardian or mentor
Beyond single-gender silos
Raven's design draws on evidence concerning parent–adolescent relatedness, autonomy, gender socialisation, family support and the developmental importance of relationships across difference.
Designed around difference.
Autonomy, relatedness, perspective-taking, gender norms, parent–adolescent discrepancies, and family affirmation.
One adolescent, one adult.
One adolescent and one parent, guardian or mentor learning to understand without assuming sameness.
Assumptions travel quietly.
Gender assumptions can enter ordinary family decisions about freedom, responsibility and competence without necessarily being explicitly discussed.
Raven questions Swan and Eagle cannot investigate in quite the same way:
Would I make the same decision if you were my son rather than my daughter?
What am I assuming you need because of your gender?
What does safety mean to me –
and what does it cost you?
Do I interpret assertiveness differently depending on who is speaking?
When I say “responsible”, whose model of responsibility am I using?
A parent can genuinely believe:
“I am protecting you.”
while the adolescent experiences:
“You don't trust my judgement.”
An adolescent can think:
“I am asking for independence.”
while the adult experiences:
“You are excluding me from something for which I remain responsible.”
By guiding families through four supporting practices: freedom, active listening, welcoming diverse views, and supporting autonomy.
Five practices
peer engagement · working across multiple ecological levels · developing participants as agents of change · modelling · co-design
Seven dimensions
neurodivergence · values · identity · culture · aspiration · temperament · worldview
Four supports
education · community · reduced isolation · support navigating unfamiliar territory
Tell us where to reach you and we will be in touch when the next cohort opens. No call required.
We will email you when the next cohort opens. Nothing else, and nothing before then.
