Fearless Girls Club

Fearless Girls Club launches in Chobham and Sunninghill this month empowering girls to be bold and live fearlessly as founders Elle & Kate tell us

Fearless Girls Club is a non-profit organisation founded by two Chobham mums last year with the goal of providing an innovative solution to a significant social problem.

The club offers a supportive and nurturing environment for girls aged 8 to 11 to boost their confidence, self-esteem and resilience so they can go on to thrive in an increasingly complex modern world. Elle Wilks and Kate Cooper’s mission is for every girl to be bold and live fearlessly.

They explain: “We want this to be the club we always wished we could have joined as young girls! Built on personalised support our girls can’t easily access anywhere else and encouraging meaningful peer relationships, we’re helping our girls to build a toolkit of critical thinking, curiosity, resilience and confidence to carry with them throughout their lives.

“We know that girls can struggle socially, emotionally, and academically in the later years of primary school (Years 4 to 6; age 8 to 11) in direct correlation with well documented plummeting levels of self-esteem, confidence and resilience, and a huge increase in poor mental health.”

• The Good Child Report (2021) identified that there are significant differences in wellbeing between boys and girls, with girls more likely to report lower wellbeing across a range of factors, including confidence and resilience.
• The report also identified that by the age of 13, girls are significantly less satisfied with their appearance, body and self-confidence than boys in England.
• A Mighty Girl research published in February 2024 shows girls’ confidence drops by 30% between the ages of 8 and 14.
• The Dove Global Girls Beauty and Confidence Report (2017) showed only 39% of girls in the UK reported high levels of self-esteem.
• A Girlguiding study in 2023 reported that girls’ happiness is at a 15-year low.

“Fearless Girls Club focuses on boosting confidence, resilience, and self-esteem through its innovative Confidence Quests – fun, research-based activities that help girls embrace their boldness and develop leadership and communication skills. 

“Fearless Girls Club also incorporates an innovative mentoring programme where older girls can step into leadership roles as Quest Leaders and Junior Quest Leaders, gaining valuable experience while inspiring younger girls. You can find out more about these volunteer leadership positions for girls aged 12 to 18 on the club website.” 

For more information or to join the club, please visit fearlessgirlsclub.co.uk or email clubhouse@fearlessgirlsclub.co.uk. 

Fearless Girls Club is opening its first two weekly after-school clubs in Chobham and Sunninghill.  

• Wednesdays (6pm-7.30pm) at St Lawrence Church Hall, Chobham
• Thursdays (5pm-6.30pm) at St Michael’s Church Hall, Sunninghill