The term resilience has become a common part of vernacular when it comes to raising children, not only within the home, but in schools and educational institutes, and it remains an underpinning value at St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge. The term refers to how we adapt and cope with life’s challenges and we have certainly seen this in action over the last few years. We have proudly observed our girls ‘bounce back’ from the difficult and stressful situation that COVID continues to throw at us and this soft skill, although not measured in academics, should be applauded. The College has a holistic approach to education to promote the spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and academic growth and we believe this approach supports the development of the person as a whole person. Experts agree that part of building resilience is acknowledging and understanding one’s actions and behaviour so we can call on inner strength and those around us, to rise when life challenges us. We support our students through stressful or troubling times through faith, hope and the strength of our community, what we colloquially call, Fisher Fam. We encourage our students to give their best in all pursuits and challenge them to step outside of their comfort zone and give new things a go. Our extensive co-curricular program offers students the opportunity to try new things as well as the tried and tested. Physical challenges, like Kokoda and Darkness to Daylight challenge, are for some whilst others gravitate to challenges of the mind, like Debating and Write a Book in a Day. The social justice program at the College is deeply embedded, and whilst offering students the fulfilment of helping others, it also provides perspective and understanding of the challenges faced by others and the strength and grit they need to survive. Resilience building is also about accepting that life sometimes serves us lemons and that is okay, make lemonade as the saying goes. Charles Darwin is often misquoted in saying “it’s survival of the fittest” when what he actually said was; “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”