St. Peter: How We Celebrate Grit
This blog post is written by one of our Umbrella Educators, Meaghan Crowe from St. Peter Catholic Elementary School. Read to know how they celebrate Grit! At the beginning of each month, we hold a virtual assembly to introduce the new Umbrella Skill. We show a video...
Umbrellas Are Not Just For Kids!
These days, a lot of what I hear from my clients and my friends is the incredible pressure on parents who are trying to work full-time from home with young children to look after or to help with their education - whatever form that takes. I have yet to meet one...
10 Tips for Better Social Media Practice
The world of social media is difficult to navigate as a parent or child. The current rain that we are experiencing has created an enhanced pressure to keep updated and informed. We’ve collected some tips for you and your family for healthy social media boundaries and...
Getting On Board With Your Children’s Interests
Research shows that children rarely find their sense of purpose in things they were told to do by their parents. Instead, purposeful kids attribute their sense of meaning to the menu of options they were exposed to throughout their childhood and their ability to...
Making the Umbrella Project Work in Trying Times
While the school boards in Ontario continue to have conversations with the Ministry of Education, we are seeing some union groups take action by limiting what teachers will be participating in. We know it can be a stressful time for all. These are exactly the times...
Making Your Classroom Bulletin Boards Interactive
In an ideal classroom environment, students are engaged and excited about their learning. Using the walls and bulletin boards in the classroom is a powerful way to promote this learning in a non-threatening way. Interactive bulletin boards provide opportunities for...
Mastery Challenge: Can you pick out the Umbrella Skills?
Every story of mastery involves many of the Umbrella Skills. Mastering anything is difficult and always taps into our coping skills. At the Umbrella Project, we are so fortunate to be able to work with Great Big Story, sharing their amazing videos in the classroom to...
The best way to learn about mastery is to experience it
The best way to learn about mastery is to experience it. Mastering skills is one of the greatest human experiences and fills us with a sense of confidence that we are strong and capable. The more of these experiences we have, the more we develop self-efficacy and the...
Welcome to Mastery Month at the Umbrella Project!
Welcome to June and Mastery month and the Umbrella Project! Mastery is our ability to work towards excelling at something - our craft, our relationships, our jobs and many others. The early stages of mastery require many of our Umbrella Skills to push through the...
Self-efficacy is foundational to integrity
The Umbrella Skills work best together! One of the skills that’s foundational for integrity is self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is our belief in ourselves, that we can accomplish our goals or the tasks that we’ve set out to do. If your child does not strongly believe in...