3rd PILLAR
Life Skills
Under our Life Skills pillar we provide mentorship and training specifically focused on the mental-emotional wellbeing.
Our flagship program here is YUMP, which stands for Youth Unleashed Mentorship Program.
Our activies are designed to be playful and engaging, while teaching specific tools that students are able to apply in their own lives. These include mindfulness techniques, stress management, self-love, change of habits, buildng self-esteem and self-discipline, building good relationships and much more.
10k+
CHILDREN & YOUTH
REACHED
40+
PLATFORMS &
PARTNERS
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Together with our partners, we unleash over 10,000 children & youth every year.
Life-Skills Updates
Circle Training with the Big Boys @ Remand Home
After a brief explanation of what we had planned to do in class, we went outside and started with a quick warm-up by doing some stretches. That activity was followed by a circuit training consisting o…
Life Skills Lesson on “Truth” @ Remand Home
Discussed the concept of “truth” with the children in class, then we did an outdoor activity for fun and to symbolize the importance of telling the truth….
Life Skills Lesson on “Fear” @ St. Williams
This activity was meant to help the children overcome their fear that prevents them from doing things perfectly. It’s good to help them understand that fear is not a bad thing, but to see it as a good…
Life Skills on “Emotional Health” with Grade 5 & 6 @ St. Williams
The topic of the lesson was emotional health, with a focus on what to do depending on how you’re feeling. The kids were able to learn about such a serious topic through games like hangman and charades…
Life Skills Lesson on “Fear” @ Remand Home
The main purpose of the meeting was to teach the children how to overcome their fears and how they can always work their way around it. Fear is a barrier to many things in the lives of these children….
Stretching Class with the Older Boys @ Remand Home
The class started with a theoretical part on the importance of stretching before doing sports, led by Tess and Catharina. It was followed by a practical part consisting of a full-body stretching and s…