Reading Time: 3 minutes A model for arts education across North America, the new facility significantly expands Arts Umbrella’s capacity to provide transformative experiences for young people in Metro Vancouver, across Canada, and around the world. Arts Umbrella serves 24,000 young people annually, and, within the next three to five years, the new building is expected to support 15,000 children and youth
every year through tuition-based programs and performances, as well as community programs, distance learning, bursaries, and scholarships.

Reading Time: 2 minutes We are now just over 5 weeks from Spring Break 2021. The usual routines have...

Reading Time: 9 minutes Over the past few years, the concept of physical literacy has grown in popularity around...

Reading Time: 8 minutes All parents want their children to thrive. From the minute they’re born, we guide them...

Reading Time: 9 minutes As an orthodontist, I often come across two types of parents: one who assumes their...

Reading Time: < 1 minute The school year is in full swing. Kids are busy learning, and we’re busy helping...

Reading Time: < 1 minute Whether your child is nearing school age or if they are already enrolled, parents cross...

Reading Time: 3 minutes With so many places to eat, shops to explore, art to admire and wildlife to...

Reading Time: 3 minutes Experience the – power of creativity at Splash – Arts Umbrella’s 35th annual art auction...

Reading Time: 10 minutes It’s the most wonderful time of the year — time to send the kids back...

Reading Time: 5 minutes New school zone survey shows more parents driving aggressively in school zones – honking, swearing...

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this issue, we’ve tried to pull together some resources to make your Summer experiences...

Reading Time: < 1 minute Looking for places to go, people to see, party places? Be sure to check out...

Reading Time: 5 minutes Move More to Learn More: The Connection between exercising and education As parents, we’re all well...

Reading Time: 4 minutes How to get a child to sleep more is often one of new parent’s biggest...

Reading Time: 4 minutes Astronomy has fascinated humans for centuries, but it’s often the youngest of us who marvel...

Reading Time: 11 minutes Our ever-changing world impacts us in many ways; even in the way, our kids are...

Reading Time: 6 minutes So many parents today complain that their kids are always inside and plugged into their...

Reading Time: 8 minutes Getting chiropractic help for your child I did not grow up in a “chiropractic family”....

Reading Time: 4 minutes Organize your electronics for a happier and healthier home If you spent 2016 lost in...

Reading Time: 6 minutes To a busy parent rushing to put a weekday meal on the table or trying...

Reading Time: 5 minutes In many ways, parents are the coaches of a young child’s Brain Fitness Regimen! Like professional coaches,...

Reading Time: 5 minutes On a recent trip to the UK, I was asked by my Mother in Law...

Reading Time: < 1 minute As fall rolls in and the weather changes from bright, sunny days to gloomy, shorter days,...