Under the Umbrella Tree Educational Services

Behaviour is communication, but understanding what it’s really saying takes support.

Small shifts in how we respond can build trust, teach skills, and create meaningful progress over time.

When school, therapy, and home are all part of your child’s week, support has to be intentional.

At UTUT, we look at the whole picture so families can make thoughtful decisions that actually fit real life.

Give us a call, and we can help you allocate your funding in a way that works for your family and your child.

In the early days of opening our specialized classrooms (now known as The Academy), we watched children thrive inside our environment.

But once they transitioned to school, many struggled more than we expected.

So I sat down with educators and school administrators to ask: What are we missing?

The answer changed our program forever.
We realized we weren’t explicitly teaching the “in-between” skills schools naturally expect children to manage independently…

Things like:
• organizing binders
• tracking homework
• transitioning between classes
• managing materials and routines without prompts

That realization led to the development of our Behavioural Checklist - now a core part of our classroom curriculum and tailored by academic grade.

Because true school readiness is about so much more than academics.

Some people support you by helping with the work. And then there are people who change how you show up in your life.

The ones who step in without being asked.
Who protect your time.
Who make sure you don’t miss the moments you can’t get back.

I didn’t have to choose.
And my kids felt that thanks to Nathalie.

This is what we mean when we talk about community.
At Under the Umbrella Tree, it’s never just about the child.

It’s about the family, the moments, and the people who make it all possible.

At Under the Umbrella Tree, parents aren’t kept at a distance from our therapy rooms. You’re part of it. You’re in it. We need you.

Our open-door policy means families can AND SHOULD observe sessions, learn alongside their child, ask questions, and eventually step into what we call “the hot seat” - parents actively practicing strategies with support and guidance in real time.

The goal is helping children succeed in everyday life, with the people who matter most. 💛

There’s a big difference between educational support and behavioural therapy, and understanding that difference matters.

When teachers, therapists, and families work together collaboratively, children are supported from every angle — academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviourally. That’s where real progress happens.

At Under the Umbrella Tree, collaboration is part of the model. 💛

This is what it looks like when education and therapy actually work together.

At Under the Umbrella Tree, learning isn’t one system or the other. It’s both, intentionally built.

The Ontario curriculum is there, but it’s adapted.
The assessments are there, but they’re applied in real life.
And every piece is cross-referenced so nothing gets missed.

Many neurodivergent children need something different than what traditional school can offer.

✨ skills broken down step-by-step
✨ taught directly (not assumed)
✨ practiced across people, places, and moments

That’s exactly how our Academy classrooms at Under The Umbrella Tree are built.

A child can know the answer and still not know how to learn in a classroom.

Kids need the skills of listening, processing, shifting attention, following multi-step instructions, learning alongside others.

At UTUT, we don’t assume these skills, we teach.
The Academy was built for children who need those pieces broken down, practiced, repeated and understood so they can move through the world with more confidence and flexibility.

Meet Nathalie.
The steady one. The safe place.

The kind of person that makes it feel less heavy for everyone that walks through Under The Umbrella Tree.

Happy Mother’s Day to the ones holding it all together 🤍