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Yellow Parachute Blog

Yellow Parachute’s Blog Mission

Our blog mission is to share the research and resources that inform our unique approach to coaching Executive Function Skills, to advocate for neurodiversity, and to uplift students, parents, educators, and leaders.

 

Simple Steps to Up Your College Admissions Game this Spring and Summer

April 11, 2018|

The college admissions process can be exciting, stressful, and mystifying for students and parents alike. There’s the anxiety over grades, test scores, college rankings, finances, and the more subjective questions of fit and preference. As a parent, how [...]

Learning Coach Gabriela Grosshans, inspired by neuroscience, pancakes

April 4, 2018|

As a Yellow Parachute Learning Coach, Gabriela tutors math, science, and Spanish, including ACT, SAT subject tests, and IB and AP levels. Her passion, animation, and dedication to her students embody Yellow Parachute’s model of holistic tutoring. Coaches [...]

I Asked My Kids To Set Their Own Bedtimes. Here’s What Happened

February 14, 2018|

More than a political-patriotic display of unity or might, the Olympics, for me, are incredibly moving. Watch an Olympic athlete in the middle of a performance; the sheer beauty of their movement, the serenity in their focus, is [...]

Making It Stick Part III: How To Get Teachers and Parents Off Your Back And On Your Side

January 10, 2018|

In 2018, we’re launching a new learning-to-learn curriculum, based on the latest research from educational and clinical psychologists and on how we learn best, as well as over eighteen years of experience creating personalized learning solutions for kids. [...]

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