Ummeed empowers the Educators of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Academy at Ghatshila near Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 4th November 2023. A very good effort to create a value based quality education, environment, to provide opportunities to tribal student community. Skills integrated in syllabus teaching and proactive learning to connect to students from varied linguistic backgrounds. Ummeed workshop is all about creating possibilities to be more and do more!

On 12th October Ms. Salony Priya conducted a positive parenting session at Golden Jubilee School near Aurangabad in Maharashtra - a psycho educational experience to enable parents to handle the challenges of bringing up a millennial child.

"The smart parenting workshop on 12th October 2023 was an excellent session conducted by Mrs. Salony Priya ma’am. It was a very well articulated, organized and structured workshop for parents of classes 6 to 9 depicted with many real life examples. Salony ma’am explained the developmental period of children transitioning into adulthood and the roles of parents and society during phase is of immense importance.”- Parent, Golden Jubilee School.

A successful three day insightful workshop was conducted by the founder Director of Ummeed Mrs Salony Priya at St James School from 9th to 11th October. The workshop was for the students of class 8, .9, 10, 11 & 12. Students of class 8 had a session on understanding different career possibilities and we administered career test for them to have better clarity about their future goals. Students of class 9 were guided on Smart Academic and Behavioural Goal Setting strategies. Class 11 were awakened by the information proffered by Salony Ma’am on how to make Informed and Rewarding choices to shape their future. Talks on how to handle stress, anxiety, exam jitter along with proper time management techniques, goal setting and strategies to stay motivated throughout this process were given to students of Class 10 & 12.

Ummeed empowers teachers as pastoral guides at K C Public School, Jammu on 6-7 October. Educators learning affirmative techniques to promote mental wellbeing.

A very intensive intervention plan for enabling adolescents with life skills was the core focus. Case analysis on handling Adolescent issues of excessive dependency on gadgets and social media was found extremely relevant.

Ms. Salony Priya, renowned psychologist and the Founder & Director of Ummeed, conducted a session for class 9 & 10 students of Jewish Girls School, Kolkata on the 27th of September.

She highlighted the importance of self-management inclusive of Time, Stress & Life. She emphasized on working towards developing a personality since a young age. Ms. Salony informed the students about the importance of the collaboration between Theoretical Knowledge, which one gets from books, as well as Experiential Learning which is derived from observation, experience, family and social circles. She talked about how the nurturing of Life Skills is extremely essential in life for Wholistic Success.

On 27th September, Ms. Salony Priya, the Founder & Director of Ummeed conducted an engaging and eye-opening session for the students of classes 11 & 12 of the Jewish Girls School, Kolkata.

Ms. Salony threw light upon the advancements made by India in recent times and how that presents itself as valuable opportunities for the youth to progress as individuals and in solidarity as a country.

Ms. Salony not only shared invaluable insights about Career Building, but also highlighted the important Skills required in the millennium world in order to create Successful Leaders, such as learning multiple Languages, Exposure to a variety of subjects, Strong Value Systems, Social Skills, knowing the ethical uses of Technology etc. She informed the students about the need to have a healthy mental health, whilst also guiding them to learn how to Manage Stress.

Ummeed counsellors conducted sessions with classes 1 and 2 students of Frank Anthony Public School on 13th and 15th September 2023.

Students learned the pro social behaviour management techniques with the help of age appropriate activities.

They understand the importance of togetherness and how each one of us is unique, special and important in our classes.

All the students were very participative throughout the session.

On 13th September Mrs.Salony Priya was invited by Galgotia University Noida campus to address the faculty and students of psychology, economics and sociology departments. Resilience as skill for enhancing employability and competence was the core focus of discussion.

Few key areas for learning - Deal with fear do not avoid it, Develop repertoire of faith, Rising from phoenix - "Don't judge be my success, count the times I fell and bounced back again" Nelson Mandela. 

Learning Physical Resilience, Emotional Resilience, Psychological Resilience, Community Resilience, Physical Resilience.

Dr Anuradha Prashar Dean of SOLE School of Liberal Education at Galgotia University was very appreciative of the topic and the interaction, she added how resiliency is most critical to being a team worker and leads to better mental health.

Ummeed, led by Founder & Director Ms. Salony Priya, held a session for the students of Oxford High School, Howrah studying in class 7 and 8 on 24th August.

The students were taught about how each one of us are Unique Individuals and how our personalities can develop over time through our Thoughts, Feelings and Actions. Our minds produce ideas which fuel our dreams that motivate us to make a plan to achieve our goals. Ms. Salony empowered the students with the understanding that the ability to make difficult choices enables us to go a long way. Suggestions and resources were also shared with the students to help them with effective strategies for goal-setting and enhancing memory power.

On 24th August Ms. Salony Priya, Founder & Director of Ummeed, conducted a session for the students of class 9 and 10 in Oxford High School, Howrah on ‘Technology and Temptation’. The students were informed about how technology can be used for growth, such as our nation’s recent achievement with Chandraayan 3, and also how temptation and addiction to the internet can hinder personal and professional growth.

Ms. Salony highlighted the skills which are being recruited in today’s time such as transferable skills like Life Skills, 21st Century Skills, Soft Skills, and Socio Emotional Skills.