Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an educational approach that aims to develop students' social and emotional competences so that they can be successful academically, socially and professionally. The purpose of SEL is to help students to identify, understand, express and regulate their emotions, empathize and communicate with others, and develop mental resilience. In other words, students who benefit from a SEL curriculum, will develop their self-awareness, self-control and social awareness and learn to build strong relationships and make good decisions (LifeComp Framework, 2020)

Our project will be based on the skills in the Big Five model of the OECD. Social and emotional skills in this model are arranged hierarchically, with five general skill categories divided into 15 sub-skills.

The general skill categories and sub-skills of the Big Five are:    

1) Task Performance (Achievement Motivation, Responsibility, Self-Control)

2) Emotional Regulation (Stress Resistance, Optimism, Emotional Control) 

3) Collaboration (Empathy, Trust, Cooperation)  

4) Open-mindedness (Curiosity, Tolerance, Creativity)  

5) Engaging with others (Sociability, Assertiveness, Energy