SEL Social and Emotional Learning

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behaviour across contexts. This includes capacities to recognise one’s strengths and limitations with a well- grounded sense of confidence and purpose. Such as:

• Integrating personal and social identities

• Identifying personal, cultural, and linguistic assets

• Identifying one’s emotions

• Demonstrating honesty and integrity

• Linking feelings, values, and thoughts

• Examining prejudices and biases

• Experiencing self-efficacy

• Having a growth mindset

• Developing interests and a sense of purpose  

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviours effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations. This includes the capacities to delay gratification, manage stress, and feel motivation & agency to accomplish personal/collective goals. Such as:

• Managing one’s emotions

• Identifying and using stress-management strategies 

• Exhibiting self-discipline and self-motivation

• Setting personal and collective goals

• Using planning and organisational skills

• Showing the courage to take initiative

• Demonstrating personal and collective agency  

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathise with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, & contexts. This includes the capacities to feel compassion for others, understand broader historical and social norms for behaviour in different settings, and recognise family, school, and community resources and supports. Such as: 

• Taking others’ perspectives

• Recognising strengths in others

• Demonstrating empathy and compassion

• Showing concern for the feelings of others

• Understanding and expressing gratitude

• Identifying diverse social norms, including unjust ones 

• Recognising situational demands and opportunities

• Understanding the influences of organisations/systems on behaviour  

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups. This includes the capacities to communicate clearly, listen actively, cooperate, work collaboratively to problem solve and negotiate conflict constructively, navigate settings with differing social and cultural demands and opportunities, provide leadership, and seek or offer help when needed. Such as:

• Communicating effectively

• Developing positive relationships

• Demonstrating cultural competency

• Practicing teamwork and collaborative problem-solving

• Resolving conflicts constructively

• Resisting negative social pressure

• Showing leadership in groups

• Seeking or offering support and help when needed

• Standing up for the rights of others

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behaviour and social interactions across diverse situations. This includes the capacities to consider ethical standards and safety concerns, and to evaluate the benefits and consequences of various actions for personal, social, and collective well-being. Such as:

• Demonstrating curiosity and open-mindedness

• Identifying solutions for personal and social problems

• Learning to make a reasoned judgment after • analysing information, data, facts

• Anticipating and evaluating the consequences of one’s actions

• Recognising how critical thinking skills are useful both inside & outside of school

• Reflecting on one’s role to promote personal, family, and community well-being

• Evaluating personal, interpersonal, community, and institutional impacts