Socio-Emotional Learning

Social skills are what we use every day to interact and communicate with others. They include verbal and non-verbal communication, such as speech, gestures, facial expressions, and body language, as well as emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
As social creatures, we value and form connections and relationships. These relationships, ranging from platonic friendships, romantic relationships, or business relationships, could form the foundation of our support networks.
Strong relationships not only protect our mental health and overall well-being, studies show that people with well-developed interpersonal skills and social competence fare better in life as a whole. In contrast, low social competence or awareness has been linked to unfavourable outcomes such as social anxiety, depression, or academic failure.
To help our students develop these skills, we will be showing them videos of various scenarios in which commendable or negative behavioural traits are displayed. The children will then be called upon to discuss what went on in the video, especially which behaviours are exemplary and should be lauded and emulated, or asked to point out what behaviours should be avoided.

Through peer discussion and role-play, we hope to instil in them the following traits:

  • Empathy
  • Sharing
  • Selflessness
  • Cooperation
  • Following directions
  • Being helpful
  • Being assertive
  • Setting and respecting boundaries
  • Making and keeping friends
  • Emotional self-regulation.
These are lifelong skills that would serve them well and form the basis for them to become extraordinary, well-adjusted, and socially aware adults.