T.E.A.M.I. - Training Emotional Intelligent and Acceptant Mindsets for Inclusion

Topic(s) addressed

This project focused on implementing socio-emotional learning, managing emotions to improve wellbeing, promoting equality and non-discrimination, fostering inclusion, reversing school dropout rates, and providing training for all staff.

Target group(s)

The target groups included 500 school staff including teachers and 6 000 students, 2 000 from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Methodologies

This project has innovative approaches to address educators’ and pupils’ wellbeing through inclusive and collaborative actions. The methodology fosters a global school culture based on shared values. The educators highlighted their successful development of active listening, self-awareness, and other benefits in the impact report. Education and policy stakeholders have been involved in promoting the wellbeing of teachers, students, families, and the community.

Innovation environment

The project’s methods have an innovative whole-school approach aimed at ensuring a lasting impact on attitudes and mindsets and stimulating a change of perspective among educators and students. The project has demonstrated the capacity to equip educators and, in some countries, nurses and social workers, with effective strategies for managing emotions and challenges. 

Continuous support and personalised guidance have ensured active engagement and growth, fostering a healthier environment, a positive and inclusive climate, and enhancing the overall well-being of all involved target groups. 

Teachers’ role

Teachers play a pivotal role in shaping innovative teaching and learning processes, thus this project makes them the real pioneers and ambassadors of an emotional revolution that stimulates inclusive and supportive learning environments. The continuous professional development is based on mindfulness, coaching, and socio-emotional competencies, enhancing teachers’ personal and professional wellbeing, transforming educational practices, impacting students directly, and influencing broader educational policies and practices within the school communities.

Impact and output

The project has had a profound impact, enhancing social and emotional skills, wellbeing, and reflective innovative practices and strategies among the target group. The project has created fully inclusive and supportive learning environments that benefitted vulnerable students and improved the school climate. The partners ensure the training is shared to their networks and local communities. 

The project reached regional and national networks and has positioned itself as a leader internationally.