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Programme 05 · Emotional Intelligence & Wellbeing
Healthy minds, confident learners
Learners build self-awareness, resilience and healthy relationships: the social and emotional foundations that help them learn, lead and thrive.
For learners
With parents and teachers
Safe spaces
Whole learner
Wellbeing is the foundation for learning.
About the programme
Learning starts with feeling safe and capable
Young people learn best when they understand their emotions, manage stress and feel connected to others. These skills can be taught and practised, just like maths or language.
Through guided discussion, reflection and group activities, learners practise naming emotions, managing pressure, building healthy relationships and asking for help. We work with parents and teachers so that support continues at home and at school.
Who it is for
Secondary school learners, with parents and teachers involved
What it focuses on
Self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, relationships and resilience
How it runs
Small-group sessions and activities, co-designed with each school
What learners build
Four foundations for a thriving life
Self-awareness
Recognising emotions, strengths and areas for growth.
Managing pressure
Healthy ways to cope with stress, exams and change.
Empathy and relationships
Understanding others and resolving conflict respectfully.
Asking for help
Knowing when and where to find support.
Why it matters
Social and emotional skills lift academic results too
Wellbeing is not a distraction from learning. One of the largest studies of school programmes found that it makes learning stronger.
+11
percentile points in academic achievement for students in school social and emotional learning programmes, across 213 studies of more than 270,000 students.
Source: Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor and Schellinger (2011), Child Development 82(1).
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Bring Emotional Intelligence & Wellbeing to your school. If you need urgent help, call the free Child Helpline Tanzania on 116.
