Personal & social development // Emotional Literacy
Emotional Intelligence
Introduce Goleman's emotional intelligence model (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills); develop vocabulary for complex emotional states (ambivalence, ennui, schadenfreude, awe, nostalgia, cognitive dissonance); understand the evidence linking emotional intelligence to wellbeing, relationship quality, and long-term life outcomes; reflect on personal emotional growth over the secondary school years; explore the relationship between emotional literacy and mental health, and know when to seek professional support
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Emotional Literacy // Ages 9 to 11
Advanced emotional literacy skills depends on earlier emotional expression concepts
Emotional Literacy // Ages 12 to 13
Emotional literacy mastery depends on advanced emotion regulation skills
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