The “European Assessment Protocol for Children’s SEL Skills” (EAP) project is included in the European Funding Programme in the Field of Education and Learning, known as Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 (LLP). The project is coordinated by the University of Perugia (Italy) and envisages the contribution of a partnership composed of different countries, namely Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden and Italy (Udine). The keystone of the project is made up of the introduction, in the curricular teaching programmes, of the Social Emotional Learning (SEL), as it is internationally known, and the creation of a protocol that will evaluate the emotional and social maturity of the children in elementary school. The main purpose of this project is the creation of an European Assessment Protocol standardized evaluation tool that will be able to offer precise evaluation guidelines for SEL skills in children, and will guarantee the high quality of SEL intervention on an European dimension. Amongst the various objectives of the project, stands out the one which aims to improve, promote, value, and spread an innovative European dimension of teacher education in Social Emotional Learning, and to create an integrated approach to the teaching – learning practices, including a European committee in SEL, in order to support the “cross” key competencies with the goal of reinforcing social cohesion, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, gender equality and personal fulfillment.

For more information: www.eap-sel.eu