PSsmile - Curriculum Framework

The curriculum goals have been developed considering main suggestions coming from international research studies and theoretical approaches both in contents and in methods adopted. Figure 1 provides a summary  visual representation of the domains considered. In more details, for each domain we can identify the focus in the activities:

AWARENESS -SELF : SMILE TO MYSELF

Goals of Didactical activities: to promote knowledge of characteristics and strengths of each child as physical aspects, preferences, interests, dreams, hope, optimism, courage that are included in a positive mindset and the role they play in people life.

Focus: Exploring and developing multiple ideas and perception of multidimensional (social and emotional) components of Selves and focusing on possible consequences and paths for self-development as well as contextual resources as parents, teachers, friends.

MANAGEMENT -SELF: SMILE TO MY PRESENT AND MY FUTURE

Goals of Didactical activities: to promote the development of social and emotional strategies each child could use to presents himself/herself and to describe positive aspects to others.

Focus: learning of strategies on how to find new ways of thinking and feeling about themselves; planning strategies for achieving goals and decision making that improve personal growing and capabilities.

AWARENESS -SOCIETY: SMILE TO SOCIETY 4.0

Goal of Didactical activities: to promote a higher knowledge of both social and emotional aspects in current contexts and environments children attend to and that could be relevant in their adult life.

Focus: knowing multiple aspects, both emotional and cognitive, that contribute to define people in the context and environments and how all this influence thinking and feelings; identifying changes and opportunities that our global times consider as relevant to become citizen of the world.

Goal of Didactical activities: to develop social and emotional skills to promote positive relations with others in multiple contexts to actively participate in current and future inclusive communities; developing knowledge on sustainable goals.

Focus: exploring and developing reciprocity of ways of thinking, feeling, and interacting, finding productive strategies to be in and to actively contributing growing of diverse contexts.

The PSsmile choice

As shown in the visual representation, both the emotional and the social component are considered in each domain. Decision making and time perspective are proposed as overarching components, involved both in the development of awareness as well as in management of everyday life situation, both  for Self and  Others domain.