5. Social Awareness



General goals 

Promote a higher knowledge of social and emotional  aspects and personal resources in contexts and environments children attend to;

Identify changes and opportunities occurring in small and large communities and focus on personal contribution to construct a positive community.

 

Explore the nature of emotions and feelings as positive mindset in  people I know  in my life context

  • identify  my life contexts and people with whom I spend my time (people I meet, request they do, what we do together etc.),  
  • identify attitudes and emotions  people I know  might experience  in our life contexts,
  • recognize that each of us  feels and respond in different ways,
  • understand how emotions are influenced by personal behavior and by others behavior

 

Explore and understand personal resources as positive social mindset in my life context

o   know  positive resources relevant in the relationship with others (i.e., curiosity,  empathy, solidarity,  flexibility, etc..),  describe  and  differentiate them

o   know how personal positive resources impact  reasoning and behaviors  (i.e.  analyze  positive and negative stories)

o   explore cultural diversities  in expressing emotions, feelings, and positive mindset in social contexts

o   recognize and appreciate that each person has multiple identities and  uniqueness

 

Discover changes and challenges occurring in small and large communities and understand the impact of positive mindset 

  • recognize  changes  occurring in small and large communities, emotions, and feelings they may activate in   persons  experiencing diversities (social inequalities, climate changes, unexpected health issues)
  • identify the potential  challenges and opportunity  hidden in  these changes  to positive mindset and  relationships (i.e., discover unexpected skills),
  • identify and acknowledge that my behavior can change the people mindset (i.e., how people feel) and contribute to the wellbeing of people living in my community.

 

Progress in exploring positive future communities.

  • understand and acknowledge the value of diversities and the hidden opportunities in cultural diversity for  enriching ourselves and grow
  • discover and reflect on situations in which people using their positive mindset transformed a challenge into an opportunity
  • identify different lenses to look at possible future challenges in my community
  • identify possible resources and supports, as well as persons,  I could count on to reach these goals.