Who's Involved

Nowadays there is no doubt that social and emotional skills (SES) are a key element in human development. Plenty of research and official reports show that if children are not attaining minimal SES at around six years of age, they are likely to be at risk in the next stages of their development. Well-developed SES in children contribute to academic success, improve learning conditions, are a powerful tool for empowering children for a better future, for a happier and more productive life, but also they are an irreplaceable tool for prevention of social exclusion, aggression and bullying, school dropout, different types of risk behaviours, psychopathology, unemployment, etc. Deficits in SES lead to poor academic results, may lead to problems with social adaptation or serious psychopathology, substance abuse problems, challenges finding employment or run-ins with the law, etc. Supporting SES development in the early years increases children's chances of success in school, work, and life. It will have an impact on the children themselves, but also a great indirect impact on their families, teachers, and society as a whole. The EU-SELF project aims to be an innovative approach of linking the knowledge and expertise in the field of SES and the educational practices.

Partners:

1. New Bulgarian University
2. Galileo Progetti Nonprofit Kft.
   Contact: Claudia Piovano (claudia.piovano@galileoprogetti.hu) http://www.galileoprogetti.hu

   • Galileo Progetti Nonprofit Kft. is a non-profit organization, funded by Hungarian and Italian partners in 2009 and based in Budapest. The main objectives of Galileo are the development of social economy and social sector in general and the inclusion policies, also thanks to the exchange of good practices and experiences among the European Union countries, and in particular by developing the Italian-Hungarian relations and encouraging European mobility and exchanges of experiences. Galileo also aims to develop the feeling of civil participation and European citizenship and works with particular attention for the inclusion of disadvantaged people or at risk of social exclusion, such as Roma minorities and disabled people. Galileo works in collaboration with private and public local bodies, involving in European experiences organizations that are normally not very active at international level, guided by the belief that international experiences increase personal and professional skills and have a strongly positive impact on the development of the quality of the social sector at local level. It has the role of motivator, promoter, facilitator, manager and coordinator. Furthermore, over the years Galileo has developed a wide and solid network at European level, especially with social enterprises, educational institution and VET providers. Galileo is the Hungarian member of ENSIE, the European Network of Social Integration Enterprises for the employment of disadvantaged people, recognized and supported by the European Commission, and cooperated, thanks to the Erasmus+ KA2 MECEC+ project with the European Network EUROCHILD, and thanks to the KA2 project PRESS with the European Network ERIO, European Roma Information Office, also key networks of the European Commission. In Hungary too Galileo has developed a wide and solid network, and collaborates with the ELTE University, JEB and Magyr Bölcsődék Egyesülete, contributing to their European strategic plan by expanding the possibilities of international contacts for teachers and professionals, especially facilitating the connections between the academic world and the world of work at local and European level.

3. University of Tuzla
4. Private preschool institution Montessori IQ Corner
5. Faculty of Medicine Lund University
6. Institute University of Maia - ISMAI
7. Centro Social de Soutelo
8. Kindergarten 37 "Valshebstvo"
9. Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences & Arts