Learning and strengthening emotional intelligence in preschools and schools builds a bridge between knowing and caring, between thinking and feeling. It helps create classrooms where learning is not only about knowledge — but also about understanding ourselves and one another, fostering resilience, collaboration, and motivation to grow.

Resilience isn’t about never falling—it’s about knowing how to get back up. When young people learn that frustration, pain, failure, and stress are teachers, they can grow the courage and wisdom to face life with open hearts.

Authenticity is the inner compass that lets young people act in line with their values, feelings, and needs. Schools grow authenticity by modeling honesty, building emotional safety, and teaching kind truth-telling.

Young people learn emotional intelligence by watching us: the calm we model, the empathy we express, the apologies we make. Our job isn’t to shield them from emotion, but to walk beside them and show that feelings are messages to understand, not problems to hide.