This course supports teachers, school leaders and education professionals in developing practical strategies to strengthen resilience in both students and educators. In a context of increasing academic pressure, behavioural challenges and emotional demands in schools, resilience has become a key competence for sustainable learning and wellbeing.
Participants will explore how resilience is built through mindset, relationships, classroom climate and school culture. The training combines evidence-based approaches from positive psychology, social-emotional learning (SEL), stress management and trauma-informed education, always translated into practical classroom tools.
The course is highly interactive, with a strong focus on reflection, case studies, collaborative problem-solving and the design of ready-to-use classroom strategies.
Learning Outcomes
Participants to the course will learn to:
Understand the concept of resilience in educational contexts (students and teachers)
Identify risk and protective factors affecting wellbeing in schools
Apply practical strategies to develop emotional regulation in students
Use tools from Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in daily classroom practice
Strengthen teacher wellbeing and prevent burnout through simple routines
Create a positive classroom climate that fosters safety, motivation and engagement
Design small-scale resilience-building activities adaptable to different age groups
Promote a whole-school approach to wellbeing and resilience
Programme
Building Resilient Students and Teachers
Day 1 – Understanding Resilience in Education
Introduction to resilience: definitions and educational relevance
Student vs teacher resilience: similarities and differences
Key challenges in modern classrooms
Reflection: personal resilience map
Day 2 – Emotional Regulation and Stress in Schools
How stress affects learning and behaviour
Recognising stress signals in students and teachers
Practical techniques for emotional regulation
Classroom breathing and grounding exercises
Day 3 – Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in Practice
Core competencies of SEL
Integrating SEL into daily teaching routines
Communication skills and empathy-building
Designing short SEL classroom activities
Day 4 – Building Positive Classroom Climate
Psychological safety in the classroom
Teacher-student relationships as a resilience factor
Cooperative learning strategies
Conflict management and restorative approaches
Day 5 – Teacher Wellbeing and Burnout Prevention
Understanding teacher stress and burnout cycles
Boundaries, workload and emotional load
Micro-practices for daily wellbeing
Peer support and professional resilience strategies
Day 6 – Designing a Resilient School Practice Plan
From theory to practice: integrating resilience in school life
Group work: designing a resilience action plan
Presentation of projects
Final reflection and course evaluation
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course participants will receive training and engage in exercises designed to develop their skills as trainers. The provision of additional materials or resources will be determined based on the course structure and the instructor’s approach to meeting the learning objectives
Course package content:
Services and activities included in the course package are those described above. Please note that accommodation, transport, and meals are not provided.
Cancellation & changes:
Common sense prevails when it comes to cancellations, which are analyzed on a case-by-case basis.