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Pioneers in Emotional Intelligence programme!

At Newport School, we have an emotional education programme focused on fostering motor, language and communication skills, which are key to the psychosocial and emotional development of their first years in the world.

RULER is an emotional education programme created by the Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence. RULER aims to:

To teach that all emotions are worthwhile in themselves and that they are inherent to human beings.
Create a common language for classifying and expressing emotions.
Encourage empathy.
RULER helps people of all ages to use their emotions wisely, opening up opportunities for success in school, work and life.

What does RULER mean?

Recognising one's own and others' emotions

Recognise

Understanding the causes and consequences of emotions

Understand

Naming and classifying emotions appropriately

Tag

Expressing emotions appropriately and freely

Express

Managing emotions effectively

Regular

Ruler, emotional education!

With Ruler, we create a positive atmosphere in the school and encourage the creativity of our students. The children learn to express their emotions, to reflect on their feelings, and feel more empathy and understanding for the feelings of others.

Benefits for our students

Improved academic performance

It allows you to manage your emotions and focus better on your studies.

Improved emotional and social well-being

It fosters empathy and healthier relationships with peers.

Peaceful conflict resolution

It fosters a higher degree of tolerance among pupils.

Life skills development

Strengthens emotional competences for future challenges.

RULER Tools

Charter

Seek to get students to agree on the emotions they would all like to feel and create strategies for experiencing them together.

Emotional Meter

Chart with four quadrants to classify emotions according to energy and pleasantness, learning to name what they feel.

Meta-moment

A tool for reflection on destructive feelings. Where you will learn to calm down and regain control of your emotions.

The blue print

Promotes empathy and understanding of others’ feelings by analysing conflicts from the perspective of those affected.