RED program

RED (Relatinships, Emotions, Decisions)

RED is part of the life skills program that we implement, in response to the current challenges facing our youth. These challenges increasingly demand the need to cultivate emotional intelligence. The program is primarily focused on promoting self-awareness among students that is reflected in a more mature decision-making process and in their ability to recognize and confront risky situations

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Overview

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2020

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Students upper

Updated

April 2024

Students who are committed and responsible for their opinions, who can think critically and show openness to other points of view. Students that learn about diverse topics and are excited by the passion with which the mentors present them

About the innovation

Why did you create this innovation?

To promote the cultivation of emotional intelligence. Various teachers are RED mentors, with the purpose of all being immersed in the development of a culture of well-being. One of the strengths of these workshops is that each teacher designs the workshop based on their particular area of interest, leading to a genuine passion when engaging in dialogue with adolescents

What does your innovation look like in practice?

We integrate diverse topics that are of interest to students, andoffer different workshop options that adhere to the following axes:
Communication and relationships
Values, culture and identity
Tolerance, inclusion and respect
Physical and emotional health
Puberty and sexual education
Social responsibility
The workshop titles for each theme vary for each grade, and some have been modified troughout the years. Each workshop lasts for 7 weeks and is led by a specific RED mentor, allowing each student to participate in several of these workshops throughout the school year.
The main idea is to create spaces that prioritize reflection and dialogue so that students can achieve deeper communication with their peers and significant adults. Sessions include active dynamics, trigger videos, role-playing games, crafts, case stuides and, above all, group discussions; promote student interest in seeking information to support their opinions and also to open up to include other points of view

How has it been spreading?

All teachers were called to join and participate as RED mentors. This was done in a virtual meeting as we were already in the pandemic, and a written invitation was also sent to all of them.
At the end of each school year, a meeting is held with all the RED mentors and the directivde team in which experiences and anecdotes about the achievements are exchanged.

If I want to try it, what should I do?

Make a general plan that establishes the objectives that you want to achieve, that is, what skills you want to promote in the students and carry out a pilot group that will be given a workshop with a topic of interest to the students and to the mentor, focusing on teaching it with interactive dynamics that encourage dialogue between them

Implementation steps

The call

The idea of the program was presented to the teachers and they were called to join as RED mentors. This was done in a virtual meeting as we were already in the pandemic, and an invitation was also sent to all of them.
It is important to find a simultaneous hour class when these workshops are offered, so that the entire section takes the workshops simultaneously.

Planning

Once you receive the teacher´s proposals, the RED program coordinator should have interviews with each teacher to review their proposal and plan the different sessions, which generally include active dynamics, trigger videos, role-playing games, crafts, case studies, and, above all, invite to group discussion and exchange of ideas; promote student interest in seeking information to support their opinions and also to open up to include other points of view in their perspective.

Planning

One of the key aspects of developing the plan for each session is to create questions that spark the students' interest and curiosity. A lot of work has to be done into designing thought-provoking, reflective, and closing questions in order to prioritize the exchange of opinions among students rather than the teacher's exposition.

Implementation

Students are first made aware of this new program. Their group tutors informe them about it, and then each RED mentor enters each of the grade's base groups where the workshop will be taught and introduced it. Rotating shifts are made for this.
Once the introductions are finished, the students choose a workshop on Moodle platform. The students are aware that the workshops have limited space and that they will have the opportunity to take 4 or 5 workshops throughout the school year.

Follow up

The RED coordinator is responsible for entering the different workshops and observing the class dynamics. Likewise, he/she generate satisfaction surveys twice during the school year so that students can evaluate the workshops and give their opinions on them. This is useful for providing feedback to RED mentors. Here is a link where you can see an example of the results of one of these evaluations: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MxKituocQgN-_j54_ZhHQOetQ9YPFYyAfBg5WisFlM0/edit?usp=