Note to the trainer: This step closes both Session 6 and the entire training programme. Give participants an opportunity to make concrete the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the six sessions. Conclude by strengthening their sense of international solidarity and professional pride.
Method: Oral feedback.
“Dear colleagues, today we have completed the six-session Emotional Intelligence journey that began when we said ‘Hello’ in the first session. We have placed RULER, the Brain Modes, the Turtle Technique, Theraplay games, the Empathy Glasses, the Five Animal Strategies and Assertiveness into our toolkit. As you return to your institution today, what is the most important promise you make to yourself about becoming an ‘Emotion Coach’ and an ‘Unshakeable Thermostat’ in the lives of disadvantaged children?”
After receiving each participant’s feedback in turn, the trainer congratulates everyone on the significant effort they devote to the institution and to children’s lives, and successfully concludes the training.
Programme summary: The trainer quickly lists the key concepts from all sessions on the board: Session 1 — Safe Group Connection and the Importance of EQ. Session 2 — The RULER Method and the Mood Meter. Session 3 — Crisis Management and the Turtle Technique. Session 4 — Empathy Glasses and the Three-Step Formula. Session 5 — Social Skills and the Five Animal Strategies. Session 6 — Assertiveness and the Boundary Compass.
Closing remarks: The trainer concludes the session as follows: “Dear colleagues, we all share the same aim — to ensure that disadvantaged children grow up in a safe, caring and supportive environment. Through the knowledge and activities relating to emotional intelligence skills that you have gained in this training, you will develop greater awareness in your own lives and strengthen your emotional intelligence skills. By taking this awareness into practice, you will also contribute to equipping disadvantaged children with these skills.”
Final question: As the trainer closes the circle, each participant is asked: “During this six-session journey, what is the first concrete step you will take tomorrow, when you return to your institution, to make a difference in a child’s life?” The responses are welcomed with applause and the programme formally ends.