GINTL India & Nordic Centre in India organised a week long (2 hours a day) Winter School on 28 November - 2 December that provided insights on children's and teachers' social and emotional skills. During the week Finnish and Indian experts shared their research and experiences to Finnish and Indian upcoming teachers and in-service teachers. The Winter school was open for all master's level students, degree and non-degree, who were interested in social and emotional skills in the educational context. The Winter school was organised completely online and participants could choose to join the programme each day or pick the most interesting sessions. 

Monday, 28 November
Social and emotional learning in higher education by Tommi Mäkinen, University teacher, Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä

Social and emotional learning in India  by Dr. Chetna Duggal, Associate Professor in the School of Human Ecology (SHE), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

Tuesday, 29 November
Children’s socio-emotional development by Shipra Suneja, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Azim Premji University

Teachers as a source of support for children’s social & emotional skill development in educational settings by Dr. Jenni Salminen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä and Dr. Sanni Pöysä, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä

Wednesday, 30 November
Children’s social & emotional development by Dr. Merja Koivula, Senior Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä

Emotions inside school classrooms by Kinnari Pandya, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University

Thursday, 1 December
Bullying and peer relations by Dr. Miia Sainio, Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä

Bullying in schools by Dr. Rajani Mohan Konantambigi, Professor, Mumbai Campus, Centre for Human Ecology, School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Friday, 2 December
Panel discussion: Strengthening children’s and teachers’ social and emotional skills

Panelists:

• Dr. Miia Sainio, Senior lecturer, University of Jyväskylä
• Dr. Jenni Salminen, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä
• Dr. Jenni Salminen, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä
• Dr. Rajashree Srinivasan, Professor, School of Education, Azim Premji University
• Dr. Aneesh Kumar P, Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychology, School Of Social Sciences, Christ University, Bengaluru

Panel moderator:

• Dr. Chetna Duggal, Associate Professor in the School of Human Ecology (SHE), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai