# of children supported in foundational literacy, math, or social and emotional learning

Total number of unique children supported in foundational literacy, math, or social and emotional learning through programs supported by Save the Children or partners. Please take care to avoid double-counting since many children are supported in two or three areas. SEL definition: Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, make responsible decisions, and process and retain information. SEL is a pedagogical process promoting knowledge, attitudes, and skills. The specific focus of SEL, as one piece of a much wider multi-sector spectrum of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), is to develop and build skills. SEL interventions are sequenced, active, focused, and explicit teaching methodologies and content, specifically designed to be implemented in classrooms and learning spaces.

Examples of SEL programming include but are not limited to: ECCD: HEART, and other ECCD programs, etc. School-aged learners: Learning and Wellbeing in Emergencies, SELF based on the World Bank Step by Step curriculum, Return to Learning, etc. Adolescents and Youth: life skills programming (ie, Skills to Succeed, etc.), Youth in Action, etc. Caregiver-focused programming: Toxic Stress Mitigation programs, cash+ programs, etc. Cross-cutting: Resilience-building programming. The Safe Schools and Enabling Teachers' common approaches also include SEL programming. SEL programs can also include integration with national curricula.

Calculation: This indicator is a count of unique children who received support in foundational literacy, numeracy, or social-emotional learning.

Data Collection Method/Tool: Learning session attendance sheets, classroom records
Data Source: Programme records, teacher reports
Who Collects: Save the Children and implementing partner staff
From Whom: Teachers, facilitators
Frequency of Collection: Data will be collected after each learning session or term