About the Project

Rationale

Across Europe, children’s social and emotional well-being has become a major priority. According to researches, parents increasingly value happiness, confidence and safety over academic results, reflecting the growing understanding that emotional health is essential for children’s development and long-term success. Schools and teachers play a central role in this, as they can strengthen children’s motivation, engagement and confidence. Gamification further supports this by offering a safe space to practice social and emotional skills without fear of failure.

The MindMatters project takes a holistic, evidence-based approach to building emotional resilience in primary schools. Based on the LifeComp Framework, it has created a Triple Psychosocial and Emotional Resilience Toolkit for teachers, children aged 7–11 and parents/caregivers. Through a cross-curricular, gamified methodology, the project aims to make resilience-building engaging and accessible.

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Overall Aim

To strengthen the psychological, social and emotional resilience of children aged 7–11 by empowering teachers and parents with innovative, cross-curricular and gamified tools inspired by the LifeComp Framework.

Specific Aims

  • Strengthen children’s emotional and psychosocial resilience

  • Equip teachers with practical toolkits and training to integrate into everyday teaching

  • Support parents and caregivers in fostering children’s well-being through accessible guidance and digital tools

  • Embed psychosocial and emotional resilience into primary school practices and curricula to create healthier, more supportive learning environments

  • Promote digital transformation through gamification activities that enhance psychosocial-emotional learning

  • Influence education policy at local, national and EU levels by providing evidence-based models aligned with the LifeComp Framework

  • Ensure long-term sustainability and impact through free multilingual resources
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Target Groups

  • Students of primary education (aged 7-11 years old)

  • Teachers of primary education

  • Parents/ caregivers