PART 1: Theoretical Knowledge

Positive Youth Development (PYD)= is both a philosophy as well as a programmatic approach for supporting healthy, productive, and engaged youth as they grow into adulthood. The PYD approach rests on the idea that youth with more developmental assets are more likely to enjoy academic success, have greater economic prospects, be more civically engaged, and be more healthy in the long term. (https://www.youthpower.org/positive-youth-development#:~:text=Positive%20youth%20development%20engages%20youth,the%20environment%3B%20and%20transform%20systems)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PSD)= is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. It is natural to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd#:~:text=Post%2Dtraumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(PTSD,danger%20or%20to%20avoid%20it.)

Positive Youth Development (PYD)= is both a philosophy as well as a programmatic approach for supporting healthy, productive, and engaged youth as they grow into adulthood. The PYD approach rests on the idea that youth with more developmental assets are more likely to enjoy academic success, have greater economic prospects, be more civically engaged, and be more healthy in the long term. (https://www.youthpower.org/positive-youth-development#:~:text=Positive%20youth%20development%20engages%20youth,the%20environment%3B%20and%20transform%20systems)

Racial awareness= ability to recognize that race exists and that it shapes reality in inequitable and unjust ways (Wehlburg C.M., (2014) New Directions for teaching and Learning, Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. Pag. 33 https://books.google.it/books?id=hBcHBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=ability+to+recognize+that+race+exists+and+that+it+shapes+reality+in+inequitable+and+unjust+ways&source=bl&ots=BMNtJ9b0kW&sig=ACfU3U29xZNVY7y7KIwBv8ESmGIrMm0-Ag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil0-HC07n3AhUPRfEDHSQiBoMQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=ability%20to%20recognize%20that%20race%20exists%20and%20that%20it%20shapes%20reality%20in%20inequitable%20and%20unjust%20ways&f=false)

Sustainable Development Goals

Students of low social, economic and cultural status

Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL)= is an educational method that aims to foster social and emotional skills within school curricula. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%E2%80%93emotional_learning)

Special Educational Needs

Silk= Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)=  is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that guides the development of flexible learning environments and learning spaces that can accommodate individual learning differences. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Design_for_Learning)