The relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and numerous positive outcomes has sparked considerable interest from educators and researchers in training and promoting various emotional and social competencies in youth. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a new school-based program for elementary school students designed to develop various EI-related competencies in children—the “Umbrella Project.” Five hundred and twenty-nine students (44% boys) who attended six schools in the Waterloo, Ontario area, completed a self-report measure of EI before and after participating in the unique training program. Total EI and a majority of EI subscales showed significant improvement from pretest to post test. Girls also showed higher total EI and interpersonal scores regardless of assessment session. The results are very encouraging and suggest regular classroom-based resources and curriculum activities can foster the development of a cross-section of emotional and social competencies.

情商 (EI) 与众多积极成果之间的关系引发了教育工作者和研究人员对培训和促进青年各种情绪和社交能力的极大兴趣。本研究评估了一项针对小学生的新校本计划的有效性，该计划旨在培养儿童的各种 EI 相关能力——“伞计划”。在安大略省滑铁卢地区的 6 所学校就读的 529 名学生（44% 为男孩）在参加独特的培训计划之前和之后完成了 EI 的自我报告测量。从前测到后测，总 EI 和大多数 EI 分量表显示出显着改善。无论评估时段如何，女孩的 EI 和人际关系总分也更高。