Table 1.

Synopsis for the Online Teachers Training Course.

Presentation of the program: Back to school to build the future

Unit 1

Microorganisms, infectious diseases, and the novel coronavirus infection

1.1 Microorganisms

1.2 Infectious diseases and the transmission pathways of microorganisms

1.3 Preventive measures and immunization

1.4 Therapy for viral infections, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa

1.5 Respiratory infections, the novel coronavirus, and the pandemic

1.6 The indications of the Ministry of Health to counter the infection from the novel coronavirus in Italy

Unit 2

Understanding the disease in children

2.1 Two models of understanding the disease in children

2.2 Towards overcoming stage theories

2.3 The competent child and understanding the disease

Unit 3

Helping children to reframe stressful experiences at school

3.1 Children: between daily challenges and stress

3.2 Some general definitions

3.3. Emotional reactions of children in the face of stressful events

3.4. The resources of children in the face of stress: resilience, coping strategies, social support, and positive identity

3.5. Feelings of fear and anxiety, other manifestations of stress, and traumatic elements

3.6 Why it is important to offer spaces for a socio-emotional reframing of stressful experiences?

3.7 What can the school do?

Unit 4

Additional guidelines for working with kindergarten children

4.1 Secure foundations and attachment in times of distress

4.2 The school as a place for a “secondary attachment”

4.3 How young children “receive” the emotions of adults around them

4.4 Back to play: exploration, freedom, and coping

Teacher’s worksheet 1

Reflective practice worksheet to be uploaded as a mandatory requirement for the online teacher courses after running the activities presented in Appendix 1a and 1b. Labelled Appendix B and C in this article.

Appendix 1a and 1b

Activities to help pupils to reframe the emotional experiences connected to the coronavirus crisis (different packs are provided for kindergarten and older children).

Appendix 2

Energizers: cultivating relationships in the class.

Video Resources

Microorganisms and health-protective actions.