The Silent Game-Changer: Social Emotional Learning (SEL)'s Role in Education

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in 2020 had a major impact on the mental health and education of adolescent girls particularly in Sindh, Pakistan. With schools closed and limited access to technological facilities, the majority of young girls were stressed, anxious, and isolated due to no provision of online education. This research paper looks into the young schoolgirls' mental health problems in Sindh during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the absence of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in school. SEL allows students to manage emotions, build relationships, and make moral decisions, which was in severe deficiency, exacerbating