The study investigates the impact of developing socio-emotional competencies on high school students at the "San José" Educational Unit in Quevedo, analyzing their relationship with emotional well-being and academic performance. It highlights the importance of strengthening these competencies to create a more inclusive, collaborative, and effective educational environment. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community is presented as key in this process. The results revealed a positive perception among students towards the development of these competencies, emphasizing their impact on teamwork and collaboration in academic projects. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community was identified as a key factor in strengthening these skills. This study underscores the importance of integrating socio-emotional competencies into the educational curriculum to improve students' emotional well-being and academic performance. Keywords: socio-emotional competencies, socio-emotional skills, integral education, education. The study focuses on the impact of socio-emotional competencies on high school students, analyzing their relationship with emotional well-being and academic performance. It emphasizes the importance of strengthening these competencies to create a more inclusive, collaborative, and effective educational environment. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community is presented as key in this process. The results revealed a positive perception among students towards the development of these competencies, emphasizing their impact on teamwork and collaboration in academic projects. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community was identified as a key factor in strengthening these skills. This study underscores the importance of integrating socio-emotional competencies into the educational curriculum to improve students' emotional well-being and academic performance.The study investigates the impact of developing socio-emotional competencies on high school students at the "San José" Educational Unit in Quevedo, analyzing their relationship with emotional well-being and academic performance. It highlights the importance of strengthening these competencies to create a more inclusive, collaborative, and effective educational environment. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community is presented as key in this process. The results revealed a positive perception among students towards the development of these competencies, emphasizing their impact on teamwork and collaboration in academic projects. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community was identified as a key factor in strengthening these skills. This study underscores the importance of integrating socio-emotional competencies into the educational curriculum to improve students' emotional well-being and academic performance. Keywords: socio-emotional competencies, socio-emotional skills, integral education, education. The study focuses on the impact of socio-emotional competencies on high school students, analyzing their relationship with emotional well-being and academic performance. It emphasizes the importance of strengthening these competencies to create a more inclusive, collaborative, and effective educational environment. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community is presented as key in this process. The results revealed a positive perception among students towards the development of these competencies, emphasizing their impact on teamwork and collaboration in academic projects. Collaboration between teachers and the educational community was identified as a key factor in strengthening these skills. This study underscores the importance of integrating socio-emotional competencies into the educational curriculum to improve students' emotional well-being and academic performance.