THE HAPPINESS PROJECT

Welcome to The Happiness Project, created to help children find happiness and share it with others. The Happiness Project is designed for children aged 8-14 years old and can be used in classrooms everywhere. Sprinkled throughout the learning activities are our Five Ingredients to Happiness. Read more about them below.

The Happiness Project kids happy hugging

Connections

Strong relationships with others are key to happiness.

Movement

Using our body to move is important for our health and happiness.

Creativity

Learning new skills and using our imagination help us to build happiness.

Kindness

Doing something kind for someone else helps us to feel happier and more fulfilled.

Gratitude

Taking time to think about what we are grateful for, helps us to be present in the moment.

Inside Happiness

Inside Happiness

Children explore what happiness means to them by assembling important ingredients for their personal happiness ice-cream!

Let's Make it happier Challenge

Let's Make it happier Challenge

25 short daily challenges to help children build happiness actions into their everyday lives.

Design a Happiness Project

Design a Happiness Project

This design thinking project takes children on a journey to helping them to spread happiness throughout their classroom, schools and wider community!

Happiness Heroes

Happiness Heroes

Peer learning is powerful. These activities help older students (14+) exchange happiness skills with younger children.

Happier Together Festival

Happier Together Festival

Celebrate community and togetherness through your school using activities, inspiration and creative ideas for a whole-school happiness festival.

walls Certificates

Certificates

This design thinking project takes children on a journey to helping them to spread happiness throughout their classroom, schools and wider community!

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Guidance

How to have conversations about happiness with children and top tips for teachers on how to use the activities.

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Contact us

We want to see a world in which children have the tools and skills to live happier and more connected lives. We believe that this is something that all children should have the opportunity to learn and so we’re always on the look-out for partners or teachers who might want to use The Happiness Project in their classrooms. We’d love to hear from you so please feel free to send us a message!

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