My Happy Minds
We are proud to be a part of the myHappymind Family! As a whole school programme grounded in science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, myHappymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem. myHappymind also teaches the children how to self-regulate and manage their emotions in stressful times, allowing them to be their very best selves!
MyHappy Minds Curriculum Overview
Watch the video to hear the childrens feedback.
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Impact
As a school, we decided not to remove our PSHE teaching straight away. We’ve been able to continue delivering our PSHE curriculum alongside My Happy Minds. The teacher lead and a governor met with a group of children during a governor walk to hear about their experiences.
Four children were invited to take part in a pupil discussion about their PSHE learning, and the feedback was extremely positive. They worked well together, taking turns, listening to one another, and building on each other’s ideas. They were confident using the terminology recently introduced through My Happy Minds, and they were able to explain what it meant and how it links to their everyday lives.
Pupil voice
“My Happy Mind? I like it 100%. Ten out of ten because it’s fun, nice to chill and do.”
“It’s important to learn about our brain and what it does.”
“The best thing is happy breathing and the facts.”
The children also explained that they regularly use happy breathing, write or draw in their journals about their worries, and answer curious questions as part of their learning.
A lovely example of the impact came during a writing intervention. Some children were feeling frustrated about having to edit their work and correct spellings, as they felt they kept getting things wrong. Another child reminded them that you need to practise something nine times and write it 27 times for it to really stick in your mind so your brain can grow stronger. At the time, he couldn’t remember the word neuroplasticity—but he does now!
Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org
The termly modules are as follows.
Meet Your Brain: 
Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too.
Celebrate:
Understanding your unique Character Strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building self-esteem.
Appreciate:
Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we're all about making it a lifelong strategy!
Relate:
Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We're focussed on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.
Engage:
Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to stay resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too
The myHappymind parent app has these exciting features:
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Mini Masterclasses for Parents
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A new Kids Zone which is jam-packed with things for the children to enjoy, such as animated stories, Happy Breathing, music and the brand new myHappymind games.
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Brand new children's activities and much more!
To download the myHappymind parent app, use the QR code below. Please contact the school for the authentication code.
