MyHappymind

At Worth Valley Primary School, we use myHappymind to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. myHappymind is a science-backed programme designed to help children develop positive mental wellbeing by building resilience, self-esteem and confidence. Through engaging lessons and activities, children learn about how their brains work, how to manage their emotions, recognise their strengths, build positive relationships and develop habits that support their wellbeing. The programme is designed for children from Early Years through to Year 6 and also provides resources to support families at home.

Our myHappymind accreditation

We are delighted to have achieved Silver accreditation through the myHappymind programme.

Please see our Silver accreditation and the accompanying letter to parents and carers below.

myhappymind silver accreditation.pdf

myhappymind letter of thanks to parents and carers.pdf

The programme structure

myHappymind is taught across five modules, each introducing a new set of content and habits to help children build resilience, self-esteem and confidence.

1. 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.

2. Celebrate

Understanding your unique character strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building self-esteem.

3. Appreciate

Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Developing gratitude as a habit can help to support wellbeing and resilience.

Appreciate - one of the modules included in the myHappymind wellbeing programmes for children

4. Relate

Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. This module focuses on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.

Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to remain resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too.

Engage - one of the modules included in the myHappymind wellbeing programmes for children

Meet our Happiness Heroes!

The Happiness Heroes initiative enables a small group of children to become our school’s myHappymind ambassadors. Their role is to lead the way in helping their fellow pupils look after their mental health and champion myHappymind across the school.

Our Happiness Heroes receive a special badge and certificate and come together regularly to discuss their views on myHappymind and make plans to help embed the programme across the school. They are carefully chosen by teachers as positive role models who can help promote mental health and wellbeing among their peers.

Please find a link to the My Happy Mind website, where you can find lots of useful resources:

MyHappyMind

School programme introduction and overview