Washington Post
India, which has long focused on student success, now offers ‘happiness’ classes
NEW DELHI — After the summer break, Delhi’s children returned to school this month and found a new class added to their schedules: happiness.
It wasn’t a welcome-back joke. In a country where top universities demand average test scores above 98 percent and where cheating on high school final exams is organized by a “mafia” that includes teachers and school officials, the Delhi government’s initiative marks a shift of emphasis from student performance to well-being.
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The Straits Times
Delhi students cheer new 'happiness class' in schools
Alishan shut his eyes, his arms outstretched on his desk in class. He was not dozing off on the sly but participating in an exercise mandated for the class.
"Straighten your back, not too firm... relaxed," his teacher instructed him and other Grade VII - the equivalent to Secondary 1 - students in the Delhi government school. "Now try and listen attentively to any sound that is coming in from outside," the teacher added.
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World Economic Forum
These Indian schools are giving lessons in happiness
The government of Delhi has added a new subject to the school curriculum in the hope that it will transform the educational outcomes of children – happiness.
Pupils in Delhi’s government schools from pre-primary age up to 14 years old are receiving daily lessons in happiness, which include yoga and meditation and teaching children to take pride in their work.
The 45-minute classes start with mindfulness, followed by stories and activities. While there won’t be any exams associated with the new subject, teachers will make periodic assessments of children’s progress using a “Happiness Index”.
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DW
Delhi schools roll out 'happiness classes' to beat stress
On an early Saturday morning, the normally boisterous classrooms at the Kautilya Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya school in South Delhi are eerily silent. Dozens of students sit straight-backed in their chairs, their eyes closed and hands on their knees. The only sound is the whirring of the ceiling fan.
There isn't a textbook in sight. The blackboard says "happiness class" with a big smiley face next to it. "Release all your tensions, focus on your breath. Imagine you are doing something that makes you really happy," class teacher Akhilesh Chouhan murmurs as she walks through the rows.
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Times of India
With song and dance, the day starts on a happy note
Morning assembly in Delhi’s Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Pushp Vihar, is no longer a staid affair. “Every morning, we play upbeat music and children come out of their classes dancing their way to the ground,” says its principal Sneh Aggarwal. “Even the style of PT has changed; we divide children into pairs and make them work out to upbeat songs while looking at each other. They look at each other, connect and giggle. The day starts on a happy note.”
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Hindustan Times
Happy hour: No textbooks, no homework and no grades in this class
The first period—happiness class — at Kautilya Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in south Delhi’s Chirag Enclave has just begun. The teacher, Umesh Kumar, writes on the chalkboard in neat, cursive letters: ‘Happiness Class’.
The walls have several colourful posters made by the students, including one that lists ‘12 ways to happiness.’ The teacher and the children, with yellow smiley badges pinned to their ties, look fresh, cheerful and jovial — the perfect atmosphere for a happiness class, which has no grades, no textbooks, no homework.”
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The Quint
Happiness Curriculum in Delhi government schools from next week
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said the 'Happiness Curriculum' will be introduced next week in schools run by the city government.
"Our 18,000 teachers will take Happiness Curriculum classes for the students of nursery to class eight," Sisodia told the media.
The government has organised a three-day orientation session for the teachers on the curriculum's intent and content.
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The Hindu
Happy Classes
The term ‘happiness curriculum’ has been in the news in the recent past,and almost everyone in Delhi is familiar with it. The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), Melania Trump, during her maiden visit to India, attended a ‘happiness class’ at a government school in Delhi and interacted with its teachers and students. While the FLOTUS and other guests were watching a cultural performance happening on the stage, a little boy in the audience started dancing and won their admiration. Witnessing the jolly kid’s impromptu dance, Mrs. Trump too smiled at the student, applauded and expressed her joy. It was an incident of joy in action.
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NPR
To Focus On Students' Emotional Well-Being, India Tries 'Happiness Classes'
For the past three weeks, students across India's capital have been attending a radical new course: happiness.
The Delhi government introduced "happiness classes" in an effort to shift the country's academic focus from student achievement to emotional well-being. In a country that uses standardized testing to determine student success, offers a limited number of seats in top universities and sets high expectations, educators have been seeing mental health consequences.
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CNN
The latest class on the Indian curriculum: Happiness
(CNN)"Happiness," spell the large letters on the chalkboard in a classroom in the Government Boys' Senior Secondary School in the southwest of India's capital, Delhi.
Fifty-five seventh-grade students attend the new class, which is meant to enhance their mental and emotional well-being..
Breaking away from more traditional math, science and language classes, the new happiness curriculum aims to impart emotional intelligence through meditation, storytelling and activities in which the focus is on students' emotional and mental needs. These skills are intended to reduce stress and anxiety and manage any depression.
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India Today
Here's how the 'Happiness Curriculum' in Delhi govt schools can build a healthy mind
In today's fast-paced, competition-laden, technology-driven world, all of us have to struggle hard to achieve the best in life. "More" is the operational word for everything -- the element of happiness remains ever elusive.
Today, children are under tremendous pressure from all sides -- parents, mentors, peers, teachers, grandparents. They are confused, they don't know how to react and express their emotions in their day to day situations. They look at us and just follow what we say or do.
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Brookings
How do you measure happiness? Exploring the happiness Curriculum in Delhi Schools
Take a deep breath. Release. Take a deep breath. Release. Concentrate on the noises coming from the environment. What do you hear? Slowly, focus on your own breathing.” A grade 7 teacher at Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya in Delhi, walks her students through a breathing exercise. After three minutes, she says, “When you are ready, start moving your toes; start moving your fingers; now, slowly, open your eyes.” This is a typical morning in happiness class.
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RFI
Happiness added to school curriculum in New Delhi
To help young students cope with stress, government schools across the Indian capital, New Delhi have added a new subject to their schedules: happiness. The class carries no grade and has no textbooks, tests or homework.
This marks a radical shift of emphasis in a country known for its rigid, bookish education system that places much pressure on students to score high marks.
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Daijiworld
COVID-19 lockdown: Delhi's Happiness Classes enter home
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IANS): The Aam Aadmi Party government's flagship 'Happiness Classes' have entered the homes in the times of the coronavirus lockdown with about eight lakh families getting instructions on the phone and participating in daily classes.
"Happiness Class enters homes in the times of corona lockdown. Approx 8 lakh families of students upto grade 8 are getting instructions on phone and participating in the Happiness Class," Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday..
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NDTV
Foreign Media On 'Happiness' Classes In Delhi Schools
New Delhi: After the summer break, Delhi's children returned to school this month and found a new class added to their schedules: happiness.
It wasn't a welcome-back joke. In a country where top universities demand average test scores above 98 percent and where cheating on final high school exams is organized by a "mafia" that includes teachers and school officials, the Delhi government's initiative marks a shift of emphasis from student performance to well-being.
READ MORE
India, which has long focused on student success, now offers ‘happiness’ classes
NEW DELHI — After the summer break, Delhi’s children returned to school this month and found a new class added to their schedules: happiness.It wasn’t a welcome-back joke. In a country where top universities demand average test scores above 98 percent and where cheating on high school final exams is organized by a “mafia” that includes teachers and school officials, the Delhi government’s initiative marks a shift of emphasis from student performance to well-being.
The Straits Times
Delhi students cheer new 'happiness class' in schools
"Straighten your back, not too firm... relaxed," his teacher instructed him and other Grade VII - the equivalent to Secondary 1 - students in the Delhi government school. "Now try and listen attentively to any sound that is coming in from outside," the teacher added.
World Economic Forum
These Indian schools are giving lessons in happiness
Pupils in Delhi’s government schools from pre-primary age up to 14 years old are receiving daily lessons in happiness, which include yoga and meditation and teaching children to take pride in their work.
The 45-minute classes start with mindfulness, followed by stories and activities. While there won’t be any exams associated with the new subject, teachers will make periodic assessments of children’s progress using a “Happiness Index”.
DW
Delhi schools roll out 'happiness classes' to beat stress
There isn't a textbook in sight. The blackboard says "happiness class" with a big smiley face next to it. "Release all your tensions, focus on your breath. Imagine you are doing something that makes you really happy," class teacher Akhilesh Chouhan murmurs as she walks through the rows.
Times of India
With song and dance, the day starts on a happy note
Hindustan Times
Happy hour: No textbooks, no homework and no grades in this class
The walls have several colourful posters made by the students, including one that lists ‘12 ways to happiness.’ The teacher and the children, with yellow smiley badges pinned to their ties, look fresh, cheerful and jovial — the perfect atmosphere for a happiness class, which has no grades, no textbooks, no homework.”
The Quint
Happiness Curriculum in Delhi government schools from next week
"Our 18,000 teachers will take Happiness Curriculum classes for the students of nursery to class eight," Sisodia told the media.
The government has organised a three-day orientation session for the teachers on the curriculum's intent and content.
The Hindu
Happy Classes
NPR
To Focus On Students' Emotional Well-Being, India Tries 'Happiness Classes'
For the past three weeks, students across India's capital have been attending a radical new course: happiness.The Delhi government introduced "happiness classes" in an effort to shift the country's academic focus from student achievement to emotional well-being. In a country that uses standardized testing to determine student success, offers a limited number of seats in top universities and sets high expectations, educators have been seeing mental health consequences.
CNN
The latest class on the Indian curriculum: Happiness
(CNN)"Happiness," spell the large letters on the chalkboard in a classroom in the Government Boys' Senior Secondary School in the southwest of India's capital, Delhi.Fifty-five seventh-grade students attend the new class, which is meant to enhance their mental and emotional well-being..
Breaking away from more traditional math, science and language classes, the new happiness curriculum aims to impart emotional intelligence through meditation, storytelling and activities in which the focus is on students' emotional and mental needs. These skills are intended to reduce stress and anxiety and manage any depression.
India Today
Here's how the 'Happiness Curriculum' in Delhi govt schools can build a healthy mind
In today's fast-paced, competition-laden, technology-driven world, all of us have to struggle hard to achieve the best in life. "More" is the operational word for everything -- the element of happiness remains ever elusive.Today, children are under tremendous pressure from all sides -- parents, mentors, peers, teachers, grandparents. They are confused, they don't know how to react and express their emotions in their day to day situations. They look at us and just follow what we say or do.
Brookings
How do you measure happiness? Exploring the happiness Curriculum in Delhi Schools
Take a deep breath. Release. Take a deep breath. Release. Concentrate on the noises coming from the environment. What do you hear? Slowly, focus on your own breathing.” A grade 7 teacher at Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya in Delhi, walks her students through a breathing exercise. After three minutes, she says, “When you are ready, start moving your toes; start moving your fingers; now, slowly, open your eyes.” This is a typical morning in happiness class.RFI
Happiness added to school curriculum in New Delhi
To help young students cope with stress, government schools across the Indian capital, New Delhi have added a new subject to their schedules: happiness. The class carries no grade and has no textbooks, tests or homework.This marks a radical shift of emphasis in a country known for its rigid, bookish education system that places much pressure on students to score high marks.
Daijiworld
COVID-19 lockdown: Delhi's Happiness Classes enter home
"Happiness Class enters homes in the times of corona lockdown. Approx 8 lakh families of students upto grade 8 are getting instructions on phone and participating in the Happiness Class," Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday..
NDTV
Foreign Media On 'Happiness' Classes In Delhi Schools
It wasn't a welcome-back joke. In a country where top universities demand average test scores above 98 percent and where cheating on final high school exams is organized by a "mafia" that includes teachers and school officials, the Delhi government's initiative marks a shift of emphasis from student performance to well-being.
Business Standard
Delhi govt school's 'Happiness Curriculum' inspires Melania Trump
Melania during her visit to a senior secondary school said, “Want to thank all educators for setting positive example and giving skills, knowledge to students.” Melania was attending Sarvodaya Co-ed Senior Secondary School’s ‘Happiness Curriculum’ implemented by the Delhi government across all schools in the national capital in 2018.
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