My Happy Mind

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! Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org/

As part of this programme, all children from EYFS to Year 6 will complete the 5 modules outlined below.

myHappymind module descriptions:

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.

Through studying these modules children will not only be equipped with understanding of how their brain works and coping strategies to develop resilience, they will enhance their spiritual development. The programme encourages children, staff and parents to: increase awareness of themselves through reflection; develop awareness of others through relationship building activities; become more aware of beauty through thinking about connections and their place within the world; make connections with God through developing relationships, beliefs, experiences and their place in the greater scheme of things.

At St Oswalds, we believe that developing a positive mental health needs a holistic approach and so we encourage parents to get involved in this journey. Please download the app and we will provide a unique school code to access lots of resources to help you and your child. Further details are available below in the 'Parent information' document.

https://myhappymind.lpages.co/myhappymind-parent-app-introduction/