I was priveleged to be able to share with staff at Invictus School and Trehaus Pre School in Singapore. In a world where children need to learn the skills for wellbeing more that ever, parents and teachers  realise that children need to be deliberatly taught how to become responsible, independent and resilient. Thanks to these schools who recognise that mental health, pastoral care and classroom management are each a key part of the process!

Beaumont Hills Public School has been using the Get Happier Curriculum for some time. Staff who have moved on to other schools have introduced it to their new setting!

However, the movement of staff means that new arrivals need support to understand and apply the new curriculum.

Thanks to the visionary leadership, staff enjoy a one day PD to explore and understand the mindsets and psychology behind the program.

This school understands that without sustaining a school well-being culture, learning will be compromised!

Here are some of this great staff group!

Congratulations to the wonderful staff at Kurrajong Public School in the Blue Mountains of Australia. By introducing  the teacher training  in short sessions over 6 months, they have been able to understand and internalise the information and mindsets effectively. This is a school that is worth a visit: and especially to see how the program has been organised, integrated, digitised, and linked to the NSW curriculum. It makes the procees so much easier! Thanks to the dedicated and creative team at Kurrajong 🙂

At the conclusion of six years of learning the skills to get happier, level six students work together in teams to help make the school a happier place.

It is always inspiring to see the many positive projects that the teams develop.

This year, we have seen diverse projects such as:

creating inspirational pot plants for all teachers,

developing a BMX/ mountain bike track,

planning, organising and conducting a school disco with lots of games and fun for younger students,

creating an origami lunchtime club,

and introducing, purchasing, and teaching pickle ball to students.

A special thanks to the students and their teachers who continue to make the world a happier place!

The original director of research for the Get Happier School spent a day visiting at a Get Happier school in Australia. Mr Bradley Smith, musician, author, and director of the recovery centre at Loyola Marymount University in LA, was deeply impressed with how this school had adopted a program designed to prepare children for a responsible and mentally healthy  life.

’Prevention of mental ill health conditions is the most important task facing us today, and it is truly inspiring  to visit a school that gives children the tools to manage the challenges of life effectively’ he said.

Mr Smith spent some time talking to teachers and groups of students, as well as helping teach level two students a song from the new Get Happier music album.