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The Happier
School Program
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About the program
For students to thrive and flourish in the fast-changing, ever-challenging world, they need to learn more than reading, writing and arithmetic, more than science, art and the humanities.
It is no less important that they learn to find a sense of purpose, take care of their physical wellbeing, learn to grow from failure and hardship, nurture healthy relationships, as well as deal with painful emotions and cultivate pleasurable ones.
The Happier School Program by the Happiness Studies Academy (HSA) is designed to help schools cultivate a positive and thriving learning environment by integrating science-based principles of happiness and wellbeing into their culture.
The Happiness Studies Academy was co-founded by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar to be able to teach the field of happiness studies, which he created. Happiness Studies is an academic inter-disciplinary field of study incorporating learning from many areas such as psychology, philosophy and neuroscience, to teach us how to live a good life. It is universal in its application and is highly effective in education.
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Why Happiness
Our mission in education, is for happiness to be taught in schools as a part of the curriculum, in the same way as Math or History.
At HSA we take a wholistic, interdisciplinary approach to teaching happiness and define it as the experience of whole person wellbeing, or what we call “Wholebeing”. The framework through which we teach happiness in all our programs is called the W-SPIRE.
The W-SPIRE is an acronym that stands for Wholebeing, Spiritual wellbeing (about finding meaning and purpose), Physical wellbeing (nutrition, exercise), Intellectual wellbeing (engaging in learning and curiosity), Relational Wellbeing (time spent with those we love and who love us) and Emotional wellbeing (how to cultivate pleasurable emotions and deal with negative ones).
Happiness Impacts Us in the Following Ways
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Supports overall wellbeing for a healthier, more balanced, and fulfilling life
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Helps students feel more motivated, engaged, and fulfilled
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Stronger immune system and improved physical health
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Higher Levels of creativity, productivity and engagement
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Improved relationships among children and adults
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Higher levels of resilience and self-confidence
The program includes the following 3 key elements
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Teacher Training
Teachers will take part in our flagship program, the year-long Certificate in Happiness Studies.
It is designed to equip educators with the tools and knowledge to foster happiness and wellbeing and includes modules, workshops, and assessments in positive psychology.
This is the core component of the Happier School program, to educate teachers on the key principles of happiness.
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Lesson Plans
The curriculum provides educators with a collection of English lesson plans that incorporate positive psychology into the material.
The library includes 72 lesson plans that span all grade levels(6 for each of grades 1-12). They focus on the SPIRE elements and provide appropriate literature for each grade. They are essential for teaching happiness to the children.
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Happier School Booklet
It comprises evidence-based interventions for increasing student and staff wellbeing. The booklet focuses on the 3 Rs of change (reminders, repetitions, rituals) and introduces topics such as the strength-based approach, goalsetting, mindfulness, journaling, improvisation, gratitude and more.
PRIRCE
Package Pricing Options
Bonus
Lifetime access to all course materials
Lifetime access to weekly live webinars with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar
Lifetime access to our Alumni and Business Club
Optional Extras
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HSA Facilitator
An HSA graduate facilitates workshops, one-on-one sessions, and lectures. They help faculty implement the program effectively. Institutions gain expert support.
$X / hour - TBD
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Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar Appearance
To help with promoting the program in your school and to parents, you can book Tal for either an in person lecture/event or for a virtual event.
in person / virtual cost - TBD
Do you have any questions?
About your instructor
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar is the co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy, as well as the creator and instructor of the Certificate in Happiness Studies program.
After graduating from Harvard with a BA in Philosophy and Psychology and a PhD in Organizational Behavior, Tal taught two of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history: Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. He also taught Happiness Studies at Columbia University.
He is an international, best- selling author whose books have been translated into more than 25 languages.
Tal is a certified yoga instructor whose work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, ancient wisdom and modern technology, science and art.
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