page_title: Happiness Curriculum
hierarchical_section_title: Happiness Curriculum
caption_attribution_description: English: Activity during a Happiness Class, part of the Happiness Curriculum, in government school run by the Government of Delhi.
context_page_description: Happiness Curriculum is an educational program for children in grades one to eight in schools run by the Government of Delhi since July 2018. The objective is to improve the mental well-being of pupils, and it teaches mindfulness, social-emotional learning, critical thinking, problem solving, and relationship building. Its purpose is the building of emotional awareness and incorporate that into decision making, to equip pupils with the necessary skills and environment to become purpose-driven and explore a nuanced idea of happiness. The introduction of the curriculum into government schools of Delhi has been called a reformative step towards school education in India.
  The idea for the curriculum was laid out by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, who is also the education minister of the state. It was developed with the help of government experts and the State Council of Educational Research and Training. The curriculum is mostly based on the "Happiness Triad" concept of philosopher Agrahar Nagraj Sarman.
context_section_description: Happiness Curriculum is an educational program for children in grades one to eight in schools run by the Government of Delhi since July 2018. The objective is to improve the mental well-being of pupils, and it teaches mindfulness, social-emotional learning, critical thinking, problem solving, and relationship building. Its purpose is the building of emotional awareness and incorporate that into decision making, to equip pupils with the necessary skills and environment to become purpose-driven and explore a nuanced idea of happiness. The introduction of the curriculum into government schools of Delhi has been called a reformative step towards school education in India.
  The idea for the curriculum was laid out by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, who is also the education minister of the state. It was developed with the help of government experts and the State Council of Educational Research and Training. The curriculum is mostly based on the "Happiness Triad" concept of philosopher Agrahar Nagraj Sarman.
  Taking inspiration from the curriculum, Indian states Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and Afghanistan, Nepal, and the United Arab Emirates are preparing to implement similar programs. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a subsequent nationwide lockdown in India, the curriculum is being delivered to pupils and their parents via interactive voice response calls and live YouTube classes.
caption: Ongoing Happiness Class in a primary school in Delhi
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