myHappymind
Happy Minds, Healthy Minds, Bright Futures
At Daresbury Primary School, we believe that children’s emotional wellbeing is just as important as their academic development. We want every child to feel happy, confident, valued and equipped with the skills to flourish in school and beyond.
That is why we teach myHappymind across the whole school, from EYFS to Year 6. The programme helps children understand how their minds work, recognise their strengths, build positive relationships and develop strategies to support their emotional wellbeing.
What is myHappymind?
myHappymind is a programme that helps children develop positive mental wellbeing habits and learn more about themselves and others. Children explore five modules, with opportunities to apply their learning in everyday school life.
Meet Your Brain
Children learn about how their brains work and explore ways to recognise and manage their emotions.
Celebrate Children identify and value their own character strengths and recognise strengths in others.
Appreciate Children explore gratitude and learn to notice and appreciate positive things in their lives.
Relate Children learn about empathy, friendship, listening and positive relationships.
Engage Children explore goal-setting, motivation and perseverance when things feel challenging.
Living Our Daresbury Values
Our values of Kindness, Integrity and Tenacity are reflected in the way children put myHappymind into practice. They learn to care for others, make thoughtful choices, recognise what makes each person special and keep trying when they face challenges.
Our Learning Behaviours in Action
myHappymind complements our five learning behaviours: Active Listening, Collaboration, Reflection, Independence and Curiosity. Children are encouraged to listen carefully, work positively with others, think about their feelings and choices, become more self-aware and ask questions about how their minds work.
Helping Every Child SHINE
myHappymind supports our wider SHINE approach to personal development and wellbeing:
- Safe – Understanding emotions and practising ways to respond safely and thoughtfully.
- Healthy – Developing habits that support emotional wellbeing and a healthy mind.
- Independent – Building self-awareness, reflection and confidence in making choices.
- Nurturing – Showing kindness, empathy and care in relationships.
- Engaged – Building friendships, setting goals and taking a positive part in school life.
Working Together with Families
We know that children benefit when home and school share a common language about emotions, strengths and resilience. We encourage families to talk with their children about what they are learning through myHappymind and to explore the programme’s family resources.
Parents and carers can find further information at: https://myhappymind.org/programmes/family-programme/
Growing Happy, Confident Learners
At Daresbury, we want children to develop not only the knowledge to succeed academically, but also the confidence, resilience and emotional understanding to thrive in life. myHappymind is one of the ways we help every child feel supported, valued and ready to SHINE.
