Barnett Wood Infant School
MyHappyMind
We are proud to be a part of the myHappymind Family!
Overview of myHappymind:
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/
myHappymind is a mental health and well-being programme to support children in learning habits to support their own mental health. It does also cover all the mandatory objectives from the DfE Relationships Education Curriculum and also around 70% of the PSHE objectives.
The programme isn’t just a topic or subject like Maths. It is a life skill that we can all learn to help us to be our very best selves. We will be having lessons each week, but we will be using the habits we learn all of the time. Even the teachers are doing myHappymind!
The programme is taught in all year groups in modules below:
 | 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. |
MyHappyMind Parent App
There is a free myHappymind parent app that provides an insight into the knowledge and skills being taught in school. As well, it provides access to activities that help embed good habits for developing positive mental health.
Please see the letter below to access the myHappymind parent app.