By AnnaMarie Ellis
Woolston Brook School is committed to prioritising and supporting the positive mental health and wellbeing of our pupils, our staff and our families. The programme myHappymind is hugely important in supporting our pupils to develop strategies from a very young age to promote positive mental health, resilience and self-esteem.
Since the introduction of this scheme, we have seen a huge difference in the awareness and understanding the children have around their mental health and the mental health and wellbeing of others. We are passionate about delivering a curriculum which empowers children to identify and use what they have learnt in myHappymind sessions to identify and regulate their feelings.
We have always prioritised pupil wellbeing at Woolston Brook School and it has always been central to everything that we do but myHappymind has taken our offer to the next level. It has provided us with an approach to supporting mental health proactively, developing a framework of common language and a progression of positive mental health strategies to support our children. myHappymind has raised the profile of emotional wellbeing in the school which empowers our children to develop higher self esteem, show resilience and be the best versions of themselves.
All of our pupils in Primary, participate in a weekly myHappymind session. This is usually delivered at the start of the school week so that the thinking, strategies and foci can be implemented by children across the school week. Pupils will work through several units of learning.
Annamarie Ellis KS2 Teacher
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Meet Your Brain module teaches:
- The key components of the brain and how they work together.
- The difference between the brain and the mind
- The concept of Neuroplasticity
- How to calm the brain in times of stress
Celebrate module teaches:
- The Positive Psychology movement
- The science of character and where it comes from
- Character strengths and why they matter
Appreciate module teaches:
- An understanding of what gratitude is
- What happens in the brain when we give and receive gratitude
- Taking time to be grateful
Relate module teaches:
- How to build positive relationships through the science behind doing so
- The concept of truly hearing and understanding someone
- How to understand things from another person's perspective and how this links to character strengths
Engage module teaches:
- Focus on resilience and perseverance
- In leveraging new skills to help with goal setting
- On bringing together everything we have learnt
Our parents and families are instrumental in supporting their children's mental health. So that we can promote and apply the same strategies at home as in school, we have shared the myHappymind app with our parents. This enables the language, module foci and approaches to be mirrored at home and further embeds our teaching and learning.
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- Facilitate the process of your child truly embracing where they are today, of celebrating their Primary School journey and of focusing on their future with excitement and optimism!
- Support your child in moving through the stages of transition so that they hit their first day with confidence, excitement and certainty that they’ll thrive.
- Establish positive wellbeing habits (based on science) which are guaranteed to build your child’s overall self-esteem and resilience so that they become the best version of themselves.
