My Happy Mind

At Leesons, we are a 'My Happy Mind' School.

We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind Bronze Accredited school!
This means that as a school we consider the mental health and wellbeing of our children
as one of our top priorities. We have created a whole school culture that helps build our
children's resilience, confidence and self esteem as well as teaching them how to self
regulate in those stressful times.
This Accreditation badge has been awarded thanks to all the effort our staff, children,
governors and parents have put in to bring the lessons of myHappymind to life all
around our school!
To Learn more about the myHappymind for Schools programme visit their website here -
https://myhappymind.org/

Overview of My Happy Mind
We are proud to be a part of the myHappymind Family!
As a whole school program 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 Module Descriptions
• 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 habit!
• 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 keep resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about
building self-esteem and resilience too.

Below is the link to the Parent App Introduction video that you may like to add to your myHappymind page.
Parent App Video link
https://myhappymind.lpages.co/myhappymind-parent-app-introduction/

At Leesons,

100% of teachers said this module has helped their class to understand their brain.
88% of teachers are now having 2-3 conversations (formal or informal) about children's mental wellbeing each week.
100% of teachers said they are now using character-based praise through their regular teaching.
100% of teachers said they have seen children expressing Gratitude for people around them and for experiences
100% of teachers said their children have a better understanding of the importance of positive relationships and how to build them.

Teacher comments:

"The children really enjoyed the sessions. They feel that myHappymind helps their brains relax. They said the happy breath helps them feel happy. The breaths helps them to relax. "
"One child was feeling angry, and when Happy Breathing was completed with him, he said that he felt better. Another child used it to calm down 2 younger children who were upset. "
"The children have enjoyed meeting the characters and learning more about the way their brains function."
"During a maths lesson, one of my children said, 'I have strengthened my neural pathway for my 7 times tables because now I don't even need to work out the answer. I just know them!'"
"The class were good at spotting the strengths of others. "
"We all enjoyed learning about our Character Strengths."
"The children can articulate their feelings of gratitude, particularly for people in their lives."