Happiness Now Part Of Class Curriculum: Storytelling, Other Fun Activities For Students Across Delhi Municipal Schools

Students studying at municipal schools in the national capital may soon begin receiving classes on happiness, as talks deliberating the extension of the Delhi government’s ‘Happiness Curriculum’ indicate towards the likelihood of its success, reports The Indian Express.

The issue was discussed during the third meeting of the State Advisory Council, a body which advises the state government on how to implement provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act.

“The proposal to extend Happiness Curriculum to municipal schools was discussed in the meeting. Officials from the corporations have given a positive response and it should be done soon,” Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia stated.

Officials from the education departments of the municipal bodies have also shown openness to adopting the curriculum, but have however not yet been apprised of its exact details.

“The matter has just been discussed… We do not really know what ‘Happiness Curriculum’ is. It is only something that we have heard and read about in a scattered way. For now, we will work on familiarising ourselves with books and other curriculum material, and how it is being taught in classrooms. No detailed programme on its implementation has come from the government’s side,” an official from the Education Department of the North corporation stated.

Delhi’s municipal corporations will be sending out teams to a few Delhi government schools to see the implementation of the Happiness Curriculum at the ground level, and then decide to what extent it can be adopted at their schools.

The happiness classes in Delhi government schools currently involve mindfulness, storytelling and other activities which include teacher-student interaction.