Jai Ho for Arvind Kejriwal’s Happiness Curriculum!




March 20 is celebrated as International Day of Happiness.

Happiness Curriculum – the Brain Child of Kejriwal’s Delhi Government – was launched on 2nd July 2018 in the august presence of His Holiness Dalai Lama at Delhi. The Scheme was introduced in 1030 Delhi Government Schools to target students from Kindergarten to Class VIII. The Scheme is hailed as a shift from exam-and-marks-oriented education to holistic education with the focus on cognition, literacy, numeracy, values, and learner well being.


The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), Melania Trump, during her maiden visit to India, attended a ‘happiness class’ at a government school in Delhi and interacted with its teachers and students. While the FLOTUS and other guests were watching a cultural performance happening on the stage, a little boy in the audience started dancing and won their attention. Witnessing the jolly kid’s impromptu dance, Mrs.Trump too smiled at the student, applauded and expressed her joy.
Perhaps, the little boy’s instantaneous joyful dance had proved that the curriculum is really imparting ‘Happiness’ !

Finland topped the list again now – second consecutive term – while India had slipped to 156 from 140 last year.

One of the reasons given for Finland’s high-quality education system which aims at improving  learners’ well-being. Finns guided by the slogan ‘there is no bad weather, only bad clothes’ – indicating – learn to do the right thing at a young age.
‘Education for Exams and Career’ and ‘Exam Factory Education’ mind sets in framing curriculum  are to be completely changed to give way for ‘Happiness Curriculum’.

Happiness Curriculum emphasizes  8 Core Competences – 8 Cs which are as under: Creativity, Curiosity, Criticism, Communication, Collaboration, Compassion, Composure and Citizenship.

A question may arise: Is Happiness a skill? Can it be taught?
Finland Model of Education answers these questions.
The Motto of the Happiness School of Finland is: ‘Finnish Happiness is a skill – and it can be taught.’
Finland Model does not give meaningless homework and unproductive tests.
In Finland, it is not easy to be certified as teachers. Only those who have the aptitude for teaching and teaching skills are certified to become teachers.
Teachers in Finland are highly respected and trusted. They enjoy a great deal of autonomy to plan lessons and run classes.
Granting  Autonomy to teachers results in producing happier teachers who, in turn, play a vital role in producing Happier Students.
(Above write-up is based on the article titled ‘Happy Classes by Albert Prayan’ published in the Hindu Newspaper Column – Education Plus.)




TOUCH HONOURS  KEJRIWAL  &  SISODIA FOR THEIR  HAPPINESS CURRICULUM WITH A BOUQUET ON BEHALF OF ALL OF  US.  

JAI HO TO BOTH.



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