Mindfulness Is Cornerstone Of Happiness Curriculum: Manish Sisodia

The Happiness Curriculum, launched in July 2018, was brought with a vision to strengthen the foundations of happiness and well-being for all students through a 35-minute class conducted every day for all students in kindergarten to class 8 across 1,030 government schools in the national capital.

Calling the Delhi government's Happiness Curriculum in schools a "massive success", Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday claimed that every day 16 lakh children in Delhi schools start their day with mindfulness. The Happiness Curriculum, launched in July 2018, was brought with a vision to strengthen the foundations of happiness and well-being for all students through a 35-minute class conducted every day for all students in kindergarten to class 8 across 1,030 government schools in the national capital. "Mindfulness is the cornerstone of the Happiness Curriculum and its biggest beauty is that every day 16 lakh children in Delhi start their studies in school with mindfulness. It has come as a turning point in the lives of students studying in Delhi schools and has relieved children from stress and increased their focus in studies," Mr Sisodia said during the "Mindful Education Awards 2021" programme in Delhi. By practising mindfulness even in the difficult times of the Covid pandemic, children have worked to keep themselves as well as their families stress free, he noted.