ABSTRACT

Both practical and inspiring, this book is designed to empower educators and school leaders to make clear and simple adjustments to their practice for a lasting impact on the happiness and well- being of staff and children and ultimately on academic standards. It includes practical tips and activities to help teachers generate a lasting atmosphere of positivity and happiness in the classroom plus clear strategies to help leaders to embed the Spread the Happiness approach throughout their school and across the curriculum.

This book includes detailed case studies, a five-week programme of taster challenges and a section on measuring outcomes and sharing success. The Spread the Happiness approach invites teachers to undertake a 27-day challenge, which encourages problem solving and challenges them to make their immediate workplace happier. It identifies the strengths of adults and children and sets realistic goals to achieve as an individual, as a team and even as a community.

This powerful resource will be of great interest to all teachers and school leaders, as well as trainee teachers and students on leadership or early educational courses.

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

Why the Spread the Happiness approach?

chapter Chapter 3|9 pages

Method in the madness

an international school’s Spread the Happiness journey

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

My Spread the Happiness journey

grassroots teachers using the Spread the Happiness approach

chapter Chapter 5|12 pages

Implementing the Spread the Happiness approach

chapter Chapter 8|6 pages

Celebrations and happiness ripples

chapter Chapter 9|21 pages

Second year of Spread the Happiness challenges

chapter Chapter 10|11 pages

Kindness is our superpower for educational change