ABSTRACT
Positive psychology has been making in roads into the formal education sector leading to the introduction of new terms such as positive education' and programs that work with character strengths and virtues. Martin Seligman, credited as the founder of positive psychology, introduced the field to the general public with Authentic Happiness, published in 2002. Coming back to the discussion of happiness versus well-being, Seligman outlines his view of why well-being is a more comprehensive approach to positive psychology as follows: Well-being theory has five elements, namely positive emotion, engagement, meaning, positive relationships, and accomplishment. The preliminary Sustainable Happiness course assignment requires students to interview the happiest person they know modeled after the work of Foster and Hicks. The Sustainable Happiness Footprint chart assists students to monitor their behavior and emotional experience for at least one day and then reflect on what impact their activities had for themselves personally, for other people, and for the natural environment.
