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This month on SchoolTV – Happiness & Gratitude

At a time where there is increased anxiety around climate change, the recent bushfire emergency, and COVID-19, helping young people to see the many things in their life for which they can be grateful is extremely important. This month, SchoolTV has some excellent resources on gratitude and happiness, including interviews with leading psychologists and researchers.

Happiness is a term that captures a huge variety of positive emotions such as humour, serenity, optimism, joy, pride, inspiration, love and hope. Happiness means different things, to different people and is essential to your understanding of emotional literacy. Throughout history, philosophers, religious writers and poets have pondered on the meaning of happiness and how it might be achieved. In the last few decades, scientists and psychologists have researched this further by studying a field of science called positive psychology. The result of this research suggests there is a strong correlation between gratitude and greater happiness. Practising gratitude helps you shift your focus to positive memories or experiences, noticing the good in your life. Over time, this will re-wire your brain to create new neural pathways, increasing your state of happiness and overall wellbeing.

Here is the link to this month’s edition.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this month’s edition, and we always welcome your feedback. And, if you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please feel free to contact the School, or seek medical or professional help.

Bethany Lord
Director of Pastoral Care