The Delhi government school launched Happiness Curriculum in 2018 with a vision to strengthen the foundation of happiness and well-being of students through a 35-minute class conducted every day.
Delhi Government School Happiness Curriculum: The government school of Delhi has now decided to begin celebrating the birthdays of students as a part of the Happiness curriculum, a circular from the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. "In order to boost gratitude, motivation and positive thinking within schools, a new pattern of celebrating birthdays of students studying in the government schools of Delhi will be followed," an official circular released by the department said. It said that birthdays of students falling on Sundays and holidays will be celebrated on the next working day.
Birthdays falling during the vacation period will be celebrated collectively on the first day of reopening of schools, the circular said. The Delhi government school launched Happiness Curriculum in 2018 with a vision to strengthen the foundation of happiness and well-being of students through a 35-minute class conducted every day from kindergarten to grade eight across 1,030 government schools in the national capital. Development of self-awareness, expression, empathy and understanding of relationships are the key objectives of the curriculum.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that the students of Delhi government schools not only consider themselves as "the future of the country" but also wish to "contribute to the progress of the nation". Reviewing the curriculum-related activities at a government school, Sisodia said that the confidence in students have gone up and that they now have a "vision to improve their careers." Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, "Delhi government schools consider themselves the future of the country and wish to contribute for the progress of the nation"
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