Happy to learn: Why the world needs happy schools

March 14, 2023 - Last update: March 14, 2023

On World Happiness Day, 20 March, UNESCO is hosting a webinar on national and international commitments to happiness as the foundation of quality lifelong learning. The Happy Schools initiative seeks to transform education systems to embrace the link between happiness, learning, and well-being.

 

 

Event

Happy Schools Webinar

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Location: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Rooms: VIRTUAL ROOM A

Type: Cat VII – Seminar and training

Arrangement type: Virtual

 

A happy school cannot survive in an unhappy education system. UNESCO’s Happy Schools initiative targets system transformation to uplift the vital role of happiness in improving the quality of education. System changes through national policy are a step towards the schools of the future, which is also a step towards achieving the SDG Agenda.

UNESCO will bring together experts, policy-makers, school leaders, students and parents in a 2-hour webinar to:

  • Position happiness as a key lever for quality education by discussing the link between happiness, learning, and well-being
  • Discuss the relevance of ongoing international and national efforts to promote and ensure happy teaching and learning environments for improved learning
  • Increase political commitment to happiness as the foundation of quality learning and encourage the Member States (central and local governments as well as schools) to join Happy Schools in partnership with UNESCO

This event will kick off a UNESCO webinar series on the vital role of happiness in and for learning.

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