We Internationally Share Happiness

1. Establish a framework for emotional support for students who were strongly affected by pandemic restrictions. 2. Create a school environment that replaces excessive screen time with activities ...

1. Establish a framework for emotional support for students who were strongly affected by pandemic restrictions. 2. Create a school environment that replaces excessive screen time with activities that encourage positive emotions, creative expression, and self- and social awareness. 3. Develop tools to help students rebuild personal relationships after an extended period of social distancing. 4. Foster an inclusive attitude and the capacity to value diversity through debates on the 2030 Agenda and human rights. 5. Provide a supportive school climate aimed at reducing negative emotions—such as anxiety, worry, sadness, and insecurity—that affect adolescents’ mental health. 6. Strengthen the key competences of direct participants. 7. Raise awareness about climate change. 8. Equip teachers with innovative teaching tools for immediate use in classroom practice.

The project was structured into four interdependent work packages (WPs): • WP1 – Project Management: Ensured smooth coordination, monitoring, and reporting. • WP2 – Teacher Training: Two transnational training sessions were held, involving 47 teachers. Activities included workshops, mentoring, reflective observation, and the co-design of teaching sequences. • WP3 – Student Learning Mobilities: Four transnational learning events engaged 211 students in thematic workshops on empathy, resilience, positive relationships, and active participation, all in intercultural contexts. These mobilities were complemented by local dissemination and reflection activities to ensure the transfer of experience into the wider school community. • WP4 – Intellectual Output: Development, piloting, and validation of the “Happiness Lab” Methodological Guide, structured around the PERMA model. The guide was tested in all partner schools, refined based on feedback, finalised in English, and translated into seven other languages. Student activities were fully aligned with the EU Youth Strategy and promoted values such as civic engagement, intercultural cooperation, and freedom of expression, in accordance with UNCRC Articles 12–13 and the EU Strategy on the