{"id":1911,"date":"2026-07-23T11:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/?page_id=1911"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:19:07","slug":"happiness-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/curriculum-connections\/happiness\/happiness-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-97vwxj-0aebe2141ca3fe3db8c8986053a7b63c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrxva68t-541d3873734a17180f9b0de99de25dbf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975\">\n#top 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style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear students and parents and guardians, with limited time, we will complete parts of this unit only.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this inquiry, we will explore what happiness means, its importance, and some of the different pathways to achieve happiness. \u00a0Students will learn about positive psychology, research-based understandings about how the\u00a0way we look at things changes how we feel about them, and actions we can take to help ourselves become happier.\u00a0They will design a project to explore whether they can improve their own happiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show What You Know\u200b<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Design a poster on an 11 x 8 \u00bd\u201c sheet of paper.\u00a0 Include the following information:\u200b<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><b><strong>Title:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>The Happiness Project<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Happiness and Me<\/strong><\/b>: Summarize what you did in your project in a short paragraph.<\/li>\n<li>Best insights and take aways from the documentary<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>What does happiness look like for you<\/strong><\/b>?<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Can you make yourself happier?<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0 Answer this question thoughtfully, using what you learned in this project to back up your position.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Make it awesome:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0Make your project extra fabulous by including colour, pictures, quotes and any other things you can think of to make it excellent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">How You Will Be Marked:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u200b<\/p>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Redo (less than 10)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Minimally meeting<\/p>\n<p>(10-12)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Fully meeting<\/p>\n<p>Expectations<\/p>\n<p>(13-16)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Exceeding Expectations<\/p>\n<p>(17-20)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\">Booklet\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\/20<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"118\">Incomplete, or completed without care or thoughtful consideration of questions and concepts.<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"118\">Complete.\u00a0 Some effort has been made to consider the questions and concepts introduced.\u00a0 Minimal detail and effort is evident.<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"118\">Fully complete.\u00a0 Good effort has been made to clearly and thoughtfully answer the questions and detail with the concepts introduced.<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"118\">Fully complete. Exceptionally thoughtful and detailed work reflects strong effort, mature understanding and careful completion of tasks assigned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><em>Journal or video optional\u00a0<\/em>\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\">Poster:\u00a0 \/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"590\">\u00a0Project Total:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\/60<\/p>\n<p>Rationale:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/roadtoresilience.pdf\">roadtoresilience<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/The-Happiness-Project-Cumb.pdf\">The Happiness Project Cumb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/The-science-of-Happiness-Handout.pdf\">The science of Happiness Handout<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/The-Happiness-ProjectStudent-Booklet.pdf\">The Happiness ProjectStudent Booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1925 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-12_03_08-PM.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1d6w0ne\" data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"607\">Sleep and Happiness<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"676\">\ud83d\ude34 <strong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"676\">Sleep is one of the strongest predictors of daily happiness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"705\"><strong data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"705\">Research suggests that:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"829\">\n<p data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"829\">An extra hour of sleep may have a greater positive effect on day-to-day happiness than a substantial increase in income.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"ynlq0v\" data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"839\">Why?<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"938\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1l62f6w\" data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"855\">Improves mood<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"g7znod\" data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"874\">Increases energy<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"mdixzx\" data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"891\">Enhances focus<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1lgq2x7\" data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"908\">Reduces stress<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1fzi97n\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"938\">Supports overall well-being<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"943\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"955\"><strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"955\">Source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1159\">Kahneman, D., Krueger, A. B., Schkade, D., Schwarz, N., &amp; Stone, A. A. (2004). <em data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1126\">A survey method for characterizing daily life experience: The Day Reconstruction Method.<\/em> <em data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1141\">Science, 306<\/em>(5702), 1776\u20131780.<\/p>\n<h2>Videos:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SOYOa4FIj-Y\">Educate the Heart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0\">The happy secret to better work | Shawn Achor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GZZ0zpUQhBQ\">A Very Happy Brain<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oHv6vTKD6lg\">An Experiment in Gratitude | The Science of Happiness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1HFL9MnGdrw\">Sonja Lyubomirsky: What is Happiness?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IcUtVAeZwYo\">Sonja Lyubomirsky: The Benefits of Happiness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4\">Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vzKryaN44ss\">How Mindfulness Empowers Us: An Animation Narrated by Sharon Salzberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mGbdrgCpFFw\">Meditation 101: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_XLY_XXBQWE\">How to Defeat Negative Thinking: An Animation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A4a66aFaIME\">Where Does Compassion Really Come From?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nj2ofrX7jAk\"> Gratitude HD &#8211; Moving Art\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5QWbLJaRYLc\"> Human Nature [Gabor Mat\u00e9]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vufEqpZZql0\">Wesley The Owl, Stacey O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xTXbBxPxNGc\">Seven Ways to Turn Your Day Around<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wZHmsVRshwU\">What is a Friend?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g9fBQYE-S5o\">Best Friends Forever: A Best Friends Song<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uvli7NBUfY4\"> Breathing happiness | Emma Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 | TEDxSacramento<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4 ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/between-the-lines\/201905\/why-are-so-many-young-people-so-unhappy?utm_source=FacebookPost&amp;utm_medium=FBPost&amp;utm_campaign=FBPost&amp;fbclid=IwAR1jytFZRU0wl1HwIbe9pCypgWAdIlS_waV33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">Why Are So Many Young People Unhappy?\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/happy-trails\/201507\/5-lessons-the-world-s-happiest-people?collection=1077018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">5 Lessons From the World&#8217;s Happiest People\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/entry\/the-science-of-happiness_us_5a73398ae4b0146e594513e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All the Secrets to a Happier Life,\u00a0in One Helpful\u00a0Chart\u200b<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">\u200b<\/span><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">\u200b<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/amymorin\/2014\/04\/21\/why-chasing-happiness-may-leave-you-feeling-unhappier-than-ever\/#7689ce17497e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Chasing Happiness May Leave You Feeling Unhappier Than Ever\u200b<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2014\/01\/02\/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-become-a-happier-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Become a Happier Person\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourtango.com\/experts\/kelly-rudolph\/how-be-happy-yourself-5-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">5 Expert Ways to Become a Madly Happy Person\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/laurashin\/2013\/11\/30\/how-to-be-more-productive-and-happier-during-times-of-stress\/#7733b6463e8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-0\">How to Be More Productive and Happier During Times of Stress\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2tcg2f-d0427f60ad851b5dd041c6b16746d36a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":415,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bg_child_page_menu_hide":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1911","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2136,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1911\/revisions\/2136"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}