Yale is offering its highly popular 'happiness' course to high school students for free

[SheltieLover]

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/01/us/yale-good-life-class-trnd-wellness/index.html

(CNN)In order to help young people combat the growing mental health crisis brought on by the pandemic, Yale University is now offering a variation of its most popular online course to more than 500 low-income high school students across the US at no cost.

Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos created the online course -- called "The Science of Well Being" -- in 2018. It was introduced the same year as her in-person version of the course, "Psychology and the Good Life," which attracted more than 1,200 undergraduates, or about one in four students on campus, in its first semester, according to a statement released by Yale.

Santos, who lived among students as the head of Yale's Silliman College, said the idea for the course came to her after she saw firsthand the growing levels of depression and anxiety her students were experiencing.

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Now, Santos is bringing the program to the classrooms of more than 40 schools from 17 cities starting on February 2.





Much more at link. Ty, Dr. Santos & All involved!!!

[secondwind]

1. Granddaughter, a senior at Hobart, has also had these feelings... who hasn't?

She solved it by rescuing a nice little kitty at the animal rescue place in town. He's her companion now, while she studies....

[Klaralven]

2. The Science of Happiness - University of California, Berkeley

The first MOOC to teach positive psychology. Learn science-based principles and practices for a happy, meaningful life.

https://www.edx.org/course/the-science-of-happiness-3

[Klaralven]

3. The Science of Well-Being - Yale

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

[Hortensis]

4. This course is also offered as a free MOOC to everyone. Starts TODAY.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

But it's very popular and ongoing, and anyone who misses today's beginning can sign up another time. I did once, but it immediately started sounding like I needed to be serious about it -- i.e, IT's serious, not just some feel-good way to pass time, and I wasn't in the mood.

[Freethinker65]

5. Bookmarked. Thx.

[Buckeyeblue]

6. I took a few sessions. I thought it was just ok.

Overall, I think happiness is a choice. But I've found that curious, active people seem to be the happiest. Be open to new experiences and treat people with basic human decency. Live below your means.

[Binkie The Clown]

7. It took me until my 50s to learn that happiness is choice we can make every day. nt