In recent years, the concept of wellbeing has gained significant prominence in the educational agendas of schools worldwide. Recognizing the multifaceted nature of wellbeing, we at Rangeet have developed a new series of wellbeing activity books entitled My Happiness and Me in collaboration with Oxford University Press in India. Rangeet is a digital platform for authoring, delivering, and measuring the impact of teaching materials for schools, communities, and families in India. This series adopts a holistic approach to wellbeing, examining how various factors such as our environment, relationships, societies, climate change, and the health of our ecological systems impact us on mental, physical, social, and emotional levels.

Aligned with OUP’s perspective on education, the development of My Happiness and Me was guided by the pedagogical approach and content from Rangeet’s app-based Social Emotional and Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) curriculum. This curriculum emphasizes the interconnectedness of social, emotional and ecological knowledge, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding and enhancing wellbeing.

The creation of My Happiness and Me was grounded in an evidence-based methodology. Together with OUP, we conducted focus group discussions with teachers from various settings to identify the key issues faced by children today. These discussions provided valuable insights that shaped the content and topics addressed in the activity books, ensuring that the series not only addresses the wellbeing of students but also fosters a deeper understanding of the complex factors that influence it.