Print-as-you-go wellbeing design system for schools

Happits

The Happits Design System

A classroom journal and practice system that helps children notice, explore, connect, reset, and grow through small, repeatable Happits.

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The Happits Design System

Five ways to grow.

Each Happit belongs to one of five dimensions. Each week, students visit one dimension, do one small activity, and add a Happit to their pond.

Notice

Learn to observe.

  • Meet Your Mind
  • Thoughts Visit Me
  • Weather Report
  • Grounded Feet
  • Five Senses

Explore

Learn to wonder.

  • Wonder Walk
  • I Wonder...
  • What Else Could It Be?
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Questions Grow Things

Connect

Learn to belong.

  • Gratitude Glasses
  • Circle of Support
  • Kindness Quest
  • Thank You Page

Reset

Learn to recharge.

  • Breathe Easy
  • What Helps Me Feel Better
  • My Reset Menu
  • Battery Check
  • Calm Corner

Grow

Learn to stretch.

  • Opposites
  • Strength Spotter
  • Yet
  • Brave Step
  • Future Me
The Waddles Story

One brave waddle at a time.

Waddles carries the journey

The story is the emotional thread. Each category begins with what Waddles lived through, then students try a small Happit for themselves.

Story and notice page

From drain to pond.

Waddles does not teach by explaining. He teaches by going through something real: getting lost, noticing, waiting, receiving help, resting, and finding his way back.

  • Notice: What is my mind designing right now?
  • Explore: The drain was still there, but there was more to see.
  • Connect: Nobody grows alone.
  • Reset: Sometimes moving forward begins with slowing down.
  • Grow: Not in giant leaps. In small waddles.

A Story Begins

Explore

Connect

Final Story

The science underneath
Why Happits Work

Happits is playful on the surface, but the structure is evidence-informed: attention, curiosity, connection, regulation, and tiny behavior change.

Attention

Students practice noticing thoughts, feelings, body signals, and surroundings. This draws from mindfulness and cognitive awareness.

Curiosity

Questions help students look again, build flexibility, and discover more than one way to see a problem.

Belonging

Gratitude, kindness, and support help students recognize that wellbeing grows through relationships.

Regulation

Breathing, grounding, and reset menus give children small tools for moving through strong feelings.

Tiny Action

Small actions repeated over time can build confidence, identity, and character.

The Pond

Students collect Happits as they go.

The pond becomes a visual record of growth. By the end, every student has a personal design system they helped create.

My Happits Pond
Weekly printable spreads
Print. Draw. Discover.

Each spread is one classroom session: one story moment, one activity, one small reflection, one Happit added to the pond.

Meet Your Mind

Week 1 · Notice
Meet Your Mind
Imagine your mind is a place.
↓ PDF

Wonder Walk

Week 2 · Explore
Wonder Walk
How many interesting things can you find?
↓ PDF

Circle of Support

Week 3 · Connect
Circle of Support
Draw the people who help you.
↓ PDF

Battery Check

Week 4 · Reset
Battery Check
How full is your battery today?
↓ PDF

Brave Step

Week 5 · Grow
Brave Step
One small step you can take today.
↓ PDF

30+ spreads

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Everything you need.

Designed for English-medium classrooms. No training required. Just print, guide the conversation, and notice what changes.

Weekly Spread Packs

Download each week's spread as a print-ready PDF. One new Happit per session.

Download Spreads

Facilitation Guide

A short guide for each spread: what to say, what to look for, and how to close the circle.

Get the Guide

Pilot Measurement

Simple pre/post check-ins and teacher observations to track whether the Happits are helping.

See Metrics

Teacher Community

A private space to share observations, ask questions, and notice what Happits are emerging.

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The Session Flow
How a session works.
1

Print the spread

Download the week's PDF. Print double-sided. One per student.

5 min prep
2

Open with Waddles

Read the short Waddles story moment together. It sets the emotional tone.

2 min
3

Students draw, write, color

Quiet reflection time. No wrong answers. Only their answers.

5–7 min
4

Name the Happit

Each student names what they noticed and adds it to their pond.

2 min
5

Collect and track

Teachers note themes. Pilot data flows into the year-end impact report.

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Clickable examples

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These examples are regular files in the assets folder, so you can replace them anytime.

Weather Report

Weather Report + Grounded Feet

Pond

Happits Pond

Gratitude

Gratitude Glasses

What Else

What Else Could It Be?

Waddles Join the Pilot

We're preparing the first Happits pilot for 2026–27. Teachers, school coordinators, parents, and researchers are welcome.

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