SHIVANI SINGH

As schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) continue to report some of the most extreme cases of violence, the Delhi government last week announced the launch of ‘happiness classes’ in its schools from April this year.

Still in the works, the classes are likely to be activity-based. A project officer told HT that teachers would be asked to create situations children could possibly face. Issues of peer and exam pressure, stressful expectations from family, bullying, self-harm and violence will be discussed and debated to find coping mechanisms.