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GLOBAL

HAPPINESS

CONFERENCE

2019

NOVEMBER 3 – 10, 2019

the beautiful riverside market town of Bewdley, is rich
in Georgian heritage. On the edge of the historic Wyre
Forest, Bewdley offers an ideal starting point for many
scenic walks and easy access to local attractions such as
Severn Valley Railway and West Midlands Safari Park.
The students enjoyed visual craft demonstrations; audio
histories; hands on activities; imaginatively displayed
artefacts; tactile displays and a sensory herb garden with
a water feature. They even found out what it was like to
be locked up in a medieval town jails!
Another notable place of visit was the Hartlebury
Castle, near Hartlebury in Worcestershire, central
England, that was built in the mid-13th century as
Going strong with our global dimension in education, a fortified manor house, on manorial land earlier
Delhi Public School Greater Faridabad, embarked given to the Bishop of Worcester by King Burgred of
upon the beautiful journey of decoding happiness Mercia. The students had a great time understanding
under “A HAPPY ME, Global Happiness Project”. a very turbulent period in the history of England.
This project was closely associated with United
Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals-2030 and What followed was the international student-led
explores happiness as the ultimate goal for enhancing conference bringing together students and educators
the quality of life. An important aspect of this project is from Uganda, Palestine, Jordan, India, Egypt,
our association with 10 schools spread across England, Morocco, Ireland, Scotland and England, to discuss
Ireland, Scotland, Uganda, Palestine, Jordan, South the theme of Global Happiness including the health
Korea, Egypt and Morocco with the hosts, Bewdley and well being of young people. Focussing on the
School in Worcestershire, England as the Cluster Lead United Nations Sustainable Goals of Health & Well
School designated by the British Council. Being and Quality Education, the conference saw
students making new friends and learning from each
The unique feature of this international collaborative other while taking part in activities such as music, art,
platform was to provide a vast canvas of international dance and sports. The students from schools across
networking to our students and also encourage them to the globe together developed the knowledge, skills and
think creatively and constructively about local issues in attitudes to make a positive contribution to their world.
a global context. The 9-member delegation comprised
a very talented and enthusiastic team including Agastya The conference was the first such Happiness
Abhijit Gitay, Attrija Abhijit Gitay, Yuvika Pasricha, Conference in the UK and it is hoped the start of an
Ujjesha Nitin Watts, Pratishtha Mohanty, Bani Ghura annual event bringing together students from all over
and Neeti Madan, accompanied by two escort teachers the world. The links forged were cemented with the
Ms. Neha Pande and Ms. Mitu Majumdar. students quickly connecting through social media, a
guarantee that these friendships will endure the test
The journey was long but, the energy and enthusiasm of time.
was unflagging. The five days in Bewdley School were
packed with events, including visits to the nearby Mitu Majumdar
attractions. The Bewdley Museum, set in the heart of Department of English

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