Editor’s Note:

To celebrate International Day of Happiness in 2024, we reached out to art teacher Ellery Diaz and her fourth-grade students at the International School of Indiana.

We asked them to tell us their best tips for how to be happy.

We were inspired by an art project, "Advice for the Lonely," that Diaz created with her students.

Students filled a jar with tips like, “You can take deep breaths and talk to someone you trust.” That piece was displayed at Storage Space gallery.

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How to be happy (according to fourth graders)

by Ellery Diaz, Mirror Indy
March 19, 2024

<h1>How to be happy (according to fourth graders)</h1>
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