Psychology and the Good Life
The Yale happiness class — reimagined as a FREE high school curriculum.
NOTICE: We are temporarily closed to new sign ups. In Summer 2023, we will be launching a brand new curriculum based on our free new course for teens “The Science of Well-Being for Teens.” To be notified when the new curriculum is available, please join the waitlist below!
About the curriculum
Psychology and the Good Life (PGL) is based on the Yale University course of the same name. It teaches students what the science of psychology says about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. PGL was Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one out of four students enrolled. We hope this adapted curriculum will allow high school students to enjoy Dr. Santos’ life-changing lectures!
What’s Included
Teach your students about the science and practice of the good life with these resources:
Video Lectures:
100+ videos organized into 20+ hours of PGL content
“Rewirement” Activities
11 Activities to help build well-being habits
Syllabus
Sample syllabi that you can adapt for your classroom
Support Resources
Lecture Notes, Readings, Podcast episodes, and other resources
Classroom Tips
Crowdsourced from teachers for leading well-being activities in the classroom (not empirically validated)
Combine these resources in three ways to use the curriculum
16-Week Course
One-Week Units
Rewirement Activities
Need more convincing?
5 Reasons to bring PGL to your school:
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It’s already in schools.
Psychology and the Good Life is already being used with 700+ students in 30 low-income high schools in 17 cities across the US.
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Students love it.
Taught back in 2018, Psychology and the Good Life remains the most popular course in Yale University’s 300+ year history, with 25% of Yale’s undergraduates signing up.
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It’s evidence-based.
Everything taught in PGL is drawn from empirical research in psychology. Relatedly, 6-week coursera version of the course, The Science of Well-Being, has been shown to significantly improve happiness in this study.
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It’s from Yale University.
We figure that probably counts for something!
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It’s free!
Nice, right? You can thank the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation for making this possible.