HM Compact: Expressing gratitude to the people around me
Students explore the research linking gratitude to mental fitness and positive wellbeing. They put this into practice by writing a gratitude letter to someone who has made a difference to them — an activity that builds emotional awareness, strengthens relationships, and boosts mood for both writer and recipient.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1:
• Understand that expressing gratitude is linked to mental fitness
Outcome 2:
• Write a gratitude letter
What's included
A quick look at the classroom-ready resources that come with this lesson.
About the Organisation
Bounce Forward is a registered charity on a mission to transform how we think about mental health, shifting the narrative from deficit and crisis to strength, prevention, and psychological fitness. They create evidence-based programmes, curricula, and training that give young people, school staff, and the adults around children the knowledge, language, and daily habits to build genuine mental resilience. From whole-staff training to five-year school curricula, everything they do is practical, grounded in science, and designed to make a lasting difference not just in the moment, but across a lifetime.