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Do you know how to flourish? Begin with recognizing what brings you Positive emotion (beauty, fun, freedom!) and purposefully seeking more of it. Notice your Engagement and do more of the things that capture your full attention. Consider your Relationships and take care to build and sustain them. Find ways for your life to have Meaning - determine the importance in what you have experienced and what you have to contribute. Finally, develop and celebrate your Accomplishments. This PERMA framework for human well-being is from the work of Martin Seligman, in the field of positive psychology. I believe it is a useful framework for our young students to use to explore, through visual art, how to create happiness and well-being in their lives. Please join me in experiencing this arts-based inquiry for ourselves and designing similar experiences for children!