A kid in Luxembourg wakes up feeling something heavy. Not quite sadness. Not exactly anger. Just… something. At school someone asks, “How are you?” The answer comes quickly: fine. And yet inside there is much more. Many young people use only around 3 words to describe their emotional lives. Without proper language for it, much of the inner world remains blurred.
Naming Emotions does not make them stronger, it makes You Stronger.
Research shows that the ability to name emotions is the first step toward understanding them, and understanding emotions is the foundation of emotional regulation and resilience.
Words not only describe what we feel, they shape what we feel. [BROWN, B.]
In Luxembourg’s multilingual context, emotional expression is uniquely complex. Students often experience feelings in one language, process them in another, and are asked to articulate them in a third at school. The Atlas of Emotions is a flexible pedagogical initiative designed to bridge this gap, helping students across all age groups explore, map, and navigate core emotions across languages and cultures.
Program Overview
Grounded in renowned emotional researchers including the works of Marc Brackett, James Russell, and Brené Brown, the program utilizes HappyKids’ proprietary framework – The ATLAS of Emotions. Grounded in the circumplex model of affect, featuring 17 families of emotions encompassing 107 core emotions, students explore both positive and challenging emotions, their functional purpose, and constructive coping strategies tailored to their specific developmental stage.
The offer is adaptable across multiple age groups and flexible implementation modalities:
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Format Options: Delivered as a standalone interactive workshop, a multi-session module, or a continuous school-wide challenge where the HappyKids team provides ongoing virtual support and accompaniment to classroom teachers implementing the challenge.
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Digital Exploration: Smartboard-ready interactive tools and individual tablet navigation via the HappyKids.ai platform.
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Physical & Hands-on Materials: High-quality “Made in Luxembourg” emotion flashcards, classroom post-it activities, and analog mapping exercises.
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Multilingual Approach: Framework and activities specifically structured to reflect Luxembourg’s multilingual reality (LU, FR, DE, PT, EN).