Catherine O'Brien links children's mobility, sustainable happiness with active transportation, healthy communities, environmental sustainability, travel to and from school and our children'sl health and well being. Catherine's presentation at HCHS supported the critical need to teach and support sustainable happiness in our schools.

1. Sustainable Happiness and Children’s Mobility Catherine O’Brien, PhD School of Graduate and Professional Studies Education Department,Cape Breton University

20. Sustainable Happiness! Source: From the "Active and Safe Routes to School Manitoba Clean Air Day Poster Design Competition 2009,” Resource Conservation Manitoba

30. Shop ‘til you drop?

31. Designer fashions for our kids?

32. Nature-Deficit Disorder?

33. Social Comparison

34. Social Comparison

35. Supersize Me

36. HAPPINESS. STARTING AT $47,000.* * Happiness guaranteed for day of purchase only

41. Sustainable Happiness Survey 8 Reducing Consumption 6 Where Products are Made 8 Local Products 2 Public Transit 12 Physical Exercise 12 Walking for short trips 7 Fair Trade Products 12 Composting 7 Expressing Appreciation 8 Water Conservation 5 Carpooling Before Course Activity

42. Sustainable Happiness Survey 16 8 Reducing Consumption 13 6 Where Products are Made 14 8 Local Products 4 2 Public Transit 14 12 Physical Exercise 13 12 Walking for short trips 10 7 Fair Trade Products 13 12 Composting 16 7 Expressing Appreciation 12 8 Water Conservation 9 5 Carpooling One Year Later Before Course Activity

67. Sustainable Happiness! Source: From the "Active and Safe Routes to School Manitoba Clean Air Day Poster Design Competition 2009,” Resource Conservation Manitoba