This study seeks proposes to find the meanings of happiness in schoolchildren with nine to eleven years of age, children that are studying in in public educational institutions, this research will be in the cities of Bogota, Pasto and Neiva.These meanings of happiness will be studied from a) self-referential experiences, b) and scenarios and practices) criteria to evaluate arguments and happiness.The research metholology is qualitative, with a research design, called "life stories", using as data collection techniques: focus group and interviews.