Step by step to a happier life is a project whose focus is middle school youth and their well-being. It is between three upper secondary school grades 7-9, one in Kambja Estonia, Porvoo Finland and S:t Iliansskolan Enköping Sweden. Accordning to several studies, the learning results of elementary school studens have weakened since the 2010s. The years with the Covid pandamic and the time that followed have produced a clear increase in the number of students not attending school, mental illness, disruptive behavior and lack o motivation and concentration. Reflecting on these issues, we set out to plan a project that aims to compare the challanges of students attending school in partner schools. During the project we will present practicies that aim to support students in the face of various challenges. The goal of the project is to share proven methods and develop new working models for our schools. Both students and teachers are involved in the project, and each has their own content wich they work on for a year. The teachers and the students have a task that changes every month.