First lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpMelania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now Warning label added to Trump tweet over potential mail-in voting disinformation MORE reportedly visited a government school in New Delhi on Tuesday that teaches students a “happiness curriculum” centered around mindfulness as part of her and President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's first official trip to India.

The first lady watched children at the school play, practice yoga and perform a bhangra dance, Reuters reported. She wore a traditional red “tilak” dot on her forehead and a garland made out of marigolds.

“It is very inspiring to me that the students here begin each day [with] mindfulness,” Melania Trump said of the Sarvodaya Co-Education Senior Secondary School. “I cannot think of a better way for all of us to start our day.”

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A video posted online by Asian News International showed the first lady watching a student dance.

#WATCH Delhi: First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump watches a dance performance by students at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura. pic.twitter.com/dBCuTzvymF — ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020

“This is my first visit to India, and I cannot express how delightful it is,” she said. “The president and I are grateful to be guests.”

The “happiness curriculum” was started by the left-leaning Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2018, according to Reuters. It reportedly focuses on fostering social skills by having children learn mindfulness practices in addition to storytelling and drawing, according to the party’s website.

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Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi and a member of the AAP, on Tuesday tweeted a welcome for the first lady.

.@FLOTUS will attend happiness class in our school today. Great day for our teachers, students and Delhiites. For centuries, India has taught spirituality to the world. Am happy that she will take back the msg of happiness from our school — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 25, 2020

President Trump on Monday announced that the U.S. and India would sign a defense deal for the country to purchase more than $3 billion in American helicopters and other military equipment. He also spoke at a cricket stadium with a seating capacity of more than 100,000 people for the “Namaste Trump” event.