World
Gratitude Day is celebrated on 21st September to reflect on the amazing things
we are blessed with and realize how incredibly fortunate we are.
“Gratitude
enriches human life. It elevates, energizes, inspires and transforms. People
are moved, opened and humbled through expressions of gratitude.”
“Reflect upon your present
blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of
which all men have some.” - Charles Dickens
The
aim of the assembly is inculcating the attitude of gratefulness in students to
help them eventually develop a positive outlook towards life rather than focusing
on shortcomings and flaws.
Making
a conscious decision to focus on gratitude in daily life, not only makes the
person happy but also spreads happiness to others. Feeling and expressing
gratitude gives a great sense of contentment and joy even in the midst of
challenging situations. It helps to reduce stress and frustration and makes a
person strong and resilient.
Nothing is more rewarding than appreciation, it is sometimes really important to let the other person know that we truly care and appreciate. This helps to build healthy relationships. The drama ‘The art of saying Thank You’ highlights the positive impact of expressing gratitude in real life scenarios.
This
plan can be used by schools of any country. The schools can conduct it for a
grade / few grades/ all the grades from Class 1 to 10.
The
plan has a main manual illustrating the flow of the event along with the
description of the scripts/ performances/ activities in detail and also
includes all the necessary resources for the assembly. Activities involving videos,
PPTs are not taken for this assembly as a projector facility may not be
available in many school grounds.