World
Sleep Day 2024 is on 15 March! Should we sleep all day long, on this day?
Certainly not! World Sleep Day is an annual global event held to raise
awareness about the importance of sleep and adverse impact of sleep
disturbances on one’s health and well-being.
World
Sleep Day Assembly Plan comprises of a Mayan Legend based drama: ‘My Worry Dolls from Guatemala’ along
with other activities. The beautiful and ancient folk tradition created in
Guatemala, Central America as a remedy for worrying, promotes a healthy
psychological habit of releasing the mind from worries and anxieties before
going to bed, to have a sound sleep. Expressing
worries is the best way to manage emotions, have a sound sleep and preserve
mental health. It is a saying that a
problem shared, is the problem half solved. When the problem is shared, one can
seek the other person’s opinion, advice, moral support, comfort and sympathy. Sharing
may bring a complete solution to the problem but not sharing will definitely
not.
The
aim of the assembly is to make students more expressive, this will help to deal
with many child psychological problems and also prevent sleep disturbances and
sleep disorders in children.
This plan can be used by schools of any country. The schools can conduct it for a grade or few 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.