Good Afternoon School
Kindly get ready for the assembly. join us in singing the Hymn “ Make me a channel of your
peace ”.
Good afternoon, Respected Principal, Vice Principal, Headmistress, Teachers, and my dear
friends.
Today’s assembly will be presented by class 8G.
The theme for today’s assembly is ‘Non-Violence and Peace.
Today is an auspicious day as we celebrate the birthday of two great national leaders of our
country India. Our beloved Mahatma Gandhi Ji is known as the Father of our Nation and the Man
of Peace LalBahadur Shastri.
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” By Mahatma Gandhi
As you all know that today we are here to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October
1869 in Gujarat’s small city Porbandar.
The lifestyle of Gandhiji was very simple, he ate simple vegetarian food, and undertook long
fasts as a means of self-purification and political protest. He taught lessons of ahimsa (nonviolence) to many people across the world.
The scripture portion will be read by – Mohd. Ebrahim Qureshi
A Story will be narrated by – Zoya Savai
Zainab Mandasaurwala will lead us in prayer followed by the Lord’s Prayer.
The pledge and the thought for the day will be said by Ishita Sharma .
The reading is taken from the book of Isaiah chapter 26 verse 3
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.”
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
STORY
In South Africa, Gandhiji set up an ashram at Phoenix, where he started a school for children.
Gandhiji had his own ideas about how children should be taught. He disliked the examination
system. In his school, he wanted to teach the boys true knowledge—knowledge that would
improve both their minds and their hearts.
Gandhiji had his own way of judging students. All the students in the class were asked the same
question. But often Gandhiji praised the boy with low marks and scolded the one who had high
marks.
This puzzled the children. When questioned on this unusual practice, Gandhiji one day
explained, “I am not trying to show that Shyam is cleverer than Ram. So I don’t give marks on
that basis. I want to see how far each boy has progressed, and how much he has learned. If a clever
student competes with a stupid one and begins to think no end of himself, he is likely to grow
dull. Sure of his own cleverness, he’ll stop working. The boy who does his best and works hard
will always do well and so I praise him.”
Gandhiji kept a close watch on the boys who did well. Were they still working hard? What
would they learn if their high marks filled them with conceit? Gandhiji continually stressed this
to his students. If a boy who was not very clever worked hard and did well, Gandhiji was full of
praise for him.
PRAYER
Let us join our hands and bow our heads for the prayer.
Loving God, please grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart. My soul is like a
turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me the
strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path you’ve laid out for me.
We make this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen
Let us continue by saying the Lord’s Prayer together.
PLEDGE AND NATION ANTHEM
Kindly stand at attention for the Pledge and National Anthem.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
“Outward peace is useless without inner peace.”
Thank you have a wonderful day.