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May 2019 |
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The Days that
Matter could
help to
highlight the
concerns and
apprehensions of
the youth today
They need a
mention in the
school calendar.
Each special day
can be organized
in a different
way:
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Have
a
special
assembly
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Enact
a
play
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Write
a
poem
or a
slogan
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Organize
a
quiz
or a
debate
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Do a
cleanup
drive
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Have
a
tree
planting
program
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Plant
a
peace
garden
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Have
a
poster
competition
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Hold
a
‘Just
a
Minute’
competition
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Call
a
renowned
speaker
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Hold
a
classroom
board
display
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Have
a
photo
display
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Organize
a
field
trip
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Make
crafts
using
local
material;
or
recycled
material
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Organize
a
candle
light
walk
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Have
a
cycle
rally
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3rd May - World Press Freedom Day: |
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This day
commemorates the
right to freedom
of expression
and also serves
as a reminder
for the
journalists who
lost their
lives, braved
death and
imprisonment to
express their
views to the
common man. We
in India have
writers and
journalists who
have through the
years expressed
their freedom
and have molded
public opinion. |
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18th May - International Museum Day: |
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The first Indian
museum was
established at
the Asiatic
Society, Kolkata
in 1814. At
present, Indian
has about 750
government and
private museums. |
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21st May - World Day for Cultural
Development: |
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“Further to the
adoption of
UNESCO’s
Universal
Declaration on
Cultural
Diversity in
November 2001,
the General
Assembly of the
United Nations
proclaimed 21
May as World Day
for Cultural
Diversity for
Dialogue and
Development
(Resolution
57/249).
The Day will
provide us with
an opportunity
to deepen
understanding of
the values of
Cultural
Diversity and to
learn to “live
together”
better.
"(UNESCO) |
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