GLOBAL DIGNITY At Beaconhouse 2016 Report
Total Participants 1913 4460
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Introduction Each October Global Dignity Day is celebrated with great verve and enthusiasm all over the world. The concept behind the event is to ensure
dignity is lucid to youth in a way that it becomes a part of their everyday lives. They learn to communicate through the principles of an affirmative code of ethics which forms the basis of their relationships and human encounters. 97677 Teachers
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Beaconhouse acts as facilitators to their students. Teachers, parents, other Staff
staff members are intensely engaged in promoting activities highlighting
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dignity and its associated values. What sets our system apart is the
encouragement to treat these beliefs as part of our daily philosophy and
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existence 2016 has been an extraordinary year for Beaconhouse in terms of innovative modus and practices. From designing empathy glasses to view how others live to creating their own pledge on dignity, our schools, (both national and international) have come a long way. We are proud to boast of 111,654
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participants in 2016.Th e Global Dignity Day was Co-founded by HRH Crown
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Prince Haakon of Norway , Professor Pekka, Himanan and John Hope Bryant
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Traversing Borders SG Malaysia Oman
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Students International
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Teachers 3794
Staff 382
Parents/others 15
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT A GLANCE
Oman
Oman’s extremely innovative students created empathy glasses for themselves. They were meant to change the way they viewed people around them, treating them with the compassion and etiquette they deserve. Oman harbours about 23 nationalities which sets precedent for respecting and accommodating those who are culturally different.
Dignity Glasses
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Beaconhouse Philippines emphasized that every job means a “valuable contribution” to society. Students were encouraged to deliberate over various categories of employment/employees stressing on the global dignity principle to respect all/any nature of work/jobs.
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AHS
“We will fight for our Dignity”
Participating, students, Staff and Parents
Sta ff 0.35% Pa rents/Others 1.06%
Tea chers 9.02%
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT A GLANCE
Students 89.57%
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Beaconhouse Manila reinforced dignity concepts through their art work, discussions, plenary sessions and other activities. Their array of facilitators included NGO workers, religious leaders, volunteers and most importantly the students themselves. In the words of one grade 5 student:
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A Culture of Empathy
Beaconhouse Malaysia celebrated the theme of ‘self-respect’ accentuating that ‘every human being has the right to lead a dignified life’. through artwork, special lessons and related activities. BSS Students were made aware of their special potential, their right to be proud of their achievements and special values related to dignity which would ensure their participation in making the world a better place Another school under BSS spent quality time with disabled children, thus building bridges. Apart from artwork, they also held charity bake sales to create a sense of responsibility, goodwill and compassion.
Pledge Wall Our promising young Beaconites of Grade VIII created their own Pledge on their understanding of Dignity. They took pride in their words of wisdom, when these pledges were displayed on the school wall.
Central Region……….Transforming Lives! DIGNITY SURVEY:
A group of Middle School students and teachers reached out to the less privileged children working as labourers in a nearby market place. They investigated their reasons for working at such a young age. They suggested ways to keep their dignity intact and empower themselves with the principles of Dignity. They also presented each one of them with a token of respect In another school, a group of 10 students stood outside their school building, swapping duties with support staff, and
controlled traffic. A combined Art class with students of Hamza Foundation, the Academy for the Deaf was held. This joint venture demonstrated that physical impairment does not affect intellect and/or aesthetics, and talent must be equally recognized and respected by society.
Students visited Dar ul Kafala, an Old Age Home, where they interacted with, and presented gifts to senior citizens. This visit helped students understand that every life led has value and every citizen contributed to the community
Students from the same school also visited the Government Girls High School. They were made to reflect upon the fact that people from every walk of life place a high value on education, hard work and excellence despite facing a lack of facilities. Another school visited Citi Medi-care Center where students interviewed various members of the support staff and conducted a survey about the rights and privileges awarded at this particular medical facility. The students also distributed Get Well Soon cards amongst the patients. A group of students of one particular Dignity Club conducted a skype session with students from the Friendship School of Bangladesh. Ms. Shannon Campbell, Managing Director of Hope Global Initiative became a part of this joint session and shared her expertise. Students from both schools shared their acts of kindness and proposed ways in making the world a peaceful place.
SG SG 1 SG 2 SG 3 SG 4
Students Teachers Staff 750 9109 8053 644 7017 592 7556 615 Students Teachers Staff 31735 2601
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Parents/others 406 247 0 413
Total 450 50 145 156
10715 8994 7754 8740
Parents/others 1066
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Participating Students, Staff and Parents
Sta ff 2.94%
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Te a chers 7.18%
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Stude nts 87.66%
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Northern Region : From morning assemblies to skits, role plays, art work to demonstrating different ways of showing their concern and respect to the less privileged the Northern Region continued with the tradition of celebrating Global Dignity Day with its usual style and fervor. What was remarkable was the respect accorded to people who were less privileged and those with special needs and/or disabilities. Charity drives included presentation of gift items to junior staff, together with discourse on the importance of their jobs and contribution(s) to our system and society. Dignity walls, posters and varied performances highlighting the concepts of respect, tolerance and appreciation as well as sharing stories of kindness and dignity were some outstanding features of our Northern region. SG SG 1 SG 2 SG3
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Teachers
Staff
9030 5906 7615 Students
North
715 529 500 Teachers
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0 0 0
335 560 1148 Parents/others 0 2043
Staff 1744
10080 6995 9263
Participating, students, Staff and Parents
Global Dignity Day - North Pa rents/Others 7.76%
12000 Tea chers/Staff 6.62%
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Students 85.62%
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Dignity walks were undertaken by some enterprising Northern Schools. Friendly matches were played with underprivileged school children. At the same time gifts were collected for those not as fortunate. Poetry writing competition, added to newsletters sharing and highlighting
dignity stories were shared . In one school there was also an open conference between parents , students and teachers on DIGNITY.
SG SG 1 SG 2 SG 3 SG 4
Students
Teachers
6249 7468 7098 6712
South
Staff
555 469 529 494
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0 163 0 227
Students Teachers Staff 27527 2047
710 0 762 99 Parents/others
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7514 8100 8389 The Southern region celebrated Global Dignity Day with their 7532 usual enthusiasm and vigour. Artwork signified the creation of cards, posters, book marks and assembly presentations. There were also art competitions at various levels. Booklets and pictures of good deeds were posted on Edmodo by one enterprising branch. Another school displayed a dignity flex wall focusing on respecting differences. In addition to the artwork, South schools conducted poetry competitions, debates, dignity storytelling and songs. Panel discussions were held as well as essay competitions to highlight respect, love and dignity.
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What was remarkable was the effort to make BSS junior staff feel special and venerated. Interviews of staff members were carried out by students, thank you cards given and their biographies pasted on the wall. The appreciation shown by the students was overwhelming as it reiterated the concept of Dignity of labour Participating, students, Staff and Parents
Sta ff 1.24%
Pa re nts/Others 4.98%
Te a chers 6.49%
Stude nts 87.29%
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Teachers
Staff
Parents/Others
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
is an old proverb which one particular BSS branch instilled in its students together with promoting the idea to clean their own environment themselves. It was meant to make the students comprehend the extent of work these daily menial tasks involve for their junior staff. At the same time it developed their civic sense of responsibility. Students realized the worth behind every job and the fact that all types and categories of work/employment deserve their esteem and deference.
Students interviewed their ancillary staff and helped them clean the school ground too. This activity clearly helped students empathize with the support staff at their school, and realize the fact that they are as important to the school as their teachers, and therefore deserve respect. Some students also presented goody bags as a token of their love and respect
THE EDUCATORS
“In a global world we should all be citizens. Dignity has no nationality�. This motto is what the Educators followed when they prepared different activities for their administrative staff to show how essential they were to the success of their organization. Love for all and hatred for none is what motivated the cluster of Educators. Presentations, special assemblies, tokens were part of their global dignity theme. What made the celebrations exciting were the children sharing their views on dignity openly and displaying their innate humanity and tolerance. SG
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Educators
Teachers
12070
Staff 830
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Sta ff 3% Te a chers 6%
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Participating, students, Staff and Parents
Stude nts 90%
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Students from a campus celebrated Dignity Day by cleaning their classrooms. In this way they helped their domestic staff and showed dignity towards them. All the students were enthusiastically involved in cleaning the school. They also made colourful posters which were displayed on the soft boards across school.
“To be able to live each day with honour, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all”. – Dr. Roopleen Sandhu….. is what marked the three day events at TNS DHA Students formed a human dignity sign in their playground and spent time serving their Support Staff a special lunch in the Cafeteria. A movie show was also arranged for them—— Rich or Poor we are all equal
DIGNITY PLEDGES