SPECIALLY
ABLED – WE LOVE THEM!
-Ms.
Sunita D’Souza
St. Joseph’s High School,
Wadala,
18th February 2014
At the
very outset, the two comperes warmly welcomed everyone in the school hall. Ms.
Nicole Britto (Vice-Principal), and Mrs. Matilda Fernandes (Head teacher of the
Primary Section) were the special guests. The theme for the class assembly of
Std.II A was 'Social Concern - Disability'. The assembly began with a meaningful
skit which highlighted examples of people who cope successfully with
disabilities and emerge triumphant. In the skit, students took the roles of Nick
Vujicic (physically challenged), Helen Keller (blind and deaf), Sudha Chandran
(physically challenged), and another autistic child and a mentally challenged
child – people who accepted their disabilities and achieved success on their
own terms. A group of students dressed as angels then danced to the rhythm of
the song' I Have A Dream' - the dreams cherished by each disabled person in the
world, and the hopes and dreams which they have fulfilled by mere faith in God
and in themselves.
Groups
of students then represented different organizations ('Missionaries of
Charity', 'Shelter Don Bosco', NGO's, etc.) that reach out and render service to
the specially abled. They enacted the kind of support, care and guidance
provided by these organizations to people and children with special needs. In the poem, 'I'm Still A Person' two groups
of students wonderfully recited the poem that stressed emphasis on the
importance of treating everyone equally including those who are specially abled.
The specially abled have their senses just
like ours, the only difference being that they may not be able to 'see',
'hear','speak' or 'move' like us. In fact their senses are better attuned. They
are persons who need to be treated with acceptance, love and respect, like any
of us. Two students held a banner with the message to treat everyone kindly and
respectfully. There was a power-point presentation on the life of Nick Vujicic
who is a living example of a man who loves life and is happy. He has accepted
his physical disability and has mastered various skills through sheer
perseverance and faith in God. He has learnt skills such as cooking, speaking
on the mobile, working on the computer (typing), inserting a video CD in a
video player, walking his dog, moving on his wheel chair, surfing, swimming,
etc. The disabilities were no longer seen as disabilities but as abilities
accomplished with strong will power and regular practice, never giving up!
Ms. Nicole congratulated the class teacher and the students of
Std. IIA for the beautiful, informative assembly. She reiterated the message
that people who face disabilities are not disabled, they are differently abled
and specially abled. The winners of the Friday weekly activity (Stds.I &
II – Langdi, Stds. III & IV - Kho-Kho competitions) were then felicitated at
the assembly. The assembly concluded with the singing of the school anthem.
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