Termly Keywords
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Autumn Term 2019
| Week Beginning | Keyword and Quote | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd September 2019 | New Beginnings“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make and end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start off from.” T.S. Eliot (d.1965) | 5h International Day of Charity 6th The Mayflower departs Plymouth for America 8th International Literacy Day |
| 9th September 2019 | Democracy“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” Franklin D. Roosevelt (d.1945) | 15th International Day of Democracy |
| 16th September 2019 | Peace“We live in a diverse society - in fact, a diverse world - and we must learn to live in peace and with respect for each other.” Stan Lee (d.2019) | 21st International Day of Peace 22nd Autumn Equinox |
| 23rd September 2019 | Symbolism“Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.” Margot Asquith (d.1945) | 26th European Day of Languages 27th World Tourism Day 28th - 8th Navaratri 29th - 1st Rosh Hashanah |
| 30th September 2019 | Education“The word ‘education’ is derived from the Latin ‘educere’, meaning to ‘draw out’. In this sense, it is the drawing out of our humanity and unique potential.” John Dewey (d.1952) | 1st World Vegetarian Day 2nd International Day of Non-Violence 5th World Teachers’ Day 6th World Habitat Day |
| 7th October 2019 | Character“Watch your thoughts, for they become your words Watch your words, for they become your actions Watch your actions, for they become your habits Watch your habits, for they become your character Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (d.1882). | 7th World Architecture Day 8th Yom Kippur 10th World Mental Health Day 11th Nobel Peace Prize announced. |
| 14th October 2019 | Sustenance“Human beings are of such nature that they should have not only material but spiritual sustenance well. Without spiritual sustenance, it is difficult to maintain peace of mind.” Dalai Lama (b.1935) | 16th World Food Day 17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 18th Anti-Slavery Day |
| 21st October 2019 | Conscience“What can be added to the happiness of a man has health, no debt and a clear conscience? “ Adam Smith (d.1790) | 31st Brexit |
| 28th October 2019 | HALF TERM | |
| 4th November 2019 | Remembrance“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.” Laurence Binyon (d.1943) | 5th Guy Fawkes Night 10th Remembrance Sunday |
| 11th November 2019 | Tolerance“What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error, let us pardon one another of each other’s folly - that is the first law of nature.” Voltaire (d.1778) | 11th Armistice 12st Guru Nanak Birthday 16th International Day of Tolerance |
| 18th November 2019 | Innovation“Time may not be on our side, but innovation is.” Frans van Houten (b.1960) | 19th World Philosophy Day 21st World Hello Day 21st World Television Day |
| 25th November 2019 | Expectations“There two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.” Jodi Picoult (b.1966) | 30th St Andrew’s Day 1th First Sunday of Advent/Advent Sunday |
| 2nd December 2019 | Perception“The way we see the world is not the way it is, but how we are.” Stephen Covey (d.2012) | 3rd International Disability Day |
| 9th December 2019 | Islam“Islam means peace.” Malala Yousafzai (b.1997) | 9th Prophet’s birthday 10th International Human Rights Day 10th Nobel prizes awarded |
| 16th December 2019 | Nativity"If in your heart you make a manger for his birth, then Christ will once again appear a child on this earth." Angelus Silesius (d.1677) | 18th International Migrants Day 21st Winter Solstice 22nd Hanukkah begins 24th Christmas Eve / 25th Christmas Day |