Termly Keywords
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- SMSC4SCHOOLS Summer 2020 Keywords Quotes and Events – 143 KB
- SMSC4SCHOOLS Autumn Term 2020 Keywords Quotes And Events – 196 KB
Summer Term 2020
| Week Beginning | Keyword and Quote | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 20th April 2020 | Perseverance“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” Walter Eliot (d.1958) | 20th Yom HaShoah 22nd Earth Day 23rd St George’s/English Language/Shakespeare Day/World Book Night 23rd April - 23rd May Ramadan 26th London Marathon |
| 27th April 2020 | Belonging“A deep sense of love and belonging is our universal need. We are biologically, cognitively, physically and spiritually wired to love, be loved and belong. When those needs are not met, we break, fall apart and hurt.” Brene Brown (b.1965) | 29th International Dance Day/National Gardening Week 1st May National Walking Month/Share a Story Month/Local and Community History Month 3rd World Press Freedom Day |
| 4th May 2020 | Aphorism“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao Tzu (b.601 BCE) | 8th Red Cross Day 12th May National Limerick Day |
| 11th May 2020 | Sleep“Sleep is the unsung hero of mental health.” Mark Rowland (Chief Executive of National Sleep Foundation) | 10th - 16th Christian Aid Week 18th - 24th Mental Health Awareness Week 13th National Vegetarian Week 11th - 24th Foster Care Fortnight |
| 18th May 2020 | Juxtaposition“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Charles Dickens (d.1870) | 21st Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. |
| 25th May 2020 | HALF TERM | |
| 1st June 2020 | Environment“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Native American Proverb | 5th World Environment Day 1st-7th Child Safety Week 6th D-Day |
| 8th June 2020 | Zeitgeist“Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.” Viktor E. Frankl | 8th World Oceans Day 14th World Blood Donors Day |
| 15th June 2020 | Genius“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration” Thomas Edison (d.1931) | 19th Fathers’ Day 20th World Refugee Day 21st Summer Solstice/International Day of Yoga/ World Humanist Day/World Music Day |
| 22nd June 2020 | Leadership“Leadership is not a position or a title, it is an action and example.” Donald McGammon (d.1984) | 22nd- 26th School’s Diversity Week 22nd -28th National School Sport Week 26th National writing Day 30th Meteor Day 30th United Nations International Day of Friendship |
| 29th June 2020 | Authenticity“It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are.” E.E. Cummings (d.1962) | |
| 6th July 2020 | Demography“As we encounter each other, we see our diversity of background, race, ethnicity and beliefs.” Dan Smith (b.1951) | 11th World Population Day 12th Battle of Boyne (Northern Ireland) |
| 13th July 2020 | Fulfilment“Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.” Marcus Aurelius (d.180 CE) | 15th World Youth Skills Day 17th International Justice Day 18th Nelson Mandela International Day 22nd National Marine Week 24th National Parks Week |
Autumn Term 2020
| Week Beginning | Keyword and Quote | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 31st August 2020 | Excellence“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle (d.323.B.C.E) | 5th International Day of Charity 6th The Mayflower departs Plymouth for America 8th International Literacy Day |
| 7th September 2020 | Power“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker (b.1944) | 15th International Day of Democracy |
| 14th September 2020 | Laughter“Humour is mankind's greatest blessing.” Mark Twain (d.1910) | 18th – 20th Rosh Hashanah |
| 21st September 2020 | Auspicious“Time unfolds beauty, wonder, and mystery to reveal the auspicious tapestry of life.” A.D. Posey (d.1908) | 21st International Day of Peace 22nd Autumn Equinox 26th European Day of Languages 27th World Tourism Day 27th – 8th Yom Kippur |
| 28th September 2020 | Ethics“Action is the sole medium of expression for ethics.” Jane Addams (d.1935) | 1st World Vegetarian Day 2nd International Day of Non-Violence 5th World Teachers’ Day 6th World Habitat Day |
| 5th October 2020 | Mindset“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you go, they determine where you start.” Nibo Qubein (b.1948) | 5th World Architecture Day / Nobel Prize announcements 10th World Mental Health Day |
| 12th October 2020 | Freedom“Freedom is nothing but the chance to be better.” Albert Camus (d.1960) | 16th World Food Day 17th – 25th Navaratri 17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 18th Anti-Slavery Day |
| 19th October 2020 | Economics“All money is a matter of belief.” Adam Smith (d.1790) | |
| 26th October 2020 | HALF-TERM | |
| 2nd November 2020 | Conspiracy“Remember, remember, the 5th of November The Gunpowder Treason and plot; I see of no reason why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.” Traditional folk rhyme | 5th Guy Fawkes Night 8th Remembrance Sunday |
| 9th November 2020 | Armistice“My subject is war and the pity of war. The poetry is in the pity.” Wilfred Owen (d.1918) | 11th Armistice 12st Guru Nanak Birthday |
| 16th November 2020 | Stoic“He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.” Seneca (d.65 C.E.) | 16th International Day of Tolerance 19th World Philosophy Day |
| 23rd November 2020 | Preparation“By failing to prepare, you prepare to fail.” Benjamin franklin (d.1790) | 29th First Sunday of Advent/Advent Sunday |
| 30th December 2020 | Diversity“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.” Anne Frank (d.1945) | 30th St Andrew’s Day 3rd International Disability Day |
| 7th December 2020 | Service“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi (d.1948) | 10th International Human Rights Day 10th Nobel prizes awarded 10th Hanukkah begins |
| 14th December 2020 | Gratitude“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” Peg Bracken (d.2007) | 18th International Migrants Day 21st Winter Solstice 24th Christmas Eve / 25th Christmas Day |