Objective: Resolving ourselves to sustain our beliefs and keep up with our good moral decisions.
Welcome (2 min):
- The educator greets students and reminds them about the theme Sowing Hope and the importance of acting at the right time to avoid distraction or laziness.
- The educator leads students to quiet down, starting with the sign of the cross and a simple thanksgiving prayer / a short moment of silence to think about the beauty of a new morning and a new year.
Video (4 mins)
- The educator introduces the January theme, Committing Ourselves, in the context of the new year, when many make resolutions for self-improvement.
- The educator shows clip: What’s you new year’s resolution? (1.21 mins). Then invite 2 or 3 students to come up and say theirs.
Reflection (4 mins)
- The educator leads students to admit that many times, many people fail miserably to keep up with their new year’s resolutions.
- The educator reminds students that at the beginning of the scholastic year, we had already resolved to sow hope and asks whether we have been successful so far in keeping up with this process – we had to open our hearts in believing in the good things ahead, to learn from the good examples of others, and to do our part and to do it on time.
- The educator encourages students that just like we would need to water our plants daily, the need to re-commit daily is a reality we can’t escape if we want to see the fruit of positive results in us and the world around us.
Prayer (1 min):
Dear God, thank you for this new year, 2025. This new beginning helps us resolve ourselves to re-commit daily to believing in and keeping up with the beautiful growth process. Encourage us always as we learn from others how to do our part in achieving the desired results. Amen.