Remembrance Day 2018 
100 Years since the end of the first world war

100 Years ago

​This year we mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. On Remembrance Sunday 11 November 2018, people around the British Commonwealth and the world will be reflecting on the lives that were changed irrevocably, and those that were lost. 
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As an international school serving over 60 nationalities we live by our school values of Pride, Unity and Respect it is important that we remember the sacrifice and service of all those who fought and served in the First World War and all other conflicts in the 100 years since its end. 

This year gives us the chance to remember, but also to pray and work for peace, looking forward with hope. 

The First World War - a world conflict

Although considered a European War by 1918 the First World War has read around the world, affecting

The Armistice - 100 Years

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, when the guns of the Great War at last fell silent, the fury of conflict was replaced by a deafening silence. In that fragile gap between the sounds of dying and the cries of relief, we were faced with all we had done, all we had lost, all we had sacrificed. 
Canadian Governor-General David Johnston

Counting the Cost of war

From the first gunshot fired in 1914 to the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month in 1918, the Great War took its toll on human life. Of the 65 million men who fought in World War 1:
  • 8 million men were killed in battle.
  • 2 million died of illness and disease.
  • 21.2 million were wounded.
  • 7.8 million were taken prisoner or went missing in action.
  • 6.8 million civilians were killed during WWI
In every nation that took part in the combat, there were few families who hadn't lost a relative in the war–a brother, a son, a father, a nephew, or an uncle. Some towns and villages lost every single one of their male members of fighting age. And if that village lay in the vicinity of soldiers or bombers, many others were killed as well.

We will remember them - BISH Remembrance activities

"One owes respect to the living," said Voltaire. "To the dead, one owes only the truth."

We vowed never to forget.

Year Group Task: 100

Tutor Time – Nov 1st – Nov 9th
Using the theme of 100 – we would like to ask each phase/year group to create a display of creative work based around the theme of 100.

Each phase/year group can select a topic, for example,
 
100 poppies
100 photos
100 poems
100 battles
100 stories
100 heroes
100 acrostics
100 reasons to remember
100 countries affected by war
100 hopes for peace
100 reasons to be proud
 
The list is endless – please feel free to be creative. This task should be completed in tutor time and the display completed for November 9th. We have a group of Year 9 students who will be allocated to support phases/year groups with this task.

Community Task: Remembering service

Community Task
 
The month of November is set aside in remembrance of the sacrifices of service personnel around the world. Below is a flyer that we are asking students along with their families to complete attaching a picture of fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles and family that have served in the service of their country. We will display these in a gallery named 'Service Remembered' in the Humanities neighborhood and students across the school community will be encouraged to visit and add to the gallery through the month. This gallery will form an important part in the remembrance celebrations leading up to 11th November around the theme '100', marking the hundredth year of the end of the First World War.
 
We encourage staff, students and parents to come and place a display on the wall in humanities during the period November 1st – November 9th.