Martin Luther King Day – student inspiration at Benjamin Britten High School
On Martin Luther King Day, suggestions from Year 8 and 9 students at Benjamin Britten High School.
- Be friendly to neighbours.
- Smile at people while you are walking.
- Share what you have.
- Be open minded.
- Consider others.
- Exchange ideas.
- Think positive.
- Talk about peace.
- Have a loving attitude.
- Help tidy up other people's rubbish.
- Stand up against bullying.
- Start a petition.
- Never spread gossip.
- Write to local politicians.
- Always say thank you.
- Aid the starving.
- Don’t just talk. Act!
- Help those in need.
- Pick up litter.
- Learn something new each day.
- Never laugh at people who have problems.
- Recycle paper and cans.
- Buy fair trade chocolate.
- Buy fair trade gifts.
- Ask your supermarket to sell more fair trade.
- Give 10% of your pocket money to charity.
- Organise a charity event in your school.
- Take an assembly on a topic that matters to you.
- Learn sign language.
- Spend more time with older adults in your family.
- Go without treats for a month and send your money to feed the hungry.
- Write to your local paper about something that matters to you.
- Help run an activity for younger children.
- Say something nice to someone every day.
- Spend more time listening than talking.
- Write to world leaders.
- Avoid prejudice.
- Learn first aid.
- Don’t judge others by the way they dress.
- Treat everyone with respect.
- Always try to be better.
- Enjoy exercise.
- Always eat breakfast.
- Have five portions of fruit and veg a day.
- Choose gifts that will last.
- Be creative.
- See problems as opportunities.
- Give people compliments.
- Show people you care.
- Watch the news.
- Ask questions when you don’t understand.
- Be open minded.
- Don’t waste money on the latest trends.
- Keep your promises.
- Give away things you no longer use.
- Plant a tree.
- Find the good in everybody.
- See the best in every situation.
- Respect other people ideas.
- Never go to bed angry.
- Forget the bad, remember the good.
- Join a choir.
- Give someone your last rolo.
- Send thank you notes.
- Wear bright colours.
- Support your friends.
- Switch off lights etc.
- Don’t use products tested on animals.
- Buy things from charity shops.
- Walk or cycle rather than getting a lift.
- Read books.
- Recycle paper and card.
- Feed the birds.
- Give 10% of all your money to charity.
- Take part in a sponsored silence for Amnesty International.
- Tell your friends that you care about them.
- Say or write a thank you to a cleaner or dinner supervisor.
- Reuse carrier bags.
- Grow some vegetables.
- Feed and watch wild birds.
- Make a list of reasons to be thankful.
- Talk about your feelings.
- Read a daily newspaper.
- Eat free range.
- Try to be better not have better.
- Treat others how you would want them to treat you.
- Encourage people to do something about things that they complain about.
- Learn from those you disagree with.
- Give your mum/dad a hug just for the sake of it.
- Do something to help each day without being asked.
- Sing or make music.
- When you hear something funny pass it on.
- Remember that people in the news are real people.
- Do something each do that makes you feel good about yourself.
- Read about Martin Luther King.
- Choose a positive motto and learn it off by heart.
- Don’t buy things with too much packing.
- Find out where your things were made.
- Adopt a charity (Oxfam/Christian Aid etc) and keep informed about their work.
- Make sure you really want something before you buy it.
- Form a games co-op so you and your friends can save money and give some away.
- Daydream about how you would make the world better if you had the power/money.
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