Celebrating the bond of Love and Respect with Grandparents

World Senior Citizens Day, August 21, is the day to let them know how much you care

and an opportunity to acknowledge their accomplishments. In the form of

Grandparents they are a family’s greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy, the

greatest storytellers, and the keepers of the traditions. They are family’s strong

foundation. Through their special love and care, they keep a family close at heart. They

give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humour, comfort and lessons in life. A child

always needs the grandparents to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.

With its strong belief in the overall and holistic development of the children, the Middle

Block of St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School continues to instil values even in this

unprecedented times through the means of virtual gatherings. One such ceremonial

occasion was celebrated in the form of Grandparents’ Day depicting due respect and

admiration. Videos portraying the immense love and nurturing bond between the two

generations were shared with the children which helped to make them realise the

importance of being blessed with grandparents. It also served the purpose of sensitizing

them towards the changing needs of the elderly and how to cater to them, especially

during this pandemic.

Students, who these days have become hands on experts on expressing themselves

virtually, wrote and read out beautiful messages for their best buddies (grandparents)

and made videos while performing with them. They recited heart warming poems

dedicated to them. The celebration was filled with oodles of blessings, happy faces,

excitement and cheer as the kiddos of the Josephian Family displayed their love and

affection for their grandparents. Students of the Senior Block prepared a Punjabi Skit

to showcase their love and affection for their grandparents and these emotions were

reflected on the faces of all the grandparents while they were performing.

Grandparents’ Day celebration concluded with the words of the Principal, who stressed

upon strengthening the bond of the grandparents and grandchildren to infinity. She

stated that it was heartening to see the young students so keen to express their love and

added that celebrating this day provided the much needed opportunity to raise

awareness about issues that affect senior citizens and their quality of life. The day was overall filled with the mood of exultation and everyone seemed truly happy. It was, indeed, a successful event.