Introduction

Since the age of 14, Yash Gupta has collected 21,500 pairs of eyeglasses and donated them to children who cannot afford them. Let's see how he got started.

Watch the Movie:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwmM2DZ-Ak#action=share

Discussion Questions

1. What did Yash realise when he had a week at school with no glasses? (You can't learn as effectively if you can't see well.)

2. What did he do next? (Research on the internet)

3. What did he discover? (13 million kids need glasses but can't afford them)

4. What did he decide to do? (Leave boxes in optometrist's eye-clinics for people to donate their used glasses. Sent them to poor countries.)

5. What values can we learn from Yash's example? (Kindness, responsibility, initiative, , generosity, compassion etc.)

Optional Activity

Have a 'Recycle your Specs Drive', collecting used pairs of glasses. Ask local optometrists if they can collect used glasses for you.

You can find an address to mail used glasses to on Yash's website at http://sightlearning.com/ or send to the Lions Club Eyeglass Recycling Center nearest you. http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/serve/sight/recycle-eyeglasses/recycling-centers/index.php

Responsibility Movie 2   (10-16yr olds 2 minutes)

A whiteboard stop motion explanation of responsibility

Watch the Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QRqIGznHvU

Discussion Questions  Finish these sentences

1. Responsibility is not about the tasks that are given to me, it's about... (the standard to which I deliver them)

2. We need a complete understanding of... (our role)

3. Our deeper purpose is to achieve (results) or fulfill (our mission.)

4. We appreciate the bigger (picture.)

Responsibility Movie 3  (6-11yr olds. Stop after 2 minutes 15 seconds)

Kids explain what it means to be responsible.

Introduction: What does being responsible look like?

Watch the Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_0TzBMf7rw

Responsibility Movie 4    (4-7yr olds 2 minutes)

Cartoon Mandy sings a song about responsibilty as she does her chores without being asked.

Watch the Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzEYos5En_k

Responsibility Movie 5    (5-9yr olds 2 minutes)

A cartoon class sing a responsiblity song.

Watch the Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGQAp2PY8yY

Responsibility Movie 6    (5-9yr olds 2 minutes)

A group of animal puppets do a rap about responsibility

Watch the Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOuvJMibfVo