Back to School Be Inspired Class Play or Assembly

Description

Since releasing Back to School Be Inspired Class Play or Assembly originally as a New Year Script I have ‘tweaked’ it to produce this script – a celebration of the beginning of the academic year.

There are now three versions of the script available off the website:

• • • Be Inspired New Year Assembly (the original script)
    • Be Inspired Assembly (for any time of the year)
    • Back to School Be Inspired Assembly (beginning of the school year)

Cast Size

30 – but this number can easily be adapted up or down.

Duration

Around 20 minutes. The performance can be extended by the addition of more jokes and poetry.

Sample Text

Music I – I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters

(Whole cast ‘dances’ in, seating themselves along two rows of fifteen seats, facing the audience)

Narrator:         (To cast) Welcome back! Another school year! Are we all feeling inspired, that is the question?

(Everyone cheers)

Narrator:         Now, that’s how I like to start an assembly! Lots of enthusiasm, zest, passion

Child 1:            Yes, yes, we get all that! But where are we going with all this good feeling?

Narrator:         Well, I’m kind of hoping its going to last (pauses) at least until ..tomorrow?

Child 2:            (Shaking head) Ooh, I wouldn’t count on it. I mean, a lot can happen in a day!

Narrator:         I know it’s a lot to ask but, well, it’s good to have things to aspire to – however long for! As to how we’re going to achieve such a goal

Child 3:            (Interrupting) Oh, that’s simple. We just have to get inspired!

Child 4:            We’ve been doing some research and we’ve come up with some pretty inspirational stuff!

Narrator:         (Clapping hands) Excellent! Then, take it away!

Child 5:            So, it’s all about behaving in the right way every day of our lives.

Narrator:         (Aside to audience, incredulously) Every day? Seriously? That would have to be seen to be believed!

Child 6:            I know. It seems like a tall order. So we thought we’d start with just one month! Maybe this one! You have to start somewhere!

Narrator:         You mean, you have actually managed to find ‘inspiration’ for every day of the month, for each of the thirty days?

Child 7:            Correct. Starting with the Day One. Here comes the first of the many inspirational quotations we found.

Narrator:         Let’s hear it!

Child 7:            ‘Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking’ – that was written by a J.C. Watts           .

Narrator:         Fine words especially as I think most of us would want to receive praise or maybe reward.

Child 7:            Which is why not looking for praise or reward is all the more impressive.

Child 8:            (Grunting) I’ll try and remember that next time I do something amazing and nobody notices!

Child 7:            But you’ll know and that should be enough!

Child 8:            You’re right. It shouldn’t be about looking to others for praise. I’ll pat my own back from now on!

Narrator:         (Applauding) Very good! Next!

Child 9:            Day Two ‘A life making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all’ – that’s from St. Patrick.