Covers the flag protocol (lowering the flag to half
mast), catafalque party (guard of four service personnel used in a formal
ceremony), hymn, prayer/reading/poem, commemorative address, wreath/poppy
laying, the Ode, the Last Post, Minute's Silence, the Rouse, the National
Anthem. (This one-page document is illustrated at the right.)
Conduct an event
(anzacportal.dva.gov.au) Provides a general outline for a commemorative event such
as a Remembrance Day or Anzac Day ceremony. However, more detailed
information is provided in the pdf document 'Organising a commemorative
ceremony' listed as the next item, below.
This document is more detailed than the one above, and it
outlines a general commemorative ceremony that can be adapted for either
Remembrance Day or Anzac Day. It begins by presenting a ceremony outline,
including the approximate time each stage can be expected to take. Then it
provides more information about each stage.
The following links take you
directly to the sections of a saved copy of this pdf document (but if you
intend to browse through a number of them: it will be quicker to use the
above version from anzacportal.dva.gov.au):
COMMERCIAL PRODUCT Anzac Day
Kit (facebook.com/dogmaticmusic) A kit to support schools presenting Remembrance Day and Anzac
Day ceremonies, based on the use of two contemporary songs, is available for
purchase from Dogmatic Music. To listen to the songs, see our
Modern song alternatives page
and choose Lest We Forget and Australia Remembers.
School assembly ideas
School assembly ideas for Remembrance Day
Here are some ways to enhance school Remembrance Day ceremonies (run
using the steps outlined in the above section):
●display a
large image, such a poppy, either as a large coloured printout of a
poster or
as a projected electronic image ●present an
electronic slide show of images of poppies, soldiers, local monuments, etc.
while students are arriving and leaving ●play a
song video ●include a
display of wreaths made by students, either made of real flowers and
greenery or as the result
of a craft
activity ●display the
image of a local monument that lists the names of fallen soldiers, and have
students provide a report on recognised names that it lists ●read an
extract of a letter from a soldier or
a diary entry by a soldier
have a student read a poem ●invite a
local current or retired soldier to speak ●choose a
theme, such as the effect of a soldier's death on the family, the suffering
of permanent injuries by soldiers, the reconciliation of former enemy
countries through trade, the use of poems and
letters written by soldiers
themselves
