Harmony Week is an opportunity to intentionally build a classroom where every student feels seen, valued, and included.

Rather than treating it as a one-off event, it can be embedded through simple, meaningful activities that promote belonging, identity, and respect.

Below are practical ways to celebrate Harmony Week at school, using purposeful, low-prep resources that create both impact and strong classroom displays.

1. Design a Harmony Week Postage Stamp

Send a message of belonging

A powerful way to introduce Harmony Week is through symbolism.

The Harmony Week Postage Stamp Activity invites students to design a stamp that represents the theme of Harmony Week: Everyone Belongs. 

A postage stamp is universally recognised and is used to send messages all over the world.

Option 1: Provide students with the opportunity to create a universal design that can be seen and understood by everyone. Consider words, symbols and colours that best reflect how one feels about Harmony Week. 

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Option 2: 

Students design their own stamp to represent who they are, where they come from, and what harmony means to them. Students are given specific step by step instructions to complete a segmented postage stamp. 

2. Letters and Messages of Belonging Classroom Activity

Create a meaningful Harmony Week display while nurturing reflection, empathy, and connection with this purposeful and creative Belonging Letter Writing or Drawing activity.

Designed to help students explore what it truly means to belong, this engaging resource invites students to reflect, write, and create through a personalised letter experience culminating into a beautiful craft display. 

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• Option 1: Our Class Belongs
  • Students brainstorm reasons why everyone in the class belongs, before completing the sentence starter:
    “We all belong in our class because…” This option promotes inclusivity, community, and shared responsibility.

• Option 2: Gratitude for Belonging
  • Students reflect on the emotions associated with belonging and write a heartfelt letter of gratitude to someone who makes them feel accepted and valued. This option builds emotional literacy and strengthens positive relationships.

• Option 3: A Moment of Belonging
  • Students recall and describe a personal moment when they felt a strong sense of belonging, accompanied by an illustration of that experience. This option encourages storytelling, reflection, and personal connection.

Why These Activities Matter

Effective Harmony Week activities are: simple to implement, meaningful for students, connected to real experiences and designed for display and discussion.

Meaningful Harmony Week classroom ideas go beyond decoration and help build a classroom where belonging is genuinely felt.