“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”

You must face the storms to be able to see the bright sunshine. The challenges that life throws your way, toughen you and bring out the shining you. So face them boldly.

The Assembly by Grade VIII was an endeavour to bring home this fact with the help of an inspiring poem and glimpses of the lives of people like Walt Disney, Franklin D Roosevelt and Helen Keller. These were some of the celebrated people who turned their challenges into stepping stones to success.