IN A week long celebration of NSW public education, Education Week has seen teachers and students from across the state band together during difficult times.
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'Learning Together' is the motto in 2020, an appropriate theme considering the switch to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To celebrate Education Week in their own unique way, Griffith North Public School opened a 20-year-old time capsule.
Principal Susan Bourne said the day was bittersweet, marking the achievements of Griffith North Public over the past two decades.
"It was really exciting, it was lovely seeing the past students come back wanting to see what they had written 20 years ago," Mrs Bourne said.
"It was something special to do for Education Week this year, and we were limited by COVID as to what our activities could be.
"I'd like to thank Mrs Fordham for organising this 20 years ago and Mrs Triggs who organised the unveiling today."
Students took part in the opening of the time capsule with big smiles and bigger curiosities, one student holding up a VHS cassette and asking what it was.
The initial organiser of the two-decade-old capsule, teacher librarian Sue Fordham, explained the reasoning behind its creation.
"I think it was the millennium bug and everything that was happening then, we figured we'd make a capsule," Mrs Fordham said.
"The internet has changed everything since then, my letter actually told me how many computers we had back then, seven.
"It was always a very busy place and a very happy place, it's great to be back."
The day sparked extensive interest from the younger generation, who are now eager to create another time capsule and do it all over again in 2040.
This year's organiser, teacher Susie Triggs, says the students were excited by the prospect.
"The children here today really enjoyed opening the letters, and now they want to do another one," Mrs Triggs said.
"It's been a trip down memory lane and it's been great to open it, plus see a few of the old students that I've taught."
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