Students at Keilor Primary School are getting ready to celebrate the school’s 150th anniversary with a market day event.
Principal Gerard Lucas welcomed all members of the community to attend the celebrations.
“We’ve got food trucks. We’ll have a petting zoo. We have AFL Victoria running a stall … lots of games and activities,” Mr Lucas said.
The students will be in charge of running the stalls on the day.
“They’re really excited. There’s been lots of planning. We’ve had a strong focus on student voice and agency, the kids having ownership of the stalls. They’ve been coming up with the ideas,” Mr Lucas said.
Items from a recently unearthed student time capsule from 1987 will be on display as part of the festivities.
“It had lots of interesting artifacts, predictions about what school and life would be like in 2025,” Mr Lucas said.
“There was also a video in there. We’ve uploaded it to YouTube and it will be displayed on the day.”
A new time capsule will also be buried for future generations to uncover.
“It’s 150 years but it’s about looking forward to what the future holds, and for our school it’s about ongoing improvement,” Mr Lucas said.
The school was established in 1875 and originally located at Bonfield Street Hill.
The footings of the original school building have been preserved by Brimbank council in partnership with the Keilor Historical Society.
The market day celebrations will take place on Friday 17 October, from 2.20-5.30pm, at 25 Kennedy Street, Keilor, Tiger Turf area.
