Pupils at Milltimber Primary School in Aberdeen have marked the opening of their new school building by creating artwork which is being buried in a time capsule.
The time capsule, which was organised by Cala Homes, will be buried at its neighbouring Oldfold Village development in Milltimber with the spot marked by a plaque. It contains artwork designed by pupils at the school which illustrates their vision of what they believe education will look like at the new school in 50 years’ time.
The housebuilder tasked the school with the project and chose a winning entry which was the primary 7’s robot teacher creation.
Hannah Duncan, Marketing Coordinator at Cala Homes (North), said: “We thought a time capsule would be a fitting way to mark this significant period in the school’s history with the closing of the existing school and opening of the new one.
“We are allocating space at our development to bury the time capsule and would love to welcome pupils from the school back in 50 years’ time to open it and see what the classes of 2022 thought school would be like in the future.
“We’d like to thank all of the pupils who worked on the project and submitted such fabulous suggestions. We especially loved the robot teacher idea as the class had gone to the effort of making a robot, which has taken pride of place in the time capsule.
“It’s heart-warming to know that there will be a piece of history at our development that means a lot to the local community.”
Jackie Buchanan, Principal Teacher at Milltimber Primary School, said: “It was very kind of Cala Homes to inspire the creativity of our students and invite them to get involved in a project to celebrate this new chapter in the school’s history.
“The pupils put a lot of work into their designs and the primary 7 pupils who visited Oldfold Village loved having the opportunity to fill the time capsule.”
Cala Homes recently launched the third phase of Oldfold Village called Murtle Den Park which comprises a collection of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes. Prices start from £230,000. The sales office is open by appointment Tuesday to Saturday.
Find out more about Murtle Den Park by visiting www.cala.co.uk.