2 July
Aurora Wilden View School celebrates milestone with time capsule
Students, staff and families at Aurora Wilden View School came together in the sunshine on Thursday last week to enjoy the school’s second annual summer festival - a happy celebration marking one year since the school opened.
The event brought together the whole school community for a day filled with fun activities, delicious food and brilliant enterprise stalls run by our talented students, selling homemade cakes, bird feeders, jewellery, temporary tattoos and more. A highlight from the day was the burial of a time capsule, created to preserve a snapshot of life at Aurora Wilden View in 2025 for future generations.
The time capsule was filled with carefully chosen mementos from students, including a Wilden View ID badge, an Aurora pen, an information pack about the school and a photo gallery. Each class was tasked with creating an A4 design capturing what 2025 looks like to them. These included references to popular films such as ‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, as well as personal stories about school life.
One student shared, “I really enjoy spending time outside in Forest School, and being here has even got me playing pool outside of school, which I love.”
Another said, “I’m so happy to finally be at a school where I feel like I fit in.”
Kestrels Class created a drawing of each child in their class, while Toucan Class shared photographs from a recent school trip. All the contributions were sealed in the capsule, which was then buried in the grounds near the Science block by Head of School Robert McConomy.
School administrator Bev Manning, who organised the time capsule project, said: “Wilden View School means so much to so many people, it’s much more than just an education setting.
"The team wanted to find a creative way to celebrate our first full year at Aurora Wilden View. A time capsule felt like a fun and meaningful way to capture the spirit of our school community. We hope that whoever opens it in the future feels proud of what we’ve started here.”
Aurora Wilden View School in Kidderminster supports young people aged 5 to 19 with a range of complex learning needs, including autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and speech, language and communication difficulties.
