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Programme

Friday 12 March 2027
Theme: Honouring Our Past

9.30 am Jubilee Opening Assembly
Formal mihi whakatau, karakia and kapa haka
Brief history presentation led by students
Official opening of the Jubilee
10.30 am Morning tea - Catered by Gourmet Delicious / Coffee Carts
11.15 am Living History Sessions
Story-sharing: “School Then and Now”
Current students record interviews/photos for archives
Alumni bring a favourite story to share (have some available)
Dress up. 1902 or favourite decade.
11.50 am Entire School (and guests) Photo
Drone photo with guests - spell ‘125’
12.00 noon Lunch Sausage Sizzle or preordered Jubilee Lunch box from Your Lunch Box
1.00 pm Current Families and Alumni Casual Celebration (Free)
Traditional playground games vs modern activities. Games - hopscotch, jacks, chatter rings.
Evening
5.30 pm - 8.00 pm Family Fun Night (On the Goodwood School Field) Food trucks, BBQ, Picnic. Live Music - through the decades. Bouncy castles. Games, Bike Track, Ice Cream Van
6.30 pm (during fun night) Current and Alumni More Formal Gathering (in the Goodwood School hall) Wine & Cheese, Local musical group, Slideshow of school history. Move between the two functions)

Saturday 13 March 2027

Theme: Generations Together

Morning

10. 00 am Official Opening
Welcome from Principal
Speech from Mayor, Local MPs
10.30 am Morning tea - Catered by Gourmet Delicious / Coffee Carts, Cake Cutting
11.15 am Time Capsule Ceremony
Open the time capsule.
Seal a new 125-year capsule with student and alumni items
Decade Photos.
Then & Now Nostalgia Experiences
Guided Tours
Open school for alumni
Current students act as hosts and guides
Key buildings, old classrooms, honour boards
Photo Wall
Photo displays by decade
Then vs Now Display
Old uniforms, report cards, tech
Memory Recording Booth
Prompt cards:
“My favourite teacher…”
“The rule we hated…”
“School food back then…”

Evening

7.00 pm Jubilee Celebration Night

Catered seated dinner (120 limit)
Special presentations and shared memories
Live Music
Guest speaker:
Gourmet Delicious catering.