Education Week 2022: Creating Futures

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We have not held an Open Day in recent years, and the last time we had one feels like an eternity! Let’s take a flashback to last Wednesday. How did you feel when you saw your own child performing in the Education Week assembly? Pride. This overwhelming emotion filled parents’ hearts as they watched their children perform, sing, and dance in front of their own eyes. Last week, Artarmon Public School celebrated Education Week with an Open Day assembly. This annual school celebration commemorates NSW public education, as well as the achievements of schools and students.

As students, we cherish the educational journey and are inspired to learn in class, knowing the NSW government is creating futures throughout NSW. We celebrated all levels of the education system, which prepares young people to become agile thinkers and lifelong learners. The theme for Education Week 2022 is ‘Creating Futures’ because education changes lives. It focuses on how education brings out the best in students and celebrates the opportunities available to everyone in the NSW public education system. After all, our school slogan is ‘Learn to Live’.

Due to COVID-19, we all know how long it has been since we had an Open Day. To be able to hold performances to celebrate Education Week has been a fantastic effort and we would all like to say our warm welcome to parents who came to join us on this special occasion. We extend our many thanks to all the school staff who helped make this possible. Our school students were extremely grateful to have the opportunity to showcase their talent, and we hope you enjoyed 2022 Education Week!

With performances all over the school and parents with pride in their hearts, the school community had a fabulous Open Day.

Before school, the band and strings groups played devotedly and the guitar groups showed their talent. At the open day assembly, the jazz band and senior strings performed. The junior dance group danced to the song ‘Happy’ and the senior dance group showed us their routine to the song ‘Ghostbusters; I’m not afraid’. The Kameraigal choir and Year 2 choir sung the songs ‘My Favourite Things’ and ‘Summertime’ respectively. The 2022 kindergarten students finished the assembly with an adorable and outstanding performance of ‘Hello to all the children of the world’ and presented an encore that was very much appreciated. The kindies got their well-deserved minutes of clapping and left with the biggest grins on their faces with the occasional student calling out “Bye mummy and daddy!”

After the assembly, the parents of students had a blast seeing where all the magic happens: in the classroom. All the parents got to see their student’s work, working environment and their passionate teachers. Students enjoyed having fun with their parents at recess and there was the occasional game of tag and “Dad! You’re cheating!”

Lots of credit to all the teachers who helped make our performances happen. Thank you! And to all the parents who made time to come watch the performances, we are all very grateful for your attendance on our open day for Education Week.