The fourth graders hosted an event to highlight special people whom they admire. To prepare for the event, students interviewed an admirable person (known as a VIP) and then wrote a story about this person’s life. The Social Studies objective of the project was to learn about a different time period in history. Students also learned speech writing and public speaking skills. For the Time Capsule Event, students presented their stories to a captive audience of parents and the VIPs. Students described historical events and memorable anecdotes. As a finale, the speeches expressed why the students admire their important people. There was a special movie presentation featuring photographs of the students and their VIPs. Students then sealed their speeches in time capsule boxes, where they will keep their stories for years to come.