{"id":600,"date":"2026-02-12T14:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/2026\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2026-02-23T08:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:50:31","slug":"from-the-principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/from-the-principal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bFrom the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nicepage-container\"><div class=\"\" style=\"\" >        <script>\n            (function ($) {\n                var ResponsiveCms = window.ResponsiveCms;\n                if (!ResponsiveCms) {\n                    return;\n                }\n                ResponsiveCms.contentDom = $('script:last').parent();\n                ResponsiveCms.prevMode = \"XL\";\n\n                if (typeof ResponsiveCms.recalcClasses === 'function') {\n                    ResponsiveCms.recalcClasses();\n                }\n            })(jQuery);\n        <\/script>\n        \n    \n    <section class=\"skrollable u-clearfix u-gradient u-image u-parallax u-section-2\" data-image-width=\"1680\" data-image-height=\"617\" id=\"block-2\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(48, 54, 140, 0.7), rgba(148, 60, 76, 0.7)), url(&quot;https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/headerLSAN2017.webp&quot;);\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\">\n        <h3 class=\"u-custom-font u-text u-text-body-alt-color u-text-default u-text-1\" data-animation-name=\"customAnimationIn\" data-animation-duration=\"1000\" data-animation-delay=\"0\"> From the Principal\u2019s Desk\u2026<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-3\" id=\"block-3\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"data-layout-selected u-clearfix u-expanded-width u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-layout\">\n            <div class=\"u-layout-row\">\n              <div class=\"u-align-left u-container-align-left u-container-style u-image u-layout-cell u-size-17 u-image-1\" data-image-width=\"100\" data-image-height=\"150\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/NuwefotoR2025.webp&quot;);\">\n                <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-1\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-size-43 u-layout-cell-2\">\n                <div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-bottom-xl u-valign-bottom-xs u-container-layout-2\">\n                  <p class=\"u-text u-text-default-lg u-text-default-md u-text-default-sm u-text-default-xl u-text-1\"> It is once again a wonderful privilege to testify\nthat Aliwal North Primary School is a values-driven school that constantly\nstrives to create meaningful opportunities for learners to be guided on their\njourney of discovery in life. <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"u-align-justify u-text u-text-default-lg u-text-default-md u-text-default-sm u-text-default-xl u-text-2\"> 2026 is our year of renewal! We reflect on the past, knowing that without it, we would not be where we are today. Our gratitude for the people who have left a lasting mark on Aliwal-Noord Primary School knows no bounds. The foundations are firmly laid, and each generation\u2019s contribution has made a significant difference in the educational landscape in which we currently find ourselves.<\/p>\n                  <p class=\"u-align-justify u-text u-text-default-lg u-text-default-md u-text-default-sm u-text-default-xl u-text-3\"> When we look to the future, we know that we are\nfacing a rapidly changing world. Technology is here to stay, yet we are also\nbecoming increasingly aware of its challenges. For this reason, we focus on the\npositive potential and have introduced Coding at the start of this year. Our\ncomputer classes are still in full swing, and with young teachers who are\npassionate about technology, lessons are filled with interesting, engaging, and\nexciting learning experiences. <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-4\" id=\"block-4\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-top-xs u-sheet-1\">\n        <p class=\"u-align-justify u-text u-text-1\"> The value \u200bof respect can never be underestimated. If we\nrespect and value one another, no matter how different we may be, it creates fertile\nground for growth and development. We trust that this year will be a year we\nwill remember as the watershed moment \u2013 a year in which we face the future with\nrenewed zeal and excitement. Building on the foundations of yesterday, we look\nto tomorrow and strive to live each day to the fullest! <\/p>\n        <h4 class=\"u-text u-text-2\"> We\u2019ll take the BUFFALO by the HORNS! <\/h4>\n        <p class=\"u-text u-text-3\"> &nbsp;Greetings from Alie-land <br><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Ron\u00e9l\nBester<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    \n  \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Principal\u2019s Desk\u2026 It is once again a wonderful privilege to testify that Aliwal North Primary School is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anps.co.za\/New_eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}