EEN . . . twee . . . drie . . . dekades \u2013 maar van das en pak ophang is daar nog geen sprake nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na byna vier dekades by die Hankey Prim\u00eare Skool, werk skoolhoof Percival van Rooyen (60) onverpoos om in die lewe van \u201csy kinders\u201d terug te ploeg. Op 60 is hy steeds stiptelik op sy pos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personeellede en leerders het verlede Donderdag sy groot dag met gejuig en dankbaarheid by die skool gevier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selfs \u2019n brandweerwa is ingespan om die \u2018eregas\u2019 na die skool te bring waar \u2019n erewag van kinders op hom gewag het. Leerders het tydens \u2019n spesiale byeenkoms verskeie liedere aan hom opgedra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDi\u00e9 spesiale gebaar het my sprakeloos \u2013 ek weet nie wat om te s\u00ea nie. Behalwe: baie dankie,\u201d s\u00ea \u2019n bewo\u00eb Van Rooyen wat glo hy die beste beroep gekies het \u2013 \u201com met God se goud te werk\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is so dankbaar vir die Here dat Hy my die krag en gesondheid gegee het om vir 39 jaar te help vorm aan leerders by die skool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Rooyen het in 1979 as \u2019n groentjie by Hankey begin skoolgee \u2013 dieselfde skool waar sy opvoeding as kaalvoet-leerder begin het. \u201cEk moes in die diepste van winter met die ryp wat wit oor die velde l\u00ea, kaalvoet oor die rivier loop om by die skool te kom,\u201d s\u00ea hy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1987 en 1992 is Van Rooyen onderskeidelik tot departementshoof en adjunkhoof bevorder, en in 2016 tot skoolhoof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2019n Mens moet nooit vergeet waarvandaan jy kom nie. En bowenal, moet jy nooit vergeet wat jou ouers en die Here vir jou beteken nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Van Rooyen geniet hy dit die meeste om deel van die groot skoolfamilie te wees, asook om opvoedkundige vordering by die skool te sien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy glo die sleutel tot hul sukses is die onderwysers se opregte omgee, harde werk en vasberadenheid om aan hul leerlinge se individule onderrig aandag te gee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHier werk ons hard. En elke kind is soos ons eie. Die personeellede is mense met wie \u2019n mens \u2019n deel van die w\u00eareld sou kon verander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voor sy aftrede sal hy graag die totstandkoming van spesiale klasse vir kinders met leerprobleme wil sien realiseer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar van uittrede is daar nog geen sprake. \u201cDit is nog te lekker hier.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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