{"id":266254,"date":"2025-07-01T12:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=266254"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:42:55","slug":"lotus-river-principal-and-teachers-honoured-at-national-teaching-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/lotus-river-principal-and-teachers-honoured-at-national-teaching-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus River principal and teachers honoured at National Teaching Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keanan Harmse\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of teachers including one principal from Lotus River were honoured for being shining examples in the education field during an awards prizegiving last week.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The staff that earned prizes all hail from<a href=\"https:\/\/wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za\/news\/celebration-new-perivale-primary-school-buildings-are-opened-0\"> Perivale Primary School <\/a>after they entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.za\/Informationfor\/Teachers\/NationalTeachingAwards.aspx\">National Teaching Awards<\/a> (NTA) held at at Zwaanswyk Academy in Retreat on Friday 20 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards are currently celebrating 24 years of existence.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NTA scheme is one of the ways in which the Department of Basic Education (DBE) acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by excellent teachers, often in very difficult conditions.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-266272\" data-id=\"266272\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_84797-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_84797-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_84797-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_84797-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_84797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Perivale Primary School\u2019s staff members with their awards. They are: Jamaeelah Salie, Cheryl Alexander (Grade R teacher), principal: Nomabisa Ndidi and Nicolene Langner.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Schools\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-266262\" data-id=\"266262\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3_48138-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3_48138-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3_48138-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3_48138.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Perivale Primary School principal \nNomabisa Ndidi with her award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Perivale had three teachers that participated namely: Cheryl Alexander (Grade R teacher), Nicolene Langner (Primary School teacher), Jamaeelah Salie (Primary School teacher) and  principal: Nomabisa Ndidi, popularly known as Lewo among her peers.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lewo (Ndidi) won the category Excellence in Primary School Leadership in our District. This means she will now participate in the Provisional category taking place in July. We as a school are extremely proud of her and would like to celebrate and acknowledge her achievement,&#8221; said fellow winner, Langner.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ndidi told People&#8217;s Post that she&#8217;s been dedicated to teaching for 30 years, starting as a class teacher and progressively moving into leadership roles as a department head, deputy principal, and now as principal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pursued her studies at Good Hope College in Khayelitsha and completed her Primary Teachers Diploma in 1994.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My passion for teaching sparked at a very young age. I remember clearly always playing the role of a teacher, and in primary school, I loved reading aloud to others. It felt like my natural calling to guide and inspire young minds. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My journey began and blossomed at Ukhanyo Primary School in Masiphumelele, Fish Hoek, where I served for 20 years. This was a transformative period for me and for the school. I arrived in 1995 when the school was just starting with minimal facilities, and I was fortunate to be involved in its foundational development and incredible growth. During my time at Ukhanyo, I was deeply involved in numerous projects that made a significant impact to the school and the community,&#8221; she recalled. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, she says, she encountered her most challenging leadership role during her time as Principal at Khanya Primary in Philippi Samora Machel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Here I learnt to work remotely from the district office due to safety concerns. Despite these challenges I remained fully operative emphasizing the importance of resilience. My journey then led me to my current role, starting in 2023, as Curator Principal at Perivale Primary School. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Stepping into a new community with a different cultural and linguistic background alongside diverse religions \u2013 presented another unique challenge,&#8221; she said.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marked Ndidi&#8217;s first time entering the teaching awards. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I honestly doubted myself at first. However, Circuit Manager Mrs Jafta, nominated and really motivated me to give it a try. I decided to trust her judgment, believing she saw potential in me that I might not have fully recognized myself. 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