{"id":47957,"date":"2023-11-16T09:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T07:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/getting-primary-children-active-in-hanover-park-20231116\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:50:21","slug":"getting-primary-children-active-in-hanover-park-20231116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/getting-primary-children-active-in-hanover-park-20231116\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting primary children active in Hanover Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Visiting Morgenson, Voorspoed, Athwood, Summit, Parkfields and Belmor primary schools on a daily rotational basis, the group,&nbsp;Vannie Hanover Park, do aerobics exercises and the popular dance challenge to the&nbsp;\u201cHier kom die Bokke\u201d&nbsp;song made popular during the Rugby World Cup.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of 35 Vannie Hanover Park members are keeping the Bokke spirit alive in a new initiative to keep primary school learners active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Morgenson, Voorspoed, Athwood, Summit, Parkfields and Belmor primary schools on a daily rotational basis, the group do aerobics exercises and the popular dance challenge to the <em>\u201cHier kom die Bokke\u201d<\/em> song made popular during the Rugby World Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glenn Hans, the founder of the organisation, says they first do a session with the foundation phase, followed by the senior phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c8815d8f\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9837\/5de31e9047ae4a08a0ded2132a06df5c.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ebc30b548ad34d5dacbfa2014d408000.jpeg\" title=\"The group at Voorspoed Primary School\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The group at Voorspoed Primary School<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9837\/224f4367593441659c218055a830b233.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/67fd27d5688c4d81bfb8e42546ae9cd8.jpeg\" title=\"A group of 35 members visit schools for an hour weekly.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A group of 35 members visit schools for an hour weekly.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to bring a new approach on schools with health and fitness and making them aware of the importance of health and fitness everyday. 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