{"id":296,"date":"2019-07-04T12:31:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T10:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2019-09-10T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T11:38:05","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"history\" data-id=\"41\" id=\"SR7_41_1\" data-version=\"7.0.4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_41_1-207\" data-key=\"207\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_41_1-207-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/history1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Our History\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_41_1-207-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><div class=\"slider\"><span class=\"up\">Our roots spread\nwider <\/span><br>\n<span class=\"low\">so that our branches can grow higher<\/span><\/div><\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_41_1-208\" data-key=\"208\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_41_1-208-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/history2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Our History\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_41_1-208-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><div class=\"slider\"><span class=\"up\">Our roots spread\nwider <\/span><br>\n<span class=\"low\">so that our branches can grow higher<\/span><\/div><\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_41_1-209\" data-key=\"209\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t<image_lists style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/history1.jpg\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9yb25kZWJvc2NoLmNvbS9wcmVwLy9zcnYvaHRkb2NzL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy9zaXRlcy8zLzIwMTkvMDcvaGlzdG9yeTEuanBn\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/history2.jpg\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9yb25kZWJvc2NoLmNvbS9wcmVwLy9zcnYvaHRkb2NzL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy9zaXRlcy8zLzIwMTkvMDcvaGlzdG9yeTIuanBn\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/image_lists>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\n\t\t\t\t\twindow.SR7??={}; SR7.PMH ??={}; SR7.PMH[\"SR7_41_1\"] = {cn:100,state:false,fn: function() { if (window._tpt!==undefined && window._tpt.prepareModuleHeight !== undefined) {  _tpt.prepareModuleHeight({id:\"SR7_41_1\",el:[700,700,700,700,700],type:'standard',gh:[700,700,700,700,700],gw:[1920,1920,1920,1920,1920],vpt:['-200px'],size:{fullWidth:true, fullHeight:false},mh:'0',onh:0,onw:0,bg:{color:'{\"orig\":\"transparent\",\"type\":\"solid\",\"string\":\"transparent\"}'},plType:'0',plColor:'#FFFFFF'});   SR7.PMH[\"SR7_41_1\"].state=true;} else if(SR7.PMH[\"SR7_41_1\"].cn-->0)\tsetTimeout( SR7.PMH[\"SR7_41_1\"].fn,19);}};SR7.PMH[\"SR7_41_1\" ].fn();\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563198441290{padding-top: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/rondebosch.com\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/watermark.png?id=31) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562842386446{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1>Our <span style=\"color: #cf9f51;\">History<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564661699807{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Rondebosch Boys\u2019 Preparatory School was originally known as Rondebosch High School for Junior Boys. 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