{"id":15011,"date":"2024-09-27T07:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sa\/?p=15011"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:36:46","slug":"national-day-and-founding-day-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sa\/blog\/national-day-and-founding-day-story\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day celebrations at OWIS Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15011\" class=\"elementor elementor-15011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-170359fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"170359fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f2b9081 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5f2b9081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0e1d3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a0e1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OWIS Riyadh celebrated National Day along with the 22nd anniversary of the Global Schools Group, and it was a fantastic event. The school was buzzing with excitement as our community came together to mark these special occasions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dressed in green and traditional attire, everyone added to the festive atmosphere. The day featured lively mehndi corners, delicious food treats and beautiful dance performances.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the highlights was a majestic camel that joined the celebrations, capturing the attention of students and parents alike. 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