As perplexing as the years have been of late, nothing brings as much each and joy than seeing children achieve great things.
The start of Grade 1 is one such great feat that is surely not wasted on the parents and to some degree, the community at large.
Auckland Park Preparatory School warmly welcomed to the school the children they will work to shape and mould, who will no doubt become leaders of their generation.
Here are just some of the Grade 1s who approached the first day of school fearlessly.