/**
 * Educator Education functions and definitions
 *
 * @package Educator Education
 */
/**
 * Set the content width based on the theme's design and stylesheet.
 */

/* Theme Setup */
if (!function_exists('educator_education_setup')):

function educator_education_setup() {

	$GLOBALS['content_width'] = apply_filters('educator_education_content_width', 640);

	load_theme_textdomain( 'educator-education', get_template_directory() . '/languages' );
	add_theme_support('automatic-feed-links');
	add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');
	add_theme_support('woocommerce');
	add_theme_support('align-wide');
	add_theme_support('wp-block-styles');
	add_theme_support('title-tag');
	add_theme_support('custom-logo', array(
		'height'      => 250,
		'width'       => 250,
		'flex-width'  => true,
		'flex-height' => true,
	));
	add_image_size('educator-education-homepage-thumb', 250, 145, true);
	register_nav_menus(array(
		'primary' => __('Primary Menu', 'educator-education'),
	));

	add_theme_support('custom-background', array(
		'default-color' => 'ffffff',
	));

	add_theme_support( 'html5', array(
		'comment-form',
		'comment-list',
		'gallery',
		'caption',
	) );

	add_theme_support('responsive-embeds');
	/*
	 * This theme styles the visual editor to resemble the theme style,
	 * specifically font, colors, icons, and column width.
	 */
	add_editor_style(array('css/editor-style.css', educator_education_font_url()));
}
endif;
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'educator_education_setup' );

// Theme Widgets Setup
function educator_education_widgets_init() {
	register_sidebar(array(
		'name'          => __('Blog Sidebar', 'educator-education'),
		'description'   => __('Appears on blog page sidebar', 'educator-education'),
		'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h3>',
	));

	register_sidebar(array(
		'name'          => __('Page Sidebar', 'educator-education'),
		'description'   => __('Appears on page sidebar', 'educator-education'),
		'id'            => 'sidebar-2',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h3>',
	));

	register_sidebar(array(
		'name'          => __('Third Column Sidebar', 'educator-education'),
		'description'   => __('Appears on page sidebar', 'educator-education'),
		'id'            => 'sidebar-3',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h3>',
	));

	//Footer widget areas
	$educator_education_widget_areas = get_theme_mod('educator_education_footer_widget_areas', '4');
	for ($i=1; $i<=$educator_education_widget_areas; $i++) {
		register_sidebar( array(
			'name'          => __( 'Footer Nav ', 'educator-education' ) . $i,
			'id'            => 'footer-' . $i,
			'description'   => '',
			'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
			'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
			'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title text-start text-transform py-0 mb-2">',
			'after_title'   => '</h3>',
		) );
	}

	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __( 'Shop Page Sidebar', 'educator-education' ),
		'description'   => __( 'Appears on shop page', 'educator-education' ),
		'id'            => 'woocommerce_sidebar',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h3>',
	) );

	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __( 'Single Product Page Sidebar', 'educator-education' ),
		'description'   => __( 'Appears on shop page', 'educator-education' ),
		'id'            => 'woocommerce-single-sidebar',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h3>',
	) );
}

add_action('widgets_init', 'educator_education_widgets_init');

/* Theme Font URL */
function educator_education_font_url(){
	$font_url = '';
	$font_family = array();
	$font_family[] = 'Livvic:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,900';
	$font_family[] = 'PT Sans:300,400,600,700,800,900';
	$font_family[] = 'Roboto:400,700';
	$font_family[] = 'Roboto Condensed:400,700';
	$font_family[] = 'Open Sans';
	$font_family[] = 'Overpass';
	$font_family[] = 'Montserrat:300,400,600,700,800,900';
	$font_family[] = 'Playball:300,400,600,700,800,900';
	$font_family[] = 'Alegreya:300,400,600,700,800,900';
	$font_family[] = 'Julius Sans One';
	$font_family[] = 'Arsenal';
	$font_family[] = 'Slabo';
	$font_family[] = 'Lato';
	$font_family[] = 'Overpass Mono';
	$font_family[] = 'Source Sans Pro:ital,wght@0,200;0,300;0,400;0,600;0,700;0,900;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,600;1,700;1,900';
	$font_family[] = 'Raleway:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900';
	$font_family[] = 'Merriweather';
	$font_family[] = 'Droid Sans';
	$font_family[] = 'Rubik';
	$font_family[] = 'Lora';
	$font_family[] = 'Ubuntu';
	$font_family[] = 'Cabin';
	$font_family[] = 'Arimo';
	$font_family[] = 'Playfair Display';
	$font_family[] = 'Quicksand';
	$font_family[] = 'Padauk';
	$font_family[] = 'Muli';
	$font_family[] = 'Inconsolata';
	$font_family[] = 'Bitter';
	$font_family[] = 'Pacifico';
	$font_family[] = 'Indie Flower';
	$font_family[] = 'VT323';
	$font_family[] = 'Dosis';
	$font_family[] = 'Frank Ruhl Libre';
	$font_family[] = 'Fjalla One';
	$font_family[] = 'Oxygen';
	$font_family[] = 'Arvo';
	$font_family[] = 'Noto Serif';
	$font_family[] = 'Lobster';
	$font_family[] = 'Crimson Text';
	$font_family[] = 'Yanone Kaffeesatz';
	$font_family[] = 'Anton';
	$font_family[] = 'Libre Baskerville';
	$font_family[] = 'Bree Serif';
	$font_family[] = 'Gloria Hallelujah';
	$font_family[] = 'Josefin Sans';
	$font_family[] = 'Abril Fatface';
	$font_family[] = 'Varela Round';
	$font_family[] = 'Vampiro One';
	$font_family[] = 'Shadows Into Light';
	$font_family[] = 'Cuprum';
	$font_family[] = 'Rokkitt';
	$font_family[] = 'Vollkorn';
	$font_family[] = 'Francois One';
	$font_family[] = 'Orbitron';
	$font_family[] = 'Patua One';
	$font_family[] = 'Acme';
	$font_family[] = 'Satisfy';
	$font_family[] = 'Josefin Slab';
	$font_family[] = 'Quattrocento Sans';
	$font_family[] = 'Architects Daughter';
	$font_family[] = 'Russo One';
	$font_family[] = 'Monda';
	$font_family[] = 'Righteous';
	$font_family[] = 'Lobster Two';
	$font_family[] = 'Hammersmith One';
	$font_family[] = 'Courgette';
	$font_family[] = 'Permanent Marker';
	$font_family[] = 'Cherry Swash';
	$font_family[] = 'Cormorant Garamond';
	$font_family[] = 'Poiret One';
	$font_family[] = 'BenchNine';
	$font_family[] = 'Economica';
	$font_family[] = 'Handlee';
	$font_family[] = 'Cardo';
	$font_family[] = 'Alfa Slab One';
	$font_family[] = 'Averia Serif Libre';
	$font_family[] = 'Cookie';
	$font_family[] = 'Chewy';
	$font_family[] = 'Great Vibes';
	$font_family[] = 'Coming Soon';
	$font_family[] = 'Philosopher';
	$font_family[] = 'Days One';
	$font_family[] = 'Kanit';
	$font_family[] = 'Shrikhand';
	$font_family[] = 'Tangerine';
	$font_family[] = 'IM Fell English SC';
	$font_family[] = 'Boogaloo';
	$font_family[] = 'Bangers';
	$font_family[] = 'Fredoka One';
	$font_family[] = 'Bad Script';
	$font_family[] = 'Volkhov';
	$font_family[] = 'Shadows Into Light Two';
	$font_family[] = 'Marck Script';
	$font_family[] = 'Sacramento';
	$font_family[] = 'Unica One';
	$font_family[] = 'Noto Sans:400,400i,700,700i';
	$font_family[] = 'Oswald:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700';
	$font_family[] = 'Poppins:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900';

	$query_args = array(
		'family'	=> rawurlencode(implode('|',$font_family)),
	);
	$font_url = add_query_arg($query_args,'//fonts.googleapis.com/css');
	return $font_url;
}

//Display the related posts
if ( ! function_exists( 'educator_education_related_posts' ) ) {
	function educator_education_related_posts() {
		wp_reset_postdata();
		global $post;
		$args = array(
			'no_found_rows'          => true,
			'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
			'update_post_term_cache' => false,
			'ignore_sticky_posts'    => 1,
			'orderby'                => 'rand',
			'post__not_in'           => array( $post->ID ),
			'posts_per_page'    => absint( get_theme_mod( 'educator_education_related_posts_number', '3' ) ),
		);
		// Categories
		if ( get_theme_mod( 'educator_education_related_posts_taxanomies_options', 'categories' ) == 'categories' ) {

			$cats = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'related-posts', true );

			if ( ! $cats ) {
				$cats                 = wp_get_post_categories( $post->ID, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
				$args['category__in'] = $cats;
			} else {
				$args['cat'] = $cats;
			}
		}
		// Tags
		if ( get_theme_mod( 'educator_education_related_posts_taxanomies_options', 'categories' ) == 'tags' ) {

			$tags = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'related-posts', true );

			if ( ! $tags ) {
				$tags            = wp_get_post_tags( $post->ID, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
				$args['tag__in'] = $tags;
			} else {
				$args['tag_slug__in'] = explode( ',', $tags );
			}
			if ( ! $tags ) {
				$break = true;
			}
		}
		$query = ! isset( $break ) ? new WP_Query( $args ) : new WP_Query();
		return $query;
	}
}

function educator_education_sanitize_dropdown_pages($page_id, $setting) {
	// Ensure $input is an absolute integer.
	$page_id = absint($page_id);
	// If $page_id is an ID of a published page, return it; otherwise, return the default.
	return ('publish' == get_post_status($page_id)?$page_id:$setting->default);
}

// radio button sanitization
function educator_education_sanitize_choices($input, $setting) {
	global $wp_customize;
	$control = $wp_customize->get_control($setting->id);
	if (array_key_exists($input, $control->choices)) {
		return $input;
	} else {
		return $setting->default;
	}
}

function educator_education_sanitize_phone_number( $phone ) {
	return preg_replace( '/[^\d+]/', '', $phone );
}

function educator_education_sanitize_checkbox( $input ) {
	return ( ( isset( $input ) && true == $input ) ? true : false );
}

function educator_education_sanitize_float( $input ) {
	return filter_var($input, FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT, FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_FRACTION);
}

function educator_education_sanitize_number_range( $number, $setting ) {
	$number = absint( $number );
	$atts = $setting->manager->get_control( $setting->id )->input_attrs;
	$min = ( isset( $atts['min'] ) ? $atts['min'] : $number );
	$max = ( isset( $atts['max'] ) ? $atts['max'] : $number );
	$step = ( isset( $atts['step'] ) ? $atts['step'] : 1 );
	return ( $min <= $number && $number <= $max && is_int( $number / $step ) ? $number : $setting->default );
}

// Excerpt Limit Begin
function educator_education_string_limit_words($string, $word_limit) {
	$words = explode(' ', $string, ($word_limit + 1));
	if(count($words) > $word_limit)
	array_pop($words);
	return implode(' ', $words);
}

// Change number or products per row to 3
add_filter('loop_shop_columns', 'educator_education_loop_columns');
if (!function_exists('educator_education_loop_columns')) {
	function educator_education_loop_columns() {
		$columns = get_theme_mod( 'educator_education_wooproducts_per_columns', 3 );
		return $columns; // 3 products per row
	}
}

//Change number of products that are displayed per page (shop page)
add_filter( 'loop_shop_per_page', 'educator_education_shop_per_page', 20 );
function educator_education_shop_per_page( $cols ) {
  	$cols = get_theme_mod( 'educator_education_wooproducts_per_page', 9 );
	return $cols;
}

define('EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_BUY_NOW',__('https://www.themeshopy.com/themes/educator-wordpress-theme/','educator-education'));
define('EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_LIVE_DEMO',__('https://www.themeshopy.com/educator-education-pro/','educator-education'));
define('EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_PRO_DOC',__('https://www.themeshopy.com/demo/docs/educator-education-pro/','educator-education'));
define('EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_FREE_DOC',__('https://themeshopy.com/demo/docs/free-educator-education/','educator-education'));
define('EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_CONTACT',__('https://wordpress.org/support/theme/educator-education/','educator-education'));
define('EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_CREDIT',__('https://www.themeshopy.com/themes/free-educator-wordpress-theme/', 'educator-education'));

if (!function_exists('educator_education_credit')) {
	function educator_education_credit() {
		echo "<a href=".esc_url(EDUCATOR_EDUCATION_CREDIT)." >".esc_html__('Educator WordPress Theme', 'educator-education')."</a>";
	}
}

// Theme enqueue scripts
function educator_education_scripts() {
	wp_enqueue_style('educator-education-font', educator_education_font_url(), array());
	// blocks-css
	wp_enqueue_style( 'educator-education-block-style', get_theme_file_uri('/css/blocks.css') );
	wp_enqueue_style('bootstrap-style', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()).'/css/bootstrap.css');
	wp_enqueue_style('educator-education-basic-style', get_stylesheet_uri());
	wp_style_add_data('educator-education-basic-style', 'rtl', 'replace');
	
	wp_enqueue_style('educator-education-customcss', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()).'/css/custom.css');
	wp_enqueue_style('owl-carousel-style', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()).'/css/owl.carousel.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style('font-awesome-style', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()).'/css/fontawesome-all.css');

	wp_enqueue_script('educator-education-customscripts-jquery', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()).'/js/custom.js', array('jquery'));
	wp_enqueue_script('bootstrap-script', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()).'/js/bootstrap.js', array('jquery'));
	wp_enqueue_script('jquery-superfish', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()) . '/js/jquery.superfish.js', array('jquery') ,'',true);
	wp_enqueue_script('owl-carousel-script', esc_url(get_template_directory_uri()) . '/js/owl.carousel.js', array('jquery'), '', true);
	require get_parent_theme_file_path( '/inc/ts-color-pallete.php' );
	wp_add_inline_style( 'educator-education-basic-style',$educator_education_custom_css );
	require get_parent_theme_file_path( '/inc/typo-style.php' );
	wp_add_inline_style( 'educator-education-basic-style',$educator_education_typo_css );

	if (is_singular() && comments_open() && get_option('thread_comments')) {
		wp_enqueue_script('comment-reply');
	}
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'educator_education_scripts');

/* Custom header additions. */
require get_template_directory().'/inc/custom-header.php';

/* Custom template tags for this theme. */
require get_template_directory().'/inc/template-tags.php';

/* Customizer additions. */
require get_template_directory().'/inc/customizer.php';

/* TGM Plugin Activation */
require get_template_directory() .'/inc/tgm.php';

/* Get Started. */
require get_template_directory().'/inc/admin/admin.php';{"id":1083,"date":"2024-04-23T12:42:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demosites.royal-elementor-addons.com\/online-course-v1\/?page_id=1083"},"modified":"2024-05-27T08:39:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T08:39:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1083\" class=\"elementor elementor-1083\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fbaed400 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6fbaed400\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-1c1bb13e\" data-id=\"1c1bb13e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-1b15cdba wpr-tabs-position-above wpr-tabs-hr-position-justify wpr-tabs-icon-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-tabs\" data-id=\"1b15cdba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tab_transition_duration&quot;:0.1}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tabs\" data-options=\"{&quot;activeTab&quot;:1,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tabs-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpr-tab-4541\" class=\"wpr-tab elementor-repeater-item-d0eb03c\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-title\">History<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpr-tab-4542\" class=\"wpr-tab elementor-repeater-item-681e992\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-title\">Vision<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-rocket\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpr-tab-4543\" class=\"wpr-tab elementor-repeater-item-9a1e2e4\" data-tab=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-title\">Mission<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-moon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tabs-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpr-tab-content-4541\" class=\"wpr-tab-content elementor-repeater-item-d0eb03c\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-content-inner elementor-clearfix wpr-anim-size-large wpr-overlay-fade-in\"><p>Al-Ali International School was incorporated in 2012 by Hajiya Maimuna Wachiko. It was commissioned on the 7th of September 2013. It became operational in September 2013. The school is located at plot 51\/52 F layout, behind school of health technology Minna, Niger State. Al-Ali is an educational establishment that comprises the (pre-school nursery and primary classes). Al-Ali caters for the educational needs of the children between the ages of 18 months to 11 years. The school blends Nigerian and British Curricular, using Montessori method of nurturing as well as Cambridge Secondary which is internationally recognized programmes for school children learning the core subjects of English, Maths and Sciences. We value not only academic success, but also encourage talents of all kinds. Our greatest desires is to build leaders who will blaze the trail in the world.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpr-tab-content-4542\" class=\"wpr-tab-content elementor-repeater-item-681e992\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-content-inner elementor-clearfix wpr-anim-size-large wpr-overlay-fade-in\"><p>Children are our future, we are dedicated to their success.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpr-tab-content-4543\" class=\"wpr-tab-content elementor-repeater-item-9a1e2e4\" data-tab=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-tab-content-inner elementor-clearfix wpr-anim-size-large wpr-overlay-fade-in\"><p>To provide a joyful learning that empowers children of diverse cultural background to attain their educational and personal potential while nurturing their self confidence and self-esteem.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1584b1711 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1584b1711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57975f81\" data-id=\"57975f81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-3c736691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c736691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Montessori Philosophy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe82c67 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2fe82c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b1faab wpr-advanced-accordion-icon-side-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-advanced-accordion\" data-id=\"31b1faab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;active_item&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-advanced-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"wpr-advanced-accordion\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-active-index=\"1\" data-accordion-trigger=\"click\" data-interaction-speed=\"0.4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-desktop\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Montessori Philosophy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Dr Maria Montessori began her educational journey teaching children in a mental institution; with her appropriate techniques, she made a real difference.<\/p><p>A number of the retarded children made such significant progress that when she entered them in mainstream examinations they outperformed other chikdren educated in ordinary schools.<\/p><p>Montessori then realised that something must be wrong with the mainstream teaching for this to have happened and she set about researching how children could be better taught. In 1907, Montessori was appointed as the director of a nursery for fifty 3-6 year olds in a slum area of rome, set up by the housing authority to keep the children off the streets. And so began the first \u201cCasa dei Bambini\u201d Montessori used the same techniques she had used at the mental institution, allowing the children to work independently and to choose the activities that interested them. she was led by the children and carefully observed how they learnt and what materials they chose to use.<\/p><p>She noticed that as the chidren worked with the materials they developed considerable powers of concentration and self discipline. She developed new materials and discarded any that did not appeal to the children. She developed the theories of the Montessori method based on careful observation of what children revealed about their developmental needs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-user-cog\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M610.5 373.3c2.6-14.1 2.6-28.5 0-42.6l25.8-14.9c3-1.7 4.3-5.2 3.3-8.5-6.7-21.6-18.2-41.2-33.2-57.4-2.3-2.5-6-3.1-9-1.4l-25.8 14.9c-10.9-9.3-23.4-16.5-36.9-21.3v-29.8c0-3.4-2.4-6.4-5.7-7.1-22.3-5-45-4.8-66.2 0-3.3.7-5.7 3.7-5.7 7.1v29.8c-13.5 4.8-26 12-36.9 21.3l-25.8-14.9c-2.9-1.7-6.7-1.1-9 1.4-15 16.2-26.5 35.8-33.2 57.4-1 3.3.4 6.8 3.3 8.5l25.8 14.9c-2.6 14.1-2.6 28.5 0 42.6l-25.8 14.9c-3 1.7-4.3 5.2-3.3 8.5 6.7 21.6 18.2 41.1 33.2 57.4 2.3 2.5 6 3.1 9 1.4l25.8-14.9c10.9 9.3 23.4 16.5 36.9 21.3v29.8c0 3.4 2.4 6.4 5.7 7.1 22.3 5 45 4.8 66.2 0 3.3-.7 5.7-3.7 5.7-7.1v-29.8c13.5-4.8 26-12 36.9-21.3l25.8 14.9c2.9 1.7 6.7 1.1 9-1.4 15-16.2 26.5-35.8 33.2-57.4 1-3.3-.4-6.8-3.3-8.5l-25.8-14.9zM496 400.5c-26.8 0-48.5-21.8-48.5-48.5s21.8-48.5 48.5-48.5 48.5 21.8 48.5 48.5-21.7 48.5-48.5 48.5zM224 256c70.7 0 128-57.3 128-128S294.7 0 224 0 96 57.3 96 128s57.3 128 128 128zm201.2 226.5c-2.3-1.2-4.6-2.6-6.8-3.9l-7.9 4.6c-6 3.4-12.8 5.3-19.6 5.3-10.9 0-21.4-4.6-28.9-12.6-18.3-19.8-32.3-43.9-40.2-69.6-5.5-17.7 1.9-36.4 17.9-45.7l7.9-4.6c-.1-2.6-.1-5.2 0-7.8l-7.9-4.6c-16-9.2-23.4-28-17.9-45.7.9-2.9 2.2-5.8 3.2-8.7-3.8-.3-7.5-1.2-11.4-1.2h-16.7c-22.2 10.2-46.9 16-72.9 16s-50.6-5.8-72.9-16h-16.7C60.2 288 0 348.2 0 422.4V464c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c10.1 0 19.5-3.2 27.2-8.5-1.2-3.8-2-7.7-2-11.8v-9.2z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Montessori Theory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Montessori education is driven by an ambitious aim; to aid the child\u2019s development into a complete adult human being, comfortable with himself, with his society and with humanity as a whole.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Whereas the traditional approach to education, which prevails today, remains focused on the transmission of prescribed blocks of knowledge, the Montessori approach is focused on on giving support to the natural development of the human being. This is the done with the understanding that the fully developed human being is then disposed to learning the things that he needs to become an integrated and contributing memeber to the society.<\/p><p>The substance of human being- the development of character and integration of the whole personality, are traditionally approached as values that must be instilled into the child. the result is children who are bored or stressed and a society with increasing levels of mental illness. One of the core values of the Montessori philosophy is to develop independence in each child. Parents can help at home by having their children do chores that are appropriate for their age. The children actually derive pleasure from being able to things for themselves.<\/p><p>Today, as it was a century ago, education is rightly seen as a means to tackle poverty, inequality, anti-social behaviour and other illsof the society. From before birth it is the child that guides its own development. The fundamental problem with traditional education is the lack of faith in the child to continue to guide his own development and to guide the educattors in supporting this task.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b8969471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4b8969471\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-594bb651\" data-id=\"594bb651\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41706599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"41706599\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ba931c7\" data-id=\"6ba931c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-707960a9 wpr-team-member-divider-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"707960a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/40.jpg\" alt=\"Hajiya Maimuna Wachiko\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Hajiya Maimuna Wachiko<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">Executive Director<\/br>\nAl-Ali International School<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eab506 wpr-team-member-divider-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"6eab506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/32.jpg\" alt=\"Mustapha Lawal\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Mustapha Lawal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">Secondary School Coordinator <\/br>\nAl-Ali International School.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Wachiko\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Alhaji Umar Wachiko<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">Chairman Board Of Directors <\/br>\nAl-Ali International School<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9b8fa wpr-team-member-divider-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"0d9b8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/34.jpg\" alt=\"Joy Galadima\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Joy Galadima<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">Pre-School Coordiator <br \/>\nAl-Ali International School.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5306dc8e\" data-id=\"5306dc8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-b9b2e1a 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School.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e52c4 wpr-team-member-divider-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"81e52c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/45.jpg\" alt=\"Diekola Rauph Ibrahim\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Diekola Rauph Ibrahim<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">Accountant <br \/>\nAl-Ali International School.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Vision Mission Al-Ali International School was incorporated in 2012 by Hajiya Maimuna Wachiko. It was commissioned on the 7th of September 2013. It became operational in September 2013. The school is located at plot 51\/52 F layout, behind school of health technology Minna, Niger State. Al-Ali is an educational establishment that comprises the (pre-school nursery and primary classes). Al-Ali caters for the educational needs of the children between the ages of 18 months to 11 years. The school blends Nigerian and British Curricular, using Montessori method of nurturing as well as Cambridge Secondary which is internationally recognized programmes for school children learning the core subjects of English, Maths and Sciences. We value not only academic success, but also encourage talents of all kinds. Our greatest desires is to build leaders who will blaze the trail in the world. Children are our future, we are dedicated to their success. To provide a joyful learning that empowers children of diverse cultural background to attain their educational and personal potential while nurturing their self confidence and self-esteem. Our Montessori Philosophy Montessori Philosophy Dr Maria Montessori began her educational journey teaching children in a mental institution; with her appropriate techniques, she made a real difference. A number of the retarded children made such significant progress that when she entered them in mainstream examinations they outperformed other chikdren educated in ordinary schools. Montessori then realised that something must be wrong with the mainstream teaching for this to have happened and she set about researching how children could be better taught. In 1907, Montessori was appointed as the director of a nursery for fifty 3-6 year olds in a slum area of rome, set up by the housing authority to keep the children off the streets. And so began the first \u201cCasa dei Bambini\u201d Montessori used the same techniques she had used at the mental institution, allowing the children to work independently and to choose the activities that interested them. she was led by the children and carefully observed how they learnt and what materials they chose to use. She noticed that as the chidren worked with the materials they developed considerable powers of concentration and self discipline. She developed new materials and discarded any that did not appeal to the children. She developed the theories of the Montessori method based on careful observation of what children revealed about their developmental needs. \u00a0 Montessori Theory Montessori education is driven by an ambitious aim; to aid the child\u2019s development into a complete adult human being, comfortable with himself, with his society and with humanity as a whole.\u00a0\u00a0 Whereas the traditional approach to education, which prevails today, remains focused on the transmission of prescribed blocks of knowledge, the Montessori approach is focused on on giving support to the natural development of the human being. This is the done with the understanding that the fully developed human being is then disposed to learning the things that he needs to become an integrated and contributing memeber to the society. The substance of human being- the development of character and integration of the whole personality, are traditionally approached as values that must be instilled into the child. the result is children who are bored or stressed and a society with increasing levels of mental illness. One of the core values of the Montessori philosophy is to develop independence in each child. Parents can help at home by having their children do chores that are appropriate for their age. The children actually derive pleasure from being able to things for themselves. Today, as it was a century ago, education is rightly seen as a means to tackle poverty, inequality, anti-social behaviour and other illsof the society. From before birth it is the child that guides its own development. The fundamental problem with traditional education is the lack of faith in the child to continue to guide his own development and to guide the educattors in supporting this task. Hajiya Maimuna Wachiko Executive Director Al-Ali International School Mustapha Lawal Secondary School Coordinator Al-Ali International School. Ibrahim Ahmed Shehu Registrar Al-Ali International School. Alhaji Umar Wachiko Chairman Board Of Directors Al-Ali International School Chinwe Ufomba Vice Principal Academics Al-Ali International School. Joy Galadima Pre-School Coordiator Al-Ali International School. Olabisi Taiye Isaac Head Of School \/ Principal Al-Ali Internatonal School Muhammad Ghazalli Basic School Coordinator Al-Ali International School. Diekola Rauph Ibrahim Accountant Al-Ali International School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1083","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1083"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2810,"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1083\/revisions\/2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alalischools.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}