12th March 2013
Clenaghans Mukuru Dinner
The family and friends of the staff travelling to Mukuru in June 2013 have organised a night out to raise funds for Mukuru. The staff will enjoy the fine food at Clenaghans on Wednesday 14th March at 7.30pm
28th February 2013
Coming Soon Mourne Challenge
The 2013 Mournes Challenge will take place on Sunday/ Monday 14th/15th April 2013 with 18 Year 12 students being selected. The Mourne Challenge will be launched on Wednesday 13th March. This challenge will involve climbing the Mourne Mountains before setting up camp and staying overnight in the Mournes. Students are accompanied by trained and experienced staff. If selected, each student will complete a sponsorship form and raise £100. We will travel from St Michael’s to the Mournes by bus. Pupils should be wearing warm clothes, suitable footwear and are asked to bring a high energy packed lunch to eat at the summit on the Sunday. An evening BBQ meal as well as breakfast is provided. Students must be medically and physically fit for the challenge and if necessary gender balance and School attendance and punctuality will be taken in to consideration for short listing. As part of the selection process the students are asked to write a short paragraph (maximum 100 words) about their reasons for wanting to take part in the challenge. This must be returned by Thursday 21st March to the Office. Those students selected will need to complete a Medical and Consent Form .
28th February 2013
Danske Bank MacLarnon Cup Final Guess the Score?
St Michaels are playing in the Danske Bank MacLarnon Cup Final on 18th March. Their opponent will be St Louis Kilkeel. You can win a cash prize and Easter egg if you guess the final score correctly.
28th February 2013
Mother’s Day Hamper Sunday 10th March.
Tickets are on sale for a Mother’s Day Hamper. A beautiful hamper has been kindly donated by Mrs Haughey. Tickets cost £1.
28th February 2013
Asda Bag Pack
On Saturday 2nd March, Mukuru Team 2013 students will be in the new Asda Portadown branch to raise funds for MMM. We would like to thank the management and customers of Asda Portadown for this opportunity to fundraise for Mukuru 2013.
28th February 2013
Spring Concert
Two Year 14 A level Music students are hosting a Spring Concert on the evening of Friday 22nd March at 7.30 pm in the school assembly hall to raise some money for Mukuru. It will feature the Choir, Chamber Choir and orchestras as well as performances by the music classes, GCSE and A-level candidates. All pupils, parents and other guests are welcome!28th February 2013
Mukuru Hoodies
The new Mukuru clothing range for 2013 is now ready and available to purchase. This year we have a group of Year 13 girls as the 2013 sales team. They have chosen a new range of colour options which allows the purchaser to customise their hoodie for an individual look. We wish the 2013 sales team who are participating in the school immersion visit to Mukuru in June 2013 every success.28th February 2013
£100 worth of Driving Lessons
Anthony Hendron School of motoring has very generously donated £100 of driving vouchers to be raffled to raise funds for Mukuru. Members of Team 2013 have been selling tickets and fundraising events to help raise money.
25th February 2013
Lenten Campaign
The annual Lenten Campaign has been launched during the first week of Lent. Collection tins have been distributed to all form classes and already a number of planned events are in the calendar. The annual cake sales, raffles, quizzes and I am a teacher...have been lined up. The Mukuru team leave mid June and will take with them much needed funds for St Michael's Mukuru.25th October 2012
Drumnamoe Nursery School Charity Quiz Night
Drumnamoe Nursery School have organised a Charity Quiz Night in aid of Mukuru 2012/13 to be held on Friday 9th November at St. Peter's GAA Club.
10th October 2012
Sponsored Walk for Mukuru
As part of their fund raising efforts for Mukuru, Year 11 students are doing a sponsored walk from St Michael’s Grammar School to Lurgan Park on Wednesday 24th October. It is hoped the new Year 11 students will continue to raise much needed funds for the school project. Those students who travelled to Mukuru in 2012 spoke to all the Year 11 students in the chapel about their journey and experiences while in Mukuru in June.
Sponsored Walk For Mukuru
Sponsorship Form
4th October 2012
St Michael's Grammar School Launches Global School Partnership
St Michael’s Grammar School welcomed Mr Jackson Muthini this week from St Michael’s Secondary School in Mukuru, Nairobi, Kenya. The two schools have established a partnership through the Global Schools initiative. Mr Muthini will spend a week in St Michael’s, teaching lessons, shadowing staff and talking to students about global educational issues. The two schools intend to work on a project that addresses the local and global concerns of substance and drug abuse. Students will research and examine the personal, health and social causes and affects of substance and drug abuse in the Craigavon and Mukuru areas. Students will compare and contrast similarities and differences. The project will also see students from both schools using ICT to help disseminate their findings and project work.
3rd October 2012
The Launch of Mukuru 2013
The launch of the Mukuru 2013 trip took place this week in St Michaels. Year 14 students had an opportunity to speak to all students about their experience in Mukuru during June 2012. Applications are now invited from students in Year 13 and Year 14 who are interested in travelling to Mukuru as part of the school visit in June 2013. Students must be aware of the criteria for selection. Applicants must be able to fulfil all the requirements laid out in the PowerPoint (click link below). As always the Mukuru Committee is expecting a strong field of applicants. Good luck to all those intending to apply. It is a tremendous opportunity that comes highly recommended by all the students who have availed of it in recent years.Mukuru 2012/13 PPT
3rd October 2012
MUKURU TRIP 21st June- 2nd July 2012
This year 20 students and 4 members of staff embarked on this our 5th visit to the Mukuru slums. It was, once again, a life changing experience for our students and staff all of whom had worked so tirelessly throughout the year fundraising. The St Michaels Immersion Project in Kenya has, since 2007, raised significant funds from within the local Lurgan community -and beyond- enabling the completion of the first phase of the Project. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the wider school community we were able to see the construction and completion of a permanent residential home for streetboys. The home- named the Mary Immaculate Home- houses over 70 boys –taking them from the dangerous streets and providing a roof over their heads with proper washing facilities and ,perhaps most important of all, giving them a skills based education which hopefully will help them have a better future.
We are now in the 2nd phase of our Project and we were able to see for ourselves just how the work is progressing in St Michaels- the only secondary school in Mukuru- and the focus of our 2nd phase. To date the new classrooms and toilet block have been completed and, thanks to work coming in below budget, the Sisters were also able to construct a new sports pitch. Whilst there our students presented a cheque for £24,000 to Sr Mary, the Director of MPC, Sr Angela, the Principal of St Michaels Mukuru, and Sr Sally the Sponsorship Director. We also brought with us 48 huge kit bags filled with donated clothing and shoes for the children in the local primary school,- St Catherine’s -as well as baby clothing for the Mukuru medical centre for babies. While there our students spent valuable time teaching the children and working with the streetboys. Possibly for the first time in their lives they were able to experience, albeit temporarily, what it is like to be really poor. We want to express our sincere gratitude to all the local GAA and football /rugby/camogie clubs and everyone else who so generously supported our Project by donating strips, shoes etc throughout the year.
For the next stage of our Project we are hoping to fund the building of a new Science block consisting of 2 large classrooms/laboratories and storage units. It is also our aim to equip these science laboratories. We hope to launch our 2012-13 fundraising programme in the local parishes this October.
We are really pleased to announce the visit of Mr Jackson Muthini, the Vice Principal of St Michaels Secondary School in Mukuru. Jackson will arrive on the 30th September on a Global Partnership visit- sponsored by the Global Partnership Organisation. We are hoping that Jackson will meet with as many groups as possible during his stay with us. For further information please follow the links on this page and also on Facebook.
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