Korte beschrijving van het project
Deze middelbare school is gestart in februari 1953.
Een gedeelte van de ongeveer 1000 leerlingen (jongens tussen 12-18 jaar oud) verblijft intern.
Bijzonderheid is dat de school in het verleden enkele leerlingen heeft opgeleid die thans belangrijke functies in Nigeria vervullen. De school heeft een zekere reputatie.

Doel van het project
Het geven van onderwijs aan leerlingen tussen 12-18 jaar oud.

Huidige stand van zaken
Gebrek aan financiële middelen heeft geleid tot achterstallig onderhoud aan de schoolgebouwen.
Noodzakelijk is een hekwerk rondom de school. Verder is de weg naar de school in slechte staat. De huisvesting op het schoolterrein is slecht en er is tevens gebrek aan water.

Behoeften van het project
De schoolbibliotheek dient te worden voorzien van boeken (o.a. methoden Engels en Frans) en van tafels en stoelen. Er is gebrek aan water op het schoolterrein en een schoolbus voor 18 personen is noodzakelijk.
De algemene sportuitrusting laat te wensen over. Tenslotte is er een gebrek aan medicijnen voor de zieke leerlingen.

Contactpersoon van het project
Mount Saint Michael Secondary School
Ioryem N. Thaddeaus
Aliade
Benue State, Nigeria
E mail: ioryemt@yahoo.com

Donaties
Indien U een donatie wilt geven ten behoeve van dit project, dan kunt U een bedrag overmaken op rekeningnummer 40.67.06.859 van de ABN-AMRO te Venlo ten name van
B.W.G. Staarink en/of M.D.C.L. Pleumeekers te Venlo, zulks onder vermelding van de naam van het project: Mount Saint Michael Secondary School te Aliade, Benue State, Nigeria.

Mount Saint Michael Secondary School Aliade. 11th October 2004
Brief history of Mount Saint Michael Secondary School/Needs proposal
The coming of the missionaries to Nigeria was a blessing to the educational sector of the
country. Almost all the schools in Nigeria were built and managed by the missionaries
authorities. In northern Nigeria the missionaries found the business of establishing school
very difficult, because the royal fathers at that time believed that the missionaries are out to kill their ancient traditional values and take over power from them. These are some of the reasons why educational development in northern Nigeria was at snail speed.

Thus Mount Saint Michael Secondary School Aliade was established on 2nd February 1953. Mount Saint Michael's College Aliade occupies a land of about 50 hectares, located three kilometres away from Aliade town along Taraku - Otukpo Road, Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.

The first principal of Mount Saint Michael's Secondary School Aliade was Fr. Henry Pass (CSSp). The school took-off with a total staff strength of two staff. Fr. Henry Pass who was the principal and Fr. Dewinton. Mount Saint Michael is the second oldest Missionary institution in northern Nigeria, after St. Paul's Secondary School Zaria, now Kufena College, Wusasa, Kaduna State. From the date of establishment of Mount Saint Michael's Secondary School in 1953, the school has eleven principals to date; with the first indigenous principal, Mr. Athanisius Angereke in 1972 (till 1977). Mr. Angereke was also a former student of Mount Saint Michael's Secondary School from 1957 with admission number 120.

Today one can find Mt. St. Michael products in virtually all spheres of life. Indeed it is not an exaggeration to say that Mount Saint Michael College Aliade has made serious contributions to the overall development of the northern region in particular and Nigeria in general.

Some of the notable products of the Mt. St. Michael's Secondary School are: The Arch. Bishop of Abuja Dioceses, Rt. Rev. Dr. John O. Onaiyekon, who joined the college in 1957 with admission number 139; the present Tor Tiv, the 1V Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula a first class chief in the State who joined Mt. St. Michael's College in 1960, with admission number 270. The college produced two vice chancellors at the Benue State University, Professor Charles Vajime who was the first V.C. of the Benue State University Makurdi and now Professor David Ker, he was also a student of Mount Saint Michael's College from 1964, with admission number 466. The list is too long to be accommodated in this write up.
The Mount Saint Michael's College celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2003. The fact is that the school facilities are fast decaying amidst other needs. The school is up till date without a fence and the road leading to the school is bad. Some of the residential houses are near death traps and lack of water on the school premises.
The present principal of the college Mr. Charles Orbunde who is the eleventh principal, is begging for assistance from well meaning individuals and organization to help bail the school from the claws of decay.

The school has the problem of shortage of teaching staff. The school needs renovation of some of her classes.

Current areas of needs
1. The school library needs to be developed by the provision of books, ranging from encyclopaedias, language books such as French, English, general books and reading tables/chairs etc.;
2. Provision of standard water bore hole in the school premises;
3. Procurement of an 18 seater bus for students use;
4. The provision of general sports equipment among others;
5. The provision of drugs for the sick bay.

We would be grateful to all who will consider our distress call for assistance and we humbly
assure you of the judicious use of all resources, with regards,
Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Ioryem N. Thaddeaus
(Email: ioryemt@yahoo.com)
(Liberian)
for : Principal