School of Hope

Br. Bernard Wierdak, O.P.

Br. Bernard Wierdak, O.P. When I learned that my formation for my religious order and for the Catholic priesthood would take me to Kenya, I was filled with excitement. Although the news of my plans aroused my excitement and curiosity, I was filled with questions too. I had an idea that I would serve at […]

Josephat Kitonyi

Josephat Kitonyi My name is Josephat Kitonyi, a 2022 graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School.  I scored a mean grade of B- on the Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam. This will allow me to access a government scholarship to pursue a degree course at the university. Currently, I’m undertaking my community service […]

Job Shadowing

Job Shadowing As we start of the second term of the 2021 academic year, students at St. Al’s are working extremely hard to make up for the lost time in 2020.  Each term was shortened by four weeks, which exerts enormous pressure on schools to maximize the available time. To address this, St. Al’s is […]

Dr. Keraa Maurine Nyaberi

Dr. Keraa Maurine Nyaberi I am Keraa Maurine Nyaberi. I was born and brought up in a nuclear family of four. My dad passed when I was 4 years old.  My mum, who was jobless, was forced to relocate upcountry. I dropped out of school since my mum couldn’t manage to pay my fees at primary […]

Edwin Owino, top student

Edwin Owino, top student My name is Edwin Odhiambo Owino. I am 18 years old and a 2020 graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School. I am the third born of seven siblings. I live with my parents in the Kibera slums and I love my family. I have lived partly upcountry and partly in […]

Ann Kinoti, Social Worker

Ann Kinoti, Social Worker Shalom from St. Aloysius Secondary school, Social Work Department As a social worker, I conduct home visits to our students and their families to ascertain their general wellbeing and offer them much-needed social/emotional support. While in-person contacts have been minimized due to the COVID-19, the social effects of the pandemic are […]

Meet Meshack Masea

Meet Meshack Masea Meet Meshack Masea, a 19-year-old 12th grade student at St. Aloysius Gonzaga. His story and journey with the school differs from other students. He was a student in one of the neighboring schools which would interact with St. Aloysius during interschool sports activities. They would also occasionally visit St. Al’s and Meshack […]

Meet Brighton Okoth Odhiambo

Meet Brighton Okoth Odhiambo Brighton has just secured a spot at St. Aloysius in Form 2, which was a major feat to him. He believes that this is an opportunity sent by God, having made a similar attempt in 2019 only to be turned down due to a late application. St. Al’s had been his […]

St. Al’s Endowment

St. Al’s Endowment As a result of the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March 2019, Boeing Corporation established the Boeing Community Investment Fund (BCIF) and committed to make gifts to charity in the names of the 346 people who perished in the crashes.  Each person’s […]