The School

It would amount to understating it that the Christ's School phenomenon means a lot to all ranks of the people who passed through the institution and allowed the good heritage culture pass through them. The bond among alumni of The School often awe people around them. This book tells the unending story of The School. It is a distinct pictorial compendium on Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti that was founded in 1933 A.D. The detailed pictorial book was distinctly packaged. It is specifically and strategically published as part of the unending interesting story of Christ's School as an institution of repute and huge heritage. It is indeed an ongoing novelty to promote the reunion concept and lasting harmonious relationship among all the ranks of old students of Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti for the good of the school on a lasting note. It is a timeless corpus, loaded with information for every alumnus to keep for posterity. Various published materials of class sets, old students, past teachers and the school officials on Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti were researched into, the information was compiled and rearranged appropriately to suit this publication. This included freshly obtained information from the school principal such as the staff list and students' list; extracts from the Report on Christ's School Renewal and handover proposal to Ekiti-State Government; written comments of old students at various forums, all put together in a compact one-stop-book. Consequently, the book is made up of 22 chapters in four sections. The first part is the evolution of the school and her consolidation to maturity. It dug into the profile of the founder, the school principals and the teachers of the school to-date. The second part highlighted the recalls of a wide range of the old students from the very old generation alumni up to the younger ones. The third section covers various intervention programmes of the alumni, globally through Reunion and Homecoming programmes. This section brings into perspective concerted efforts on the Master Plan and what the future portends for the school if the collective effort is harnessed productively towards consummating a lasting structure for the proper takeover of the school by the Anglican with the support of the global formidable alumni body. The last and the fourth section contains the register of the old students from 1933-1988 which will be updated from time to time in order to cover any gap in this edition. This publication no doubt should serve as a kind of maiden encyclopedia on Christ's School which will be reviewed periodically. In between the sections are ancient and modern vintage photos that will bring back very fond memories of a beloved alma mater. Albeit, it is one timeless book that must be in the library of those who have passed through Christ's School and allowed the school to pass through them. The publication is quite informative and presented in a reader friendly manner, complemented with memorable pictures. It is wholeheartedly recommended to be read by all. It derives its strength, authority and uniqueness from being a compendium of past previous published works on The School and the long journey to the handover of the school from Ekiti-State Government to Ekiti Anglican Mission. It is loaded with scintillating facets and integrated nostalgic slices of the various experiences of old students The School. Considering the fact that the book has an index, no doubt it is fated to become a veritable source of reference on the history of The School.The intention is to come up with a book that will accommodate everyone connected with Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti, an institution with an awesome legacy, such that the compendium would appeal to all ranks of the reading public and members of the Christ's School family. Considering the fact that it is a non-static historical book, God willing, subsequent editions will note every observation or additional information received.