Upcoming Event
Centennial Homecoming Week
June 26 – July 4, 2027 | 10 Ardenne Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica
OPTIMA · 1927–2027: 100 years and counting
All Roads Lead Home
For the past three years, Ardennites across the globe have been on the move. From Atlanta to Florida, from Toronto, and soon to New York and the United Kingdom, the Road to Ardenne 100 has carried our alumni community through a series of joyful, purposeful gatherings, each one a step closer to the moment we have all been building toward.
That moment is almost here.
In 2027, Ardenne High School marks its centennial, one hundred years since Reverend George and Nellie Olson laid the foundation of an institution that has shaped the lives of thousands of Jamaicans across every generation, profession, and corner of the globe. The Ardenne Alumni Foundation, together with the Ardenne Alumni Association, invites every alumnus, friend, and supporter of Ardenne to come home and be part of this once-in-a-lifetime celebration.
Centennial Homecoming Week runs from Friday, June 26 to Friday, July 4, 2027, with nine days of activities that honour our past, celebrate our present, and invest in our future.
The Programme
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 26 | Meet & Greet | AHS Teardrop |
| Saturday, June 27 | Church Service & Brunch | TBC |
| Sunday, June 28 | Strategic Meeting | Jamaica Pegasus |
| Monday, June 29 | International General Meeting | AHS |
| Tuesday, June 30 | Alumni Work Day | AHS |
| Wednesday, July 1 | Local Bus Trip | TBC |
| Thursday, July 2 | Sports / Fun Day / Evening Lime | TBC |
| Friday, July 3 | Centennial Gala | Jamaica Pegasus |
| Saturday, July 4 | Valedictory Service / Last Lap | AHS |
Some venues are still being confirmed. Full details will be updated as they are finalised.
The Centennial Gift: Unveiling the Ardenne Alumni Wellness Centre
Among the defining moments of Homecoming Week will be the unveiling of the Ardenne Alumni Wellness Centre, the Alumni’s centennial gift to Ardenne High School and arguably the first facility of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. Built through the collective generosity of alumni community, individual donors, and corporate partners across Jamaica and the diaspora, the Wellness Centre is your legacy, a gift to current students and to every Ardennite who walks through those gates in the century to come. The date of the unveiling will be confirmed as part of the final programme.
Come Home
We hope you have been part of the journey so far, but even if you have not been able to make the pit stops along the way, the best is yet to come. Block your calendar! take that vacation! and make your way home to 10 Ardenne Road.
There are many ways to get involved across the week’s activities, and we encourage you to be part of as many as you can. Show up, reconnect, and participate, because it will not be the same without you. Do not be the missing person at this reunion of a lifetime.
As we gather on campus to celebrate a century of excellence and unveil the Wellness Centre, your contribution to the history of Ardenne High, you will want to be standing there. So, begin the preparation…..
Come home to Jamaica…Come home to Ardenne….See you soon.
Deo Duce Quaere Optima – With God as Guide, Seek the Best.