Academy Blog
Recent Highlights at the Mercy Ships Academy
The school years are busy onboard a Mercy Ship, and our blog is an excellent way to stay up to date with all the recent highlights at the Academy.
Follow along here to read exciting Academy stories and news as they unfold. Feel free to share with family, friends, and supporters back home!
From Ship Kid to Doctor in Africa
Teaching Students and Impacting Africa Sandra Lako was born in The Netherlands but grew up on board the Anastasis where she spent much time playing with patients in the hospital. What might be uncomfortable for some was normal for Sandra and she was not...
Teaching Students and Impacting Africa
Teaching Students and Impacting Africa It was a soft whisper, “Africa,” that got the attention of Kim Robinson many years ago as she was teaching in the United States. That whisper kept coming and Kim knew it was from God, calling her to go to Africa. She heard...
Summer Program 2022
This is the first time we are offering a summer program since 2012 and it is our largest one EVER!
First Easter in the Global Mercy®Academy
Being onboard the Global Mercy over the past few months has been a privilege, a joy and sometimes a challenge! It is very special to be part of the first group of teachers and students to fill these rooms with learning, color, fun and laughter! The Global Mercy...
Persistence
Persistence is the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people.
Twin Spirit
How does an academy build school spirit when there are no intramural nor intermural sports available, no homecoming, no dances? Find out here!
Benin: Learning History and Getting Refreshed
Many of the countries we work in have unique historical & cultural stories to tell. Benin was a port for the brutal slave trade, run largely by the Portuguese.
Global Mercy Academy – A Teacher’s First Impression
In early December I said goodbye to the Africa Mercy Academy, my home of over 2 years to embark on a new journey to the Global Mercy Academy. I had seen many images of the new academy, the classrooms, and workspaces but I was extremely excited to see it in...