Academy Blog

This is the first time we are offering a summer program since 2012 and it is our largest one EVER!

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 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.

How does an academy build school spirit when there are no intramural nor intermural sports available, no homecoming, no dances? Find out here!

The Africa Mercy has a swimming pool on its top deck which the whole crew enjoys. However, one day it was put to an extraordinary use.

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.

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...

One year we had a new teacher in the fourth and fifth grade classroom. She didn’t bring any Christmas decorations with her when she came to the ship. (Not a big surprise, eh?) However, that didn’t stop her, even in a country with no shops for teacher arts. She...

This is my first year working as a social studies teacher on the Africa Mercy.  One of the things that I love about teaching onboard a hospital ship is the amazing field trips that my students can take.  When my 6th grade class was learning about geography and I...