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!

Create a Little Joy

Create a Little Joy

Over the past few weeks during our library sessions, the elementary children have been enjoying the book 'Scribble Stones'. It is a creative art project that hopes to spread a little happiness through art! It tells the story of one little stone who thinks he will...

Easter on a Mercy Ship

Easter on a Mercy Ship

Easter has always been a special time in Mercy Ships and especially when you are serving on our ships.  Our first ship was called the Anastasis which is Greek for “resurrection” and as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ many events are planned on our...

Learning From Our Patients

Learning From Our Patients

The Mercy Ships Academy has the opportunity to give our students a unique perspective of the world! Our staff aims to provide our K-12 students with many opportunities to serve others and learn about those from other cultures.  Our Expected Student Outcomes help...

An X-Tra Awesome Field Trip

An X-Tra Awesome Field Trip

"Some of my favorite things about teaching onboard the Africa Mercy are the awesome fieldtrips we get to go on and the amazing things our students have a chance to see, hear, and touch that they, and I, have never seen or heard or touched before! Last week the...

2nd Trimester Begins!

2nd Trimester Begins!

The 2nd Trimester of the school year has begun in the academy and we are back in full swing! We have had a great 3 weeks back at school, learning lots of new things and even going on some fun field trips on board. The children have been writing their own stories...