Educational Grants
Each year the MEF awards thousands of dollars in grant money to the Mercer School staff for creative projects or equipment needed for the classrooms that are not able to be funded through the current school budget. Each applicant must submit a detailed application about the project and its positive impact on the students. The application is reviewed and voted on by a committee.
Recent Grant Funding
Grades 7-12 Northwoods Zip Line
Team building and enrichment for students.
1st & 2nd Grade Class Trip to NLDC
Allowed students to learn about natural resources.
High School Ski Trip
33 high school students skiied at Big Powderhorn Mountain
CNC Machine
New CNC machine for Tech Ed Department
Ensemble Chamber Sheet Music
Teaching Materials
Towards “Support Mercer Teachers” for Teaching Materials
Music Department Trip to New York
Art & Science Class Trip to Chicago
Special Education Items
Items to aid in sensory regulation
Chess Club
Start a Chess Club
Contrabass Clarinet for the Music Progam
The Foundation awarded the music program $1000 toward the $6000 cost of the instrument
Rotary Youth Exchange Program
The Foundation awarded Brooklyn Anderson $500 toward the $7000 she must raise to participate in the exchange program.
Movie Project
The MEF awarded the Mercer School District a grant to create a dramatic production, titled Under the Northern Sky.
Courtyard Garden
The courtyard is being transformed into a beautiful outdoor classroom.
1st-3rd Grade Classes Snowshoeing
Students were delighted to try the sport of snowshoeing and to take their learning outdoors.
Iron County Nordic Team
The Iron Nordic Ski program was started with the help of a grant from the Mercer Education Foundation