Forrest's richly rewarding journey helming the Mercy Ship Academy

Grant Quarry

By Grant Quarry
Published December 9, 2016

For principal David Forrest, setting sail across the world’s oceans is not some whimsical fantasy: it’s a daily reality of school life. So as head of the Mercy Ship Academy, a unique school on board the good ship Africa Mercy, Forrest is a captain in more ways than one.

Principal David Forrest, far left, takes great joy in running his seafaring school on board the good ship Africa Mercy.

From the Canary Islands to Cape Town, from Madagascar to Benin, classes on his roving school take on a different ...

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This story appeared in the December 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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