Mercy students come from 15 school dis- tricts in Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe counties and in most cases transportation is provided by their school districts. In ad- dition, Mercy operates a state-licensed day program, TLC, for adults whose disabilities prevent them from working either in a com- petitive or sheltered work environment.


The center’s beginnings in 1954 were hum- ble. Then called The Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, it occupied only four rooms in St. Martha’s House in Sacred Heart Parish, where the Sisters of Mercy taught 22 chil- dren. The school moved to its present build- ing at 830 South Woodward St. in 1962 and the name was changed to Mercy Day School. Over the years the physical plant has been expanded, the staff and student body have grown and another name change to Mercy Special Learning Center occurred in 1988 to “more clearly defi ne the school’s mission.”


Life outside the walls is important at Mer- cy, too, and there’s an active in-school and after-school enrichment program with fi eld trips to the community, including bowling, visits to Christkindlmart and to restaurants,


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