As the first all-girls STEM-certified school in the nation, Mercy Academy is proud of its STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) leadership and its long legacy of making BOLD moves to equip, enable, and empower their students for the future.
On April 16, Mercy Academy held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of a new 12,000 square foot STEAM Innovation Center. The building project is a part of their $15 million BOLD Capital Campaign. The lead gift for the Mercy BOLD Capital Campaign was provided by Paul Kalbfleisch to remember his wife, Dr. Sheri Sauer Kalbfleisch, an influential alumna from the Class of 1965 and a respected physician in the Louisville community.
The Dr. Sheri Kalbfleisch Innovation Center will feature two state-of-the-art STEAM shops, a Health Science Lab, a technology classroom, an outdoor classroom and courtyard, two spacious studios for 2D art and ceramics, and four collaborative spaces for project-based learning. The new facility will also stand out in its commitment to sustainable energy use. Designed to be Zero Energy Ready, utilizing geothermal energy, it will integrate real-world design lessons directly into the student curriculum, with the alumna architect, Erin Ruhl with Omni Architects, and design team guiding Mercy students through the process. Mercy Academy is also proud to partner with Koetter Construction as its General Contractor.
The Dr. Sheri Kalbfleisch Innovation Center will open in 2027.
