Merc

MERC

The MERC or Marine Education and Recreation Centre is located in Long Bay Beach in Auckland. It is a good place for children to work and do outdoor activities together. It’s purpose is to show children so that they can learn and experience lots of things that you do not learn in the classroom. At MERC, children do challenges, activities and survival skills.

MERC’s Beginning

In 1980 a group of yachtsmen and teachers are working on the site of what are they are gonna do with it. Takapuna City Council designated the area and had an idea. When the council found the area, they saw scraps of machinery, debris and foundations from the early building. Before then, the place use to be a store with petrol pumps in 1920 but it was demolished in 1950. In 1990 they finally made up their mind on what are there gonna do. They started to make a site for children that they can experience but they don’t have enough money, so they fundraise it. In 1992 they have enough money to build everything. They started making rooms, kitchens, courses and challenges for children. After that the schools went to MERC and they experienced it.