MELI x THE GENIUS SCHOOL
Where 3% goes · October–December 2026
MELI × THE GENIUS SCHOOL
A Pre-K through 6th grade school on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Three percent of every MELI order placed online this quarter goes to them.
Who they are
A school that opened to fix something specific.
The Genius School is a state-accredited private school that opened in Indianapolis in August 2024. It was built to take on the learning children lost during the pandemic years — small classes, an individual plan for every student, and a curriculum that moves faster than the grade level suggests.
It runs from Pre-K through 6th grade out of a building on Lafayette Road, it is faith-centered, and its motto is #UnleashYourGenius.
- Opened
- August 2024
- Grades
- Pre-K through 6
- Where
- 7880 Lafayette Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46278 - Enrollment
- Small by design
What they teach
Anatomy, physics and martial arts, before middle school.
GRADES 2–6
AP Sciences
Anatomy and physiology, chemistry and physics, and political science — college-level subjects taught at a grade-appropriate level, years before students would normally meet them.
PRE-K – GRADE 1
Accelerated Early Elementary
An enriched foundation built on critical thinking, creativity and social-emotional growth, with class sizes small enough that no child is carried along unnoticed.
ALL GRADES
Martial Arts
A daily discipline rather than an after-school club. The school teaches it for focus, resilience, respect and responsibility.
ALL GRADES
Faith in Action
Faith is integrated across the curriculum rather than taught as a separate subject, with an emphasis on service, empathy and integrity.
Where the money goes
Almost nobody pays the sticker price.
The gap between what The Genius School charges and what its families actually pay is covered three ways: Indiana Choice Scholarships, scholarships funded through the Institute for Quality Education, and donors.
MELI is now one of the donors. Every order placed online this quarter moves that number a little further from the families who would otherwise have to close it themselves.
The pledge
The exact terms, in plain words.
- What
- 3% of every MELI order placed online.
- When
- October 1 through December 31, 2026.
- Measured on
- The product total after discounts, before shipping and tax.
- Cost to you
- None. Nothing is added to your order.
- If you return
- The donation on a refunded order is reversed, and the running total drops.
- Paid
- Quarterly, with an order-by-order record handed to the school.
- Checked
- The whole quarter is recalculated from scratch every night.
- Not included
- Showroom, pop-up and event sales. This is an online-order pledge.
Go to them directly
You do not have to go through us.
Give to the school yourself
MELI’s 3% is separate from anything you give directly. Gifts made through the Institute for Quality Education carry a 50% Indiana state tax credit — something MELI’s donation cannot pass on to you.
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