About the Met Sacramento

 The Met Sacramento is an innovative public high school designed and founded by the educational nonprofit The Big Picture Company. The Met is a state-funded school located in downtown Sacramento, California. After five years of slow expansion, The Met has reached a total of 144 students.

The faculty at the Met strives to provide an individualized education for each student that passes through their doors. In fact, the curriculum at the Met is very different than that at a regular, traditional high school. Here are some of the highlights:

• Education is project based
  There is very little direct instruction at the Met. Most work is done through projects the student pursues according to their passion.
• There is only one period in the school day
  Instead of having six or even seven teachers, Met students have only one: their Advisor. Because they spend so much time with their advisor Met students form a strong bond and enjoy more one-on-one attention.
• Internships start highschoolers on the path to success
  Students at the Met acquire internships as early as their Freshman year, providing valuable real-world experience in the workplace.
• Students receive feedback from everyone, not just their teachers
  Each quarter, every Met student presents the work they've done to a panel comprised of their peers, their parents, their advisor and their mentor. Each panelist provides examples of things they could do better, and things they did right.
• "One Student at a Time" Attitude
  Because of small class sizes and low student-teacher ratios, the Met's staff can provide plenty of one-on-one time to each and every pupil.
• Everyone is involved in the teaching process
  The student, parent, mentor and Met advisor collaborate to design a learning plan that meets the child's unique interests and passions, while ensuring that the work they are doing is valuable for the future.

The Met Sacramento is one of 65 other schools nationwide with the same beliefs and style of teaching. Currently there are 9 BP schools in California.

The original Met school opened in the fall of 1996, serving 50 ninth graders in the Shepard Building in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. The Met immediately set itself apart from traditional schools because of the intimate setting and unique modus operandi.

As a college preparatory school, the original Met has seen 98% of its graduates accepted to college since its first class in 2000, even though 80% were below the poverty line and 82% were the first children in their family to attend college.