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-Naomi Elliot

Met Sacramento Class of 2006, currently enrolled at UCLA.

Advisories

At the Met, students form strong bonds with their teachers.

Real World Experience

Met students gain valuable experience in the real world.

Internships

Student internships play an important role for students at the Met.

-Grace Palmer

Students gain valuable workplace experience through internships.

Support

Parent, Student, Mentor and Teacher all work together at the Met.

-Robyn Coto Cann

Met parent and active PTA member.

One on One Attention

Students get one-on-one time with school staff.

Internships

Instead of being in a classroom all day, Met students are released into the real world to gain valuable experience in the workplace. A Met student can get an internship almost anywhere.

An Education at the Met

Last Updated: 2010-07-20 11:57:44

The Met is rounded in the philosophy of educating "one student at a time". We believe that true learning takes place when each student is an active participant in his or her education, when a course of study is personalized by teachers, parents and mentors who know that student well, and when school-based learning is blended with outside experiences that heighten the student's interest.

There are three main elements of an education at the met: RIGOR, RELEVANCE, and RELATIONSHIPS.

 Rigor: A growing body of research indicates that for students to apply knowledge in real situations, they need to learn in those situations. We use internships as a way to take theory and abstract knowledge and apply them to real life. Kids learn math and people skills by selling a house. They learn physics by building a boat. These final products - the boat or the sale of the house - demonstrate real proficiency in those skill areas. This system creates a culture where students take pride in their work and internalize high standards.
--Read more about "Applied Academics"

Relevance: No two students have the same curriculum. There are no bells, no 45-minute classes, and no one-size-fits-all curriculum. Rather than the ordinary top-down approach, where students learn everything in the order in which it's laid out in a textbook, we build a personalized learning plan around each student's needs, interests, and passions. Students explore possible career paths by interning at organizations and businesses of their choosing.
--Read more about "Learning in the Real World"

Relationships: We believe that a student must be known well - his or her strengths, weaknesses, interests, and learning style - before they can be taught to use their mind well. The Met's advisory system allows at least one adult to really know each student and makes a small school smaller. Students refer to their advisory as their "second family".
--Read more about "Advisory"

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