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Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies (6-12)

Program Overview:

With the world as their classroom, students prepare for success in college and careers in the global workplace. The school’s specially designed global-systems curriculum emphasizes cross-cultural awareness, knowledge of the global dynamic, state of the planet awareness, and understanding of the consequences of human choice. Students gain and develop knowledge and conceptual understanding as well as the skills of research, analysis, interpretation and communication in all disciplines, contributing to the development of the student as a whole.

Much of the education takes place beyond the classroom through the school’s extensive study and travel abroad program. Learning is enhanced through hosting significant numbers of international visitors and foreign exchange students each year. Students apply their classroom experiences through service learning, job shadowing, internships, field study, and senior capstone projects. MLC is an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) candidate school. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard.

Special Features:

  • Communication throughout the world through on-line curriculum projects, teleconferences and face-to-face exchanges.
  • Nationally recognized as a “Magnet School of Excellence” award winner (2008, 2009, 2010)

Lottery Placement Procedures for Hartford and Non-Hartford residents:

  • Partnering districts
  • Sibling (Hartford and Non-Hartford residents)
  • Staff (Hartford and Non-Hartford residents)

    (updated 12/23/2011)

Grades Served: Grade 6 - Grade 12           
Uniform: Yes                                       

Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.

Contact Information:
Sasha Douglas, Principal
860.242.7834
sdouglas@crec.org
1551 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002

Website: www.crecschools.org

 

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