About Our School

A World Class School in Panama

With more than 775 students hailing from 45 different nationalities and 125 faculty members that boast an impressive range of international teaching experience, the school is enriched by the wealth of its diverse and multicultural community.

History

The MET was founded in 2011 with a vision of creating an international school of excellence, staffed with the best teachers, and where each child would feel included, happy, motivated and inspired to learn.

Within the first three years, the MET  earned status as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, part of a community of international schools with the reputation of delivering the highest standards of education. The MET became the first and only school in Panama and Central America to offer the IB Continuum in English, authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP), positioning the MET within a special  group of schools worldwide.

In 2017, the MET joined Nord Anglia Education (NAE), the world's leading schools organization, uniting with over 75 other outstanding schools in 31 countries around the world. Nord Anglia’s global family of schools share a common commitment and philosophy that there is no limit to what our students can achieve.

In 2020, the MET moved to the new 5-hectare campus in Green Valley. Our new home offers innovative school design, state-of-the-art facilities and a world-class learning experience.

Curriculum

The Metropolitan School of Panama's educational approach centers on developing the whole child. The MET's program combines rigorous academics with visual and performing arts, cutting edge technology, competitive sports, social awareness, as well as physical and emotional well-being. Beyond academic preparation, the MET instills values and civic responsibilities with the aims of raising global citizens who will be committed to building a more sustainable world.

Within the first three years, the MET made an extraordinary achievement earning status as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, a community of international schools with the reputation of delivering the highest standards of education. In its fourth year, the MET became the first and only school in Panama and Central America to offer the IB Continuum, receiving authorization to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP). There are only 368 schools in the world authorized to offer the IB Continuum, positioning the MET within an elite group of schools worldwide.

The IB is a world acclaimed academic program with innovative teaching methodologies that allows the development of intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills necessary to learn, work and succeed in a rapidly globalizing world. The IB curriculum has been so successful, that it is considered a point of reference for excellence by the best universities worldwide.