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Our encouraging teachers create an excellent relationship with your child, energizing them to pursue all their interests and goals. With a global vision, our teachers also help your child take initiative, using their skills and knowledge to make a positive impact.
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  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • ELEMENTARY
  • MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • HIGH SCHOOL

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Through our Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum, our budding explorers build their confidence as they play with peers and discover their own interests and abilities.
Ages
3–6
Nationalities
35+
Languages taught
English and Spanish
Average class size
15

ELEMENTARY

Our Elementary students “connect the dots” from one idea to the next, allowing their questions to feed their love for learning across all subjects and activities.
Ages
6–11
Nationalities
45
Languages taught
English and Spanish
Average class size
20

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Our middle schoolers gain experience connecting their learning in the classroom to the life and world of activities beyond it — making their studies fulfilling and fascinating.
Ages
11–14
Nationalities
45
Languages taught
English and Spanish
Average class size
22

HIGH SCHOOL

Our high schoolers seek to make a difference with the knowledge they’ve gained so far and the interests they’re motivated to pursue.
Ages
14–18 
Nationalities
35+
Languages taught
English and Spanish
Average class size
22
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  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  • MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • HIGH SCHOOL

A TYPICAL DAY AT THE MET

Our days in Early Childhood are fun-filled and exciting, as we gain confidence and explore everything we’re interested in. With growing independence, we become eager to take the lead in our own learning.
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BEGINNING WITH FUN
As we make our way into the classroom, our energetic teachers greet us and help us settle in. We play while other classmates arrive and begin morning activities.
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GETTING READY
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JUMPING RIGHT IN!
We have swim lessons from the age of three at the very start of school. We build our confidence as we learn swimming strokes and teamwork alongside our swim instructor, lifeguard, and PE teacher.
SWIMMING
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SOCIALIZING WITH PEERS
At lunch, we come together as a community and eat in small groups. We chat with friends and learn new skills together like using cutlery, trying new foods, serving our friends, or waiting our turn.
LUNCHTIME NIBBLES AND BITES
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NEVER THE SAME TWO DAYS
Every day is different when we go through play-based, hands-on activities. Both indoors and outdoors, we build our imagination and explore the arts, crafts, role play, phonics, music, games, and more!
PLAYING AND EXPLORING
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MUSIC AND MOVEMENT
In our music and movement classes, we take time to slow down and connect with our bodies. We learn how to dance to rhythmic music that expands our physical senses and listening skills.
DANCING TO THE RHYTHM
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STANDING ON OUR OWN TWO FEET
We learn how to become independent learners, as we pack our own bags, put things away, communicate our choices, and help others.
GROWING INDEPENDENCE

A TYPICAL DAY AT THE MET

Our Elementary days stimulate us with everything we’re interested in. We explore our talents in specialist areas and extracurricular activities, becoming eager for the next challenge.
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A WELCOMING AND BALANCED START
As we enter school, our teachers and school staff warmly greet us, and we also say “hello” to our Elementary counsellors. We settle into our homeroom, check in with each other, and discuss what we’ll do today!
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CHECKING IN
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LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER
At our morning meeting, we connect with each other using a curious and open-minded approach that we’ll continue to use throughout the day. We discover more about each other, uncovering characteristics of the IB Learner Profile.
EXPLORING TOGETHER
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DISCOVERING OUR INTERESTS
We feel our love for learning when we read in the library with our literacy coach, perform a scene with our specialist drama teachers, or build something new with our STEAM coaches. Every day is different and adding onto our knowledge of the world!
LEARNING NEW THINGS
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TAPPING TO THE TUNE
We learn how play an instrument, following the teachings and guidance of incredible musicians and artists from The Juilliard School. Whether we’re striking keys or stroking strings, when we perform as musicians, we express our emotions and explore different cultures.
PERFORMING MUSIC
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STEAM-POWERED!
Science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) weave throughout our lessons. In the STEAM lab, we build our own original projects and tackle challenges posed by experts from MIT, as we make creative solutions.
SOLVING PROBLEMS
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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
When classes finish, we’ll go to our favorite extracurricular activities so we can explore new interests and have fun with peers. Art, drama, STEAM, guitar, violin, soccer, basketball, swimming, and triathlon are popular.
GROWING TALENTS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Every day in Middle School, we’re carving out interests, talents, and our characters, both as individuals and as team members. We’re motivated to push beyond our limits and explore what’s beyond.
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GETTING READY
We check in with our homeroom teacher first thing in the morning, so we can talk about our personal goals, well-being, and academic progress. We’ll get ready for an interesting, varied day ahead across multiple classes of the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP).
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CHECKING IN
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BRINGING SUBJECTS TO LIFE
During different projects and opportunities to create, we learn how to connect what we’re exploring in the classroom to the reality of the world around us. We’ll bring geography, science, STEAM, history, and art topics to life in a single project, for example.
CONNECTING AND EXPLORING
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LUNCHTIME REFUELING
We pause midday to reenergize our bodies and minds over a freshly prepared lunch. We chat with friends, make healthy food choices, and play sports with friends before afternoon classes.
MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES
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ADVANCED SKILLS
In the MYP, we go beyond what’s typical in core subjects like math and English by focusing on advanced skills in critical thinking. For example, we analyze and summarize different kinds of information across several subjects.
ANALYZING AND SUMMARIZING
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MIT CHALLENGES
Thanks to our amazing collaboration with MIT at the MET, we participate in challenges posed by inspiring MIT professors, building upon our skills and knowledge across STEAM. We figure out creative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
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READY TO COMPETE!
We’ll prepare for and compete in athletic challenges of the Global Games and Junior Global Games hosted at our Nord Anglia sister school, Windermere Prep in Orlando, Florida — with over a thousand other Nord Anglia students.
BUILDING OUR SPORTSMANSHIP

A TYPICAL DAY AT THE MET

In High School, we go beyond the limits of what we can do and know. We excel during various challenges and initiate exciting ideas or fresh solutions to problems.
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BEGINNING WITH HAPPINESS
In homeroom, we’ll begin with the wellness activity of centering ourselves and connecting with what makes us happy. We’ll also listen to morning announcements and hear the Student Council’s latest.
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CONNECTING FROM SELF TO OTHER
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NO TWO DAYS ARE ALIKE
As we prepare for the IBDP, we explore our interests and talents across a huge range of courses taught in small classes, where we really get to know our teacher and peers. We also visit our college counsellors. Every day is different!
STUDYING MANY SUBJECTS
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LUNCHTIME REFUELING
Midday, we pause to refuel with a freshly prepared lunch. We might choose to have quiet time to read or relax in the DP Lounge, to catch up with friends, or to casually play a sport before resuming classes.
MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES
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KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW
How do we know what we know? By studying the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) as part of the IB, we ask and explore difficult questions to unlock our independent thinking, communication, inquiry, and reflection skills.
THINKING INDEPENDENTLY
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TAKING INITIATIVE
Under the Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) component of the IB, we use our skills to help others and to make an authentic impact in our community. We’ll take the lead where it’s helpful and gain experience in delegation and diplomacy.
GIVING BACK TO OTHERS
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NURTURING PASSION AND TALENT
We don’t ever stop when things get too easy or difficult. We pursue what we love to unpack or continually find fascinating — whether that’s on the sports field, in a chemistry lab, or in a debate of METMUN.
GOING BEYOND OUR LIMITS

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