Jump to content

Metropolitan Learning Center (Bloomfield, Connecticut): Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 41°52′15″N 72°43′36″W / 41.8709°N 72.7268°W / 41.8709; -72.7268
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
added an image
 
(38 intermediate revisions by 27 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{About|the school in Bloomfield, Connecticut|the school in Portland, Oregon|Metropolitan Learning Center (Portland, Oregon)}}
{{Unreferenced|date=July 2010}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Metropolitan Learning Center
| name = Metropolitan Learning Center
| image = CREC Academy of International Studies, Bloomfield CT.jpg
⚫
| established = 1998
| caption = CREC Academy of International Studies (formerly Metropolitan Learning Center)
⚫
| address = 1551 Blue Hills Avenue
⚫
| established = {{start date and age|1998|p=1}}
⚫
| address = 1551 Blue Hills Avenue
| city = [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]
| city = [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]
| state = [[Connecticut]]
| state = Connecticut <!-- Do not link per [[WP:SEAOFBLUE]] -->
| country = [[United States]]
| zipcode = 06002
| type = [[Magnet School (government funded)|Magnet]] [[high school]]
| country = United States <!-- Do not link per [[MOS:OL]] -->
| coordinates = {{coord|41.8709|-72.7268|type:edu_region:US-CT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
⚫
| principal = Sasha Douglas
| ceeb = 070034
| type = Magnet middle and high school
⚫
| principal = Yesenia Hernandez
| students = 741
| students = 741
| grades = 6–12
| grades = 6–12
| district = [[Capitol Region Education Council]]
| district = [[Capitol Region Education Council]]
| website = [http://www.crec.org/magnetschools/schools/met/index.php]
| website = {{URL|https://inter.crecschools.org/}}
}}
}}


The '''Metropolitan Learning Center''' is a [[magnet school]] that is based in [[Bloomfield, Connecticut]]. The school is part of the [[Capitol Region Education Council]].
The '''Metropolitan Learning Center''' (MLC) is a [[magnet school]] that is based in [[Bloomfield, Connecticut]]. The school is part of the [[Capitol Region Education Council]].


==History==
==History==
The school was founded in 1996. Educators from CREC and the original participating communities of Bloomfield, East Windsor, Hartford, Windsor and Windsor Locks planned this global studies school. In 1997, the Connecticut State Legislature approved the appropriation of $32 million for the construction of a grades 6 – 12 Metropolitan Learning Center, a School for Global and International Studies, which opened in September 1998 in the old Bloomfield Junior High School Building. Enfield later joined the program in 2000. In the fall of 2001, with grades 6 – 9, the school was moved to its new building at 1551 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield. It now serves nearly 700 students in grades 6 – 12 from Bloomfield, Hartford, Enfield, Windsor, East Windsor, and Windsor Locks. Public Act 07-3 allowed students in non-participating districts to apply for a seat in an inter-district magnet school if seats are available. With this legislative change, students in any town are allowed to apply to MLC and may be granted a seat.
The school was founded in 1996. Educators from CREC and the original participating communities of Bloomfield, East Windsor, Hartford, Windsor and Windsor Locks planned this global studies school. In 1997, the Connecticut State Legislature approved the appropriation of $32 million for the construction of a grades 6–12 Metropolitan Learning Center, a School for Global and International Studies, which opened in September 1998 in the old Bloomfield Junior High School Building. Enfield later joined the program in 2000. In the fall of 2001, with grades 6–9, the school was moved to its new building at 1551 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield. It now serves nearly 700 students in grades 6–12 from Bloomfield, Hartford, Enfield, Windsor, East Windsor, and Windsor Locks. Public Act 07-3 allowed students in non-participating districts to apply for a seat in an inter-district magnet school if seats are available. With this legislative change, students in any town are allowed to apply to MLC and may be granted a seat.
The school is also known for the infamous marijuana incident. Upper-class men brought in "weed" brownies also known as edibles, this led to the hospitalization of one student.


==Facility==
==Facility==
The MLC building was completed in the fall of 2001, after two years of construction.
The MLC building was completed in the fall of 2001, after two years of construction.


Designed to feel like a corporate workplace{{cn|date=December 2011}}, the main building is made up of two stories, each containing four grade-area pods. The library (MediaCenter) is centered on the first floor among the four pods, along with the main and guidance offices.
Designed to feel like a corporate workplace,{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} the main building is made up of two stories, each containing four grade-area pods. The library (MediaCenter) is centered on the first floor among the four pods, along with the main and guidance offices.


The art, television studio, and tech rooms are centered among the pods on the second floor. The secondary building is home to the cafeteria, gymnasium, exercise room, auditorium (Conference Area), and the music department.
The art, television studio, and tech rooms are centered among the pods on the second floor. The secondary building is home to the cafeteria, gymnasium, exercise room, auditorium (Conference Area), and the music department.


All rooms have wireless internet connections to work with the students' laptops, and all classrooms have Smartboards that work with the teachers' desktop computers.
All rooms have wireless internet connections to work with the students' laptops, and all classrooms have [[Smartboards]] that work with the teachers' desktop computers.


==Transportation==
== Sports ==
The school had begun offering a small number of athletic programs in the year 2013 and has since expanded its offerings, now providing a variety of both middle and high school sports, coordinated by the Capital Region Education Council's Interscholastic Athletic Program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crecschools.org/for-students/interscholastic-athletic-program/2016-17-sports-archive/|title=2016-17 Sports Archive|website=www.crecschools.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>
CREC's Transportation Office is responsible for the coordination of outstanding transportation services for students participating in the Choice Program, CREC's magnet schools, and the suburban students attending magnet schools managed by Hartford Public Schools. CREC will also transport out-of-district special education students.


As per 2016 the school offers:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crecschools.org/for-students/interscholastic-athletic-program/2016-17-sports-archive/|title=2016-17 Sports Archive|website=www.crecschools.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>
CREC transports students to more than 40 towns and 140 schools on more than 200 routes. CREC contracts with First Student, M&J Bus, Specialty Transportation, and Rainbow Bus to provide transportation for the Choice Program and CREC's magnet schools.
* High School Varsity Boys Soccer

* High School Girls Soccer
The transportation office works with Hartford and Logisticare to provide transportation to their magnet schools.
* High School Varsity Girls Volleyball

* High School JV Girls Volleyball
The process of providing inter-district transportation is a very complex task. CREC helps facilitate coordination between the students, families, schools, and bus providers. CREC's Transportation Office friendly{{cn|date=December 2011}} staff is available to assist parents with concerns they may have and to help acclimate students and their families to the inter-district transportation process.
* High School Boys Cross Country
* High School Girls Cross Country
* Middle School Boys Soccer
* Middle School Girls Soccer
* Middle School Girls Volleyball
* Middle School Boys Cross Country
* Middle School Girls Cross Country
* Middle School Boys Basketball
* Middle School Girls Basketball
* High School Varsity Boys Basketball
* High School Varsity Girls Basketball
* High School JV Boys Basketball
* High School JV Girls Basketball
* High School Boys Indoor Track
* High School Girls Indoor Track
* Middle School Boys Basketball
* Middle School Girls Basketball
* Middle School Boys Indoor Track
* Middle School Girls Indoor Track
* Football (Freshman, JV, Varsity)'''*'''
'''*''' Joint Program between Metropolitan Learning Center, Two-Rivers Magnet High School, & Academy of Aerospace & Engineering


==References==
==References==
Line 42: Line 71:


==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.crecschools.org/mlc
* {{Official|https://inter.crecschools.org/}}

{{Capitol Region Athletic League}}
{{authority control}}


[[Category:Bloomfield, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Bloomfield, Connecticut]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 23 June 2024

This article is about the school in Bloomfield, Connecticut. For the school in Portland, Oregon, see Metropolitan Learning Center (Portland, Oregon).
Metropolitan Learning Center
CREC Academy of International Studies (formerly Metropolitan Learning Center)
Address
Map
1551 Blue Hills Avenue

Bloomfield
,
Connecticut
06002

United States
Coordinates41°52′15″N 72°43′36″W / 41.8709°N 72.7268°W / 41.8709; -72.7268
Information
TypeMagnet middle and high school
Established1998 (27 years ago) (1998)
School districtCapitol Region Education Council
CEEB code070034
PrincipalYesenia Hernandez
Grades6–12
Number of students741
Websiteinter.crecschools.org

The Metropolitan Learning Center (MLC) is a magnet school that is based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The school is part of the Capitol Region Education Council.

History

[edit]

The school was founded in 1996. Educators from CREC and the original participating communities of Bloomfield, East Windsor, Hartford, Windsor and Windsor Locks planned this global studies school. In 1997, the Connecticut State Legislature approved the appropriation of $32 million for the construction of a grades 6–12 Metropolitan Learning Center, a School for Global and International Studies, which opened in September 1998 in the old Bloomfield Junior High School Building. Enfield later joined the program in 2000. In the fall of 2001, with grades 6–9, the school was moved to its new building at 1551 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield. It now serves nearly 700 students in grades 6–12 from Bloomfield, Hartford, Enfield, Windsor, East Windsor, and Windsor Locks. Public Act 07-3 allowed students in non-participating districts to apply for a seat in an inter-district magnet school if seats are available. With this legislative change, students in any town are allowed to apply to MLC and may be granted a seat. The school is also known for the infamous marijuana incident. Upper-class men brought in "weed" brownies also known as edibles, this led to the hospitalization of one student.

Facility

[edit]

The MLC building was completed in the fall of 2001, after two years of construction.

Designed to feel like a corporate workplace,[citation needed] the main building is made up of two stories, each containing four grade-area pods. The library (MediaCenter) is centered on the first floor among the four pods, along with the main and guidance offices.

The art, television studio, and tech rooms are centered among the pods on the second floor. The secondary building is home to the cafeteria, gymnasium, exercise room, auditorium (Conference Area), and the music department.

All rooms have wireless internet connections to work with the students' laptops, and all classrooms have Smartboards that work with the teachers' desktop computers.

Sports

[edit]

The school had begun offering a small number of athletic programs in the year 2013 and has since expanded its offerings, now providing a variety of both middle and high school sports, coordinated by the Capital Region Education Council's Interscholastic Athletic Program.[1]

As per 2016 the school offers:[2]

  • High School Varsity Boys Soccer
  • High School Girls Soccer
  • High School Varsity Girls Volleyball
  • High School JV Girls Volleyball
  • High School Boys Cross Country
  • High School Girls Cross Country
  • Middle School Boys Soccer
  • Middle School Girls Soccer
  • Middle School Girls Volleyball
  • Middle School Boys Cross Country
  • Middle School Girls Cross Country
  • Middle School Boys Basketball
  • Middle School Girls Basketball
  • High School Varsity Boys Basketball
  • High School Varsity Girls Basketball
  • High School JV Boys Basketball
  • High School JV Girls Basketball
  • High School Boys Indoor Track
  • High School Girls Indoor Track
  • Middle School Boys Basketball
  • Middle School Girls Basketball
  • Middle School Boys Indoor Track
  • Middle School Girls Indoor Track
  • Football (Freshman, JV, Varsity)*

* Joint Program between Metropolitan Learning Center, Two-Rivers Magnet High School, & Academy of Aerospace & Engineering

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2016-17 Sports Archive". www.crecschools.org. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Sports Archive". www.crecschools.org. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Metropolitan_Learning_Center_(Bloomfield,_Connecticut)&oldid=1230656749"