Dawoun Jyung speaks about the importance and necessity of talking and learning with students about Anti-Asian Racism both current and historically. She shares and references the common lessons created and shared with the entire MEL S community. [Released April 2021] * Written article about a conversation with Ms. Jyung including links to Crew/classroom resources* Read More…
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is currently looking to hire an alumnus to fill the PAID position of CARA (College Access: Research & Action) Coach ! College Coaches will work under the supervision of the school’s college counselor from August 2021 to August 2022. Will work with graduating high school seniors to help them apply toRead More Read More…
Middle School students who previously opted for blended learning in September and November have returned back to the building for the past two weeks. We have safety brought in these students 5 days a week and have gearing them with the laptops, headphones, and any other resources they need while being in the building. AlongRead More Read More…
MELS Family, as we have reached another Thursday, we will be having our weekly town hall meeting. As always we invite all families to join us as we give any announcement we have. We enjoy sharing this moment with community members! During this townhall around the 7:30 pm mark, we will be opening up theRead More Read More…
If you missed our last virtual town hall meeting, watched our recording of it (you can find that recording here ), but still feel like you want to learn more about our school or have specific questions that weren’t answered? You are in luck! We will be hosting another virtual open house! MELS Second Virtual OpenRead More Read More…
A current 8th or 5th grader? Interested in attending MELS? Want to learn more about Expeditionary Learning? Wondering whether MELS is the right choice for you? Check out our Open House Information for incoming 9th and 6th graders! MELS Open House For Incoming 9th Graders took place on November 18th via Zoom View ourRead More Read More…
Happy First Day of School! While we miss seeing our students through our hallway we are excited to see you all through zoom cameras ! Ms. Demalderis, one of our high school English teacher has gone the extra mile and created a video tutorial for students to help log into DOE Zoom ! Click hereRead More Read More…
Hello MELS Families, Please click on this link if you would like to opt for your child in for 100% remote learning for this upcoming school year. Families will have a time frame in quarters this upcoming school year if they like to transfer their students into blended learning. Families are automatically entered into blendedRead More Read More…
I hope you are having a restful summer so far and staying healthy and safe. I am writing today to share important information about the fall when school will start up again for the 2020-2021 school year. At the conclusion of this note, you will find this information organized by topic, including school schedules, healthRead More Read More…
With a diverse student body here at MELS, Crew Curriculum has been put in place to help address topics like differences and identity. EL Education produced this insightful video explaining what Crew Curriculum is and demonstrating how an intentionally planned Crew Curriculum can engage and support all learners using schools like River Bluff High SchoolRead More Read More…
