- SD Met is one of 80 schools that practices Big Picture Learning.
- The design of the Met is integrated with California State Standards, the San Diego Unified Curriculum, and the principles of the Big Picture Company.
- Big Picture Learning has created smaller high schools that focus on the interests and passions of students to make their high school educations successful.
- At the Met, we believe that learning is most effective when blended with outside experiences to utilize knowledge and deepen student understanding.
- Big Picture schools create a learning structure, methods, and environment to develop students into self-motivated, competent, life-long learners.
- At the Met, students earn attendance credit through independent study contracts.
- Students spend 3 days a week on campus and two days a week Learning Through Internships (LTI).
- Workplace mentors guide students through their internships and help them complete LTI projects.
- San Diego Met has partnered with over 475 businesses in the San Diego area.
- Twice a year, students present exhibitions to parents and teachers to demonstrate what they have gained over the semester
- San Diego Met does not offer Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
- Students take college classes starting as early as freshman year second semester and can earn up to 46 credits prior to graduation.
- Students work closely with the San Diego Met counselor and a Mesa College counselor.
San Diego Met High School is a unique collaborative program between the San Diego Unified School District, the San Diego Community College District, and Mesa College.