Hello Metro,

Want more science? Go to the field. Or in this case the lake. Columbus’s Metro High School, a public school emphasizing math, science, and technology, partners with Ohio State’s Stone Laboratory to give its students in-depth, hands-on, one-of-a-kind science: on and often in Lake Erie.

Beginning last year, the Lab - located at Put-in-Bay and part of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences - has hosted Metro students for advanced science classes: two-day workshops for freshmen; one-week college-credit insect biology and aquatic biology courses for sophomores; and, starting next year, a specialized one-week research experience - ending with the writing of a scientific journal article - for juniors and seniors.

Metro School is a partnership among The Ohio State University, Battelle Memorial Institute, and 16 Central Ohio public school districts. Metro School’s accelerated curriculum gives the diverse student body the opportunity to earn college credits at Ohio State while still juniors and seniors in high school.

The Experience

• Aquatic
  Workshops
  Two-Day Aquatic Workshops.
• College
  Courses
  One-Week Courses in Insect Biology and Aquatic Biology.
• Research
  Experience
  One-Week Research Course.
• Blogging
  in Session
  Students daily account of their Stone Lab courses.

The Blog

Beginning this week, more than 30 Metro students will take either Aquatic Biology or Insect Biology at Stone Lab. Click to view first-hand accounts of Metro students exploring science and discovering themselves!
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The Workshop Photos