about our school
  • Our Mission:

    Magnet Lens: MECME engages every student through environmental integration, problem-based learning, and Expedition courses, empowering them with skills and experiences to strengthen any community they choose.
    District Mission and Core Beliefs: Wake County Public School System will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.

    1. Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to be challenged and engaged in relevant, rigorous, and meaningful learning each day.
    2. Every student is expected to learn, grow, and succeed while we eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.
    3. Well-supported, highly effective, and dedicated principals, teachers, and staff are essential to success for all students.
    4. The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff, while sustaining best practices, will promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, risk-taking, and innovation that results in a high-performing organization focused on student achievement, well-being and student agency.
    5. The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, flexible, and supportive.
    6. The Wake County residents value a strong public school system and will partner to provide the support and resources to fully realize our shared vision, accomplish the mission and sustain our core beliefs.
    7. Every student and all staff deserve to work in optimal learning environments supported by sufficient resources, well-maintained facilities, and effective operational systems.

    Our Vision:

    MECME will cultivate and empower environmentally-minded citizens who will enact meaningful change in the world.

    Our Beliefs:

    At Millbrook Environmental Connections Magnet, we believe learning is: 

    • Active
    • Challenging
    • Meaningful
    • Public
    • Collaborative