The METCO Program (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities) was founded in 1966. It is a voluntary integration program that provides a suburban public school education for African-American, Hispanic and Asian students from Boston. The ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ Public ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ have participated in the program since 1968. The program provides ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ students and staff an opportunity to interact with many minority students and to benefit from a culturally diverse learning environment.