Welcome to ECHS
Marysville STEM Early College High School believes that STEM is a pedagogy and mindset as much as it is a content descriptor. MECHS offers pathways in engineering, health sciences, automotive technology and information technology alongside a mastery learning and design process oriented environment. Student learning is personalized to meet the needs of each learner while offering opportunities to earn credentials and college credit, engage in work based learning, and discover their unique place in the world.
Quality STEM experiences connect learning to real-world problems and solutions. At MECHS, students connect with local businesses and community organizations to plan, develop, and test new ideas. STEM education is a direct response to the realization that Ohio’s future will be built on its capacity for innovation, invention, and creative problem-solving. STEM education produces exactly the kind of thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers our world demands.
STEM schools are centers of creativity and innovation that provide challenging, student-centered, inquiry-based educational experiences that are cross-disciplinary in nature and relevant to the real world. Unlike traditional school experiences in which different subject areas are treated as separate “silos,“ STEM education emphasizes the technological design process and integrates subjects in ways that emphasize connections across disciplines. In a STEM classroom, students develop analytical and creative skills through investigation and problem-solving.
STEM moves beyond an emphasis on simple test performance and focuses instead on developing higher-level thinking skills.
What does Early College Mean?
In the state of Ohio, all high school students can earn college credit. At ECHS, students have the opportunity to take college coursework in a dual enrollment type scenario where students who are ready for the challenge could acquire both the requirements for high school graduation and earn college credit through our partnership with Columbus State Community College. These classes are a good opportunity for students to experience the rigor of college coursework in a supportive environment where they can put the ECHS Habits of Mind into action. With careful planning, students could earn an associate degree through Columbus State Community College. In some instances, college credit is offered on our campus, on a satellite campus, or online.