Boston Globe 5/22/14: Metco children getting in the swim in Wayland. At 2:30 every Wednesday afternoon, the laughter, splashing, and high-pitched shrieks of students learning to swim at the Wayland Community Pool is deafening. Each corner of the massive pool is filled with 40 Wayland High School students teaching 61 young students from Boston, wearing multicolored swim caps and goggles, to kick, dive, and stay afloat in the water. “I call it the program of joy,” said Mabel Reid-Wallace, director of the Metco program for the Wayland school system. “The kids are so joyous. They can’t wait to get in the water and don’t want to get out.” The Water Warriors is a 12-week swim lesson and safety program run by volunteer students and adults for elementary and middle school students in Wayland through Metco. The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity is an independent, state-funded organization that arranges for African-American, Hispanic, and Asian students from Boston to attend schools in suburban communities.