The SEED Foundation (also often referred to as the SEED Schools) is a
501(c)(3) organization, established in 1997 to provide
boarding school college-preparatory educational opportunities to underserved students.
[SEED Foundation History]
(organization website)
In 2002, the SEED School of DC received a $100,000 grant from
Oprah Winfrey's
Angel Network for the construction of new dormitory facilities. In 2010, the SEED schools were featured on ''
60 Minutes'' and the Washington, D.C. school is featured in the 2010 documentary film ''
Waiting for "Superman"
''Waiting for "Superman"'' is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be ...
''.
Schools
The SEED schools are
boarding schools serving disadvantaged students located in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Miami. The schools integrate "a rigorous academic program with a nurturing boarding program, which teaches life skills and provides a safe and secure environment." The students live in campus dormitories during the week in order to provide students with a uniform residential experience.
Washington, D.C.
The SEED School in Washington, D.C., opened in 1998, has an enrollment of 320 students from sixth through twelfth grades. The school serves students from across Washington, D.C. The majority of SEED students live in the
Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood.
The D.C. school has been called successful with "91 percent of ninth graders go on to graduate and 96 percent of graduating seniors are accepted to four-year colleges". The SEED school in Washington D.C. was visited by U.S. president
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
in April 2009, where the president also hosted a bill signing ceremony to enact a national service act. The school was also visited by
Charles, Prince of Wales
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and
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the ac ...
.
Maryland
The SEED School of Maryland, opened in August 2008, draws students from across the state. The school currently has an enrollment of 400 students from sixth through twelfth grades. The school's first class of seniors graduated in May 2015. The school is located at 200 Font Hill,
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
()
SEED Maryland includes boarding facilities. The State of Maryland classifies it as a public school.
Miami
The SEED School of Miami opened in August 2014 on the
Florida Memorial University
Florida Memorial University is a private historically black university in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is a member of the United Negro College Fund and historically related to Baptists although it claims a focus on broader Christianity.
History ...
(FMU) campus in
Miami Gardens
Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is located north of Downtown Miami with city boundaries that stretch from I-95 and Northeast 2nd Avenue to its east to Northwest 47th and Northwest 57th Avenues to its west ...
; FMU is within the former
Opa-locka North census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
.
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an
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- The CDP was no longer in effect once Miami Gardens incorporated as a city. It serves 97 sixth- and seventh-graders from all over South Florida.
Other schools
SEED has announced plans to expand with additional schools in other U.S. cities.
Lad Lake met with SEED Foundation officials when they were planning their own charter school.
Lad Lake wants boarding school
Milwaukee Business Journal, July 26, 2010
References
New York Times Magazine, September 25, 2009
America's Most Amazing Schools #8 - SEED Schools
Ladies Home Journal
New York Times Magazine, September 27, 2009
The Washington Post, May 7, 2006
SEED School gains with $100,000
Washington Times, December 1, 2005
Washington Post, June 30, 2004
Roll Call, November 7, 1997
External links
The SEED Foundation
(website)
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Boarding schools in Maryland
Foundations based in Washington, D.C.
Educational foundations in the United States
Organizations established in 1997
Charter schools in the United States
Public boarding schools in the United States