SEED Foundation
{{Short description|U.S. non-profit organization}}
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| name = The SEED Foundation
| type = IRS status: 501(c)(3)
| logo = SEED Foundation logo.png
| founded_date = 1997
| founder = Eric Adler
Rajiv Vinnakota
| location = Washington, D.C., United States
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| key_people = Lesley Poole, Dwight Crawford, Vincena Allen
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| homepage = [http://www.seedfoundation.com/ www.seedfoundation.com]
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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.[http://www.seedfoundation.com/about_seed/history.aspx SEED Foundation History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727090219/http://www.seedfoundation.com/about_seed/history.aspx |date=2010-07-27 }} (organization website)Andrew Carr [http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/563860.html?nav=5057 Moral imperative] August 5, 2010 Post Journal
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.[http://oprahsangelnetwork.org/grants/334-the-seed-public-charter-school The SEED Public Charter School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104003747/http://oprahsangelnetwork.org/grants/334-the-seed-public-charter-school |date=2011-01-04 }}. The Angel Network, 2002 In 2010, the SEED schools were featured on 60 Minutes[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-the-seed-school-is-changing-lives-21-05-2010/ How the SEED School Is Changing Lives]. CBS's 60 Minutes and the Washington, D.C. school is featured in the 2010 documentary film Waiting for "Superman".[http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Children-of-Waiting-For-Superman_1 The Children of Waiting For "Superman"]. The Oprah Winfrey Show, September 20, 2010
Schools
The SEED schools are boarding schools serving disadvantaged students located in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Miami.{{cite web |url=http://www.seedfoundation.com/index.php/seed-schools/south-florida |title=The SEED Foundation South Florida - The SEED Foundation |website=www.seedfoundation.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828193902/http://www.seedfoundation.com/index.php/seed-schools/south-florida |archive-date=2014-08-28}} The schools integrate "a rigorous academic program with a nurturing boarding program, which teaches life skills and provides a safe and secure environment."[http://news.harvard.edu/servicebreak/?page_id=39 SEED School (Washington, DC)]. Harvard University Service Break Profile The students live in campus dormitories during the week in order to provide students with a uniform residential experience.[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/opinion/25friedman.html Hope in the Unseen]. New York Times, May 25, 2008
=Washington, D.C.=
The SEED School in Washington, D.C., opened in 1998,{{Cite web|url=https://thedcline.org/2019/01/24/jonetta-rose-barras-lawsuit-filed-on-one-year-anniversary-of-the-suicide-death-of-12-year-old-charter-school-student/|title=jonetta rose barras: Lawsuit filed on one-year anniversary of the suicide death of 12-year-old charter school student|website=TheDCLine.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-09}} 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 in April 2009, where the president also hosted a bill signing ceremony to enact a national service act.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103540.html Obama Visits SEED School, Signs National Service Act]. Washington Post, April 22, 2009 The school was also visited by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/03/politics/03royals.html Royal Couple Find Friends at White House and a School]. New York Times, November 3, 2005
=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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/opinion/thomas-l-friedman-planting-seeds-in-baltimore.html|title=Opinion | Planting Seeds in Baltimore|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 June 2015|last1=Friedman|first1=Thomas L.}}[http://wjz.com/local/seed.school.maryland.2.841320.html Grand Opening Planned For Md. SEED School]. WJZ, Oct 15, 2008 The school is located at 200 Font Hill, Baltimore, Maryland ({{Coord|39|17|2|N|76|39|50.4|W}})
SEED Maryland includes boarding facilities.{{cite web|url=https://www.seedschoolmd.org/faqs/|title=FAQs|publisher=SEED Maryland|accessdate=2021-05-22}} The State of Maryland classifies it as a public school.{{cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/edschools.html|title=PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 2019 (by county)|publisher=Maryland Department of Education|accessdate=2021-05-22}}
=Miami=
The SEED School of Miami opened in August 2014 on the Florida Memorial University (FMU) campus in Miami Gardens; FMU is within the former Opa-locka North census-designated place.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1251662_OpalockaNorth/CBP1251662_000.pdf|title=Census 2000 Block Map: Opa-locka North CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}} - Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1251662_OpalockaNorth/CBP1251662_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1251662_OpalockaNorth/CBP1251662_002.pdf 2] - 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.{{cite web|author=Fields, Dorothy Jenkins|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article2590422.html|title=Florida Memorial and other historically black colleges look to future|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=2014-10-09|accessdate=2020-05-11}}
=Other schools=
SEED has announced plans to expand with additional schools in other U.S. cities.MARY BRUCE [https://abcnews.go.com/US/article/public-boarding-school-reaps-great-success/story?id=10828451 Taking a Chance; Public Boarding School Reaps Great Success]. ABC News, June 9, 2010
Lad Lake met with SEED Foundation officials when they were planning their own charter school.[http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/07/26/story4.html?b=1280116800%5E3696771 Lad Lake wants boarding school] Milwaukee Business Journal, July 26, 2010
References
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- [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27Boarding-t.html The Inner-City Prep School Experience]. New York Times Magazine, September 25, 2009
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725055133/http://www.lhj.com/relationships/family/school/most-amazing-schools/?page=8 America's Most Amazing Schools #8 - SEED Schools]. Ladies Home Journal
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27Boarding-t.html THE SCHOOL ISSUE: HIGH SCHOOL; A Different Kind of Prep School]. New York Times Magazine, September 27, 2009
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104173922/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-129920.html Kingman Park Fights a School Many Praise; SEED Facility Counts Mayor, Oprah Among Supporters]. The Washington Post, May 7, 2006
- [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/1/20051201-103514-2525r/ SEED School gains with $100,000]. Washington Times, December 1, 2005
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16283-2004Jun29.html SEED's Harvest]. Washington Post, June 30, 2004
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20010303114226/http://seedfoundation.com/SEEDfoundation/fnews/rollcall.html Planting a Seed at D.C. School]. Roll Call, November 7, 1997
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External links
- [https://www.seedfoundation.com/ The SEED Foundation] (website)
{{Public boarding schools in the United States}}
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Category:Boarding schools in Maryland
Category:Foundations based in Washington, D.C.
Category:Educational foundations based in the United States
Category:Organizations established in 1997