About SEED

The SEED Foundation is a national nonprofit that establishes urban public boarding schools to prepare students from underserved communities for success in college.  The SEED Foundation is a catalyst for change in urban education:  it developed the SEED boarding school model and opened its first school, The SEED School of Washington, D.C., in 1998.   The SEED Foundation is opening its second school in Maryland in September 2008.

SEED’s innovative model integrates a rigorous academic program with a nurturing boarding program, which teaches life skills and provides a safe and secure environment.  This boarding school model provides a comprehensive solution to the challenges facing urban youth and serves as a prototype for expansion nationwide. 

SEED’s model has proven successful:  97 percent of SEED graduates have been accepted to college and 85 percent of alumni are on track to graduate from college.

Building on the success of its first school, the Foundation is now focusing on building urban public boarding schools in additional underserved communities throughout the country.  Current plans are underway for a school in Maryland and a second school in the District, in addition to feasibility projects in Wisconsin, Ohio, and New Jersey.  Please click here to learn more about our expansion initiatives.