SEED Alternative School

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SEED Alternative School
Location
SEED Alternative School
Toronto
,
Ontario
,
M4M 1R4

Canada
Information
School type High School
Founded1968
School board Toronto District School Board
SuperintendentPeter Chang [1]
Area trusteeSara Ehrhardt [1]
PrincipalMohammed Askary [1]
Grades 11 - 12 [1]
Language English

SEED Alternative School is an alternative high school, part of the Toronto District School Board. The name is an acronym of "Shared Experience Exploration Discovery" [2]

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History

SEED was founded in 1968, making it the oldest public alternative secondary school in North America. [1]

Science fiction author Judith Merril ran a weekly science fiction seminar at SEED from 1972–1973. [3]

Philosophy

The school was founded in accordance to the ideas of Jean Piaget and the book Summerhill by A.S. Neill. Focusing on democratic decision making, critical thinking and collective action. Instead of a top-down model of education, where teachers decide what the student has to learn, students would negotiate "Individual learning contracts". [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "SEED Alternative School". Toronto District School Board. Toronto District School Board. 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  2. ↑ "SEED Alternative School". Toronto District School Board. Toronto District School Board. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Judith Merril". www.judithmerril.com. Archived from the original on 2004-02-06.
  4. ↑ Schulz, Katheryne (2017). "Resistance: Student Activism, SEED Alternative School, and the Struggle Against Streaming". In Bascia, Nina; Fine, Esther; Levin, Malcolm (eds.). Alternative Schooling and Student Engagement. Springer Nature: Springer. p. 231. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-54259-1. ISBN   978-3-319-85354-3.

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