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]
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
- ^ a b c d e "SEED Alternative School". Toronto District School Board. Toronto District School Board. 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "SEED Alternative School". Toronto District School Board. Toronto District School Board. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Judith Merril". www.judithmerril.com. Archived from the original on 2004-02-06.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Shukyn, Murray, and Shukyn, Beverly. You can't take a bathtub on the subway: A personal history of S.E.E.D. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973.
External links
- TDSB produced website - Archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2024
- Student-produced website - Archived from the original on June 10, 2015
- SEED produced website - Archived from the original on Jan. 10, 2010