| SEED Alternative School | |
| Address | |
| 885 Dundas Street East, 2nd Floor Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1R4, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Superintendent | Andrea Alimi |
| Area trustee | Cathy Dandy |
| Principal | Gabi Kurzydlowski |
| Vice Principals | Gerry McCann and Beth Hennings |
| Administrator | Sue Li |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 11 - 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Dundas Street and Broadview Avenue |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Homepage | http://www.tdsb.on.ca/scripts/schoolasp.asp?schno=5596 |
SEED Alternative School is a small Toronto District School Board alternative high school located in Toronto's east end. Previously, it was located at Yonge and College in downtown Toronto. The acronym 'SEED' originally stood for 'Shared Experience Exploration Discovery'.
It was founded as Canada's first public alternative secondary school [1] in 1968 during the Trudeau era, a period that also produced Rochdale College and Theatre Passe Muraille and fostered the growth of Coach House Books and a number of other experimental institutions in Toronto.
The school was influenced by the pedagogical philosophy of A.S. Neill's Summerhill School. It was also known for its catalyst system in which university students, professors, community members and experts-at-large on a variety of fields facilitated classes. Noted late science fiction author Judith Merril ran a weekly science fiction seminar at SEED from 1972-1973. [2]
Notable alumni include blogger, journalist, activist and science fiction author Cory Doctorow, former head of the Ontario Securities Commission and V.P. of the Toronto Stock Exchange lawyer Edward Waitzer [3], musician and producer Efrim Menuck, musician Leah Salomaa [4], Harvard physics professor Melissa Franklin, and visual artist Eli Langer.
References
- ^ http://www.seedalternativeschool.ca/about
- ^ http://www.judithmerril.com/about.html
- ^ http://www.thebottomlinenews.ca/index.php?section=article&articleid=274
- ^ http://www.girlfishmusic.com/
External links
- TDSB-produced website
- Student-produced website
- Former school catalyst Judith Merril
- School co-founder Ed Waitzer
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