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HANOVER, NH, January 27, 2006—The Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD)
Program is delighted to announce its partner high schools for the next three
years. The thirty 2006-2008 SEAD Scholars will come from Stevens High
School in Claremont, NH; Noonan Business Academy in Dorchester, MA;
the Bronx Center for Mathematics and Science in New York, NY; Spartanburg
High School in Spartanburg, SC; and El Cerrito High School, in El Cerrito,
CA.
“We are very, very excited by the selection of these diverse high schools,”
said SEAD Program Director Jay Davis. “Both the schools and the Dartmouth
community will be enriched by the long-term partnership.”
Founded in 2001, the Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth Program (SEAD) expands
the educational opportunities for promising high school students from selected
under-resourced urban and rural schools, while offering the Dartmouth community
a unique opportunity for service learning. Co-sponsored by the William Jewett
Tucker Foundation and the Education Department, SEAD offers its high school
students academic preparedness and personal growth through specially designed
courses, year-round mentoring, and extensive interactions with successful
college students. For its Dartmouth staff and volunteers (over 1000 Dartmouth
students have been involved with the program), SEAD offers an unparalleled
opportunity to learn with others from different, and often challenging, life
experiences—learning at the core of a rich liberal arts education.
SEAD Scholars will spend their summer sessions taking classes in humanities
and science, math and technology from master teachers on campus, being mentored
by Dartmouth undergraduates, exploring the wilderness of New Hampshire and
Maine, writing college essays, preparing for admissions interviews, and living
with students and staff from around the country. These students will
return to campus each winter for a five day Reunion Weekend, co-sponsored by
Hanover High School. Additionally, Dartmouth will send an undergraduate
intern to each of the SEAD schools during three consecutive winters to provide
support to its students as well as its partner schools’ academic and counseling
departments. Further information is available at www.dartmouth.edu/~sead.
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