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The Summer Enrichment at
Dartmouth (SEAD) program has selected its partner high schools for the next
three years. Thirty 2006-2008 SEAD Scholars will come from Stevens High School
in Claremont, N.H., Noonan Business Academy in Dorchester, Mass., the Bronx
Center for Mathematics and Science in New York, Spartanburg High School in
Spartanburg, S.C., and El Cerrito High School, in El Cerrito, Calif.
"We are excited by the selection of these diverse high schools,"
says SEAD Program Director Jay Davis. "Both the schools and the Dartmouth
community will be enriched by the long-term partnership."
Founded in 2001, the SEAD program 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 Tucker Foundation and the Department of Education, SEAD offers
high school students academic preparedness and personal growth through
specially designed courses, year-round mentoring, and extensive interactions
with successful college students. For Dartmouth staff and volunteers (more than
1,000 Dartmouth students have been involved with the program), SEAD offers an
unparalleled opportunity to learn with others from different experiences within
the core of a rich liberal arts education.
SEAD Scholars will spend a total of seven weeks on campus over three summer
sessions, taking classes while being mentored by Dartmouth undergraduates. They
will explore wilderness areas in New Hampshire and Maine, write college essays,
prepare for admissions interviews, and live with students and staff from around
the country. The SEAD students will also 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.
By ROLAND ADAMS
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