Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery (SEED) Academy is a five and a half year academic enrichment and career exploration program for public school students from Boston, Cambridge and Lawrence, Massachusetts who have a strong academic record and interest in science and engineering.
Each SEED Academy module focuses on a different technical discipline – from mechanical engineering to robotics to biological engineering. Through a hands-on instructional approach, students increase their mastery of academic subjects, strengthen their understanding of the practical application of math and science concepts, discover new academic and professional opportunities, and gain exposure to a college environment.
Class sizes vary each year, but average approximately 25, with a total of 80-100 students enrolled in the fall semester, and 120-130 in the spring after the program admits a new class.
SEED Academy is free to students and their families thanks to the generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations, MIT and the MIT School of Engineering. More about SEED and the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs is available here.
Project Courses
See what SEED scholars learned this semester in Engineering Design, Environmental Engineering and Urban Planning, Robotics and Biological Engineering.
Academic Mentoring Seminars
From goal-setting to academic planning to storytelling, here are some details about the Spring Academic Mentoring Seminar sessions.