Seeds 4 Success Programs

Learning goals and activities are determined by Seeds 4 Success assessments, grade-level content and standards, and individual academic needs. Participants engage in social-emotional learning focused on teamwork, problem-solving, empathy, emotion management, responsibility, and intiative. SEL activities may be delivered by volunteers and/or S4S staff members. S4S also offers enrichment opportunities, such as summer camps, field trips, STEM days, etc. 

Similarly to Learn, tutoring goals are determined by grade-level content and individual academic needs. Sixth grade participants also engage in reading assessments. Participants in these grades work on school assignments, projects, and homework during the academic portion of each session to ensure success. Social-emotional learning includes a variety of one-on-one mentoring activities, small group work, and whole group learning facilitated by S4S staff. Dream participants engage in college and career readiness (CCR) activities that include 21st Century Skills development, guest speakers, career exploration and planning, executive function skill-building (i.e. time management, organization, etc.), and workforce, technical programs, and college tours. 

Beyond high school, Grow participants receive individualized attention and support from staff and mentors to ensure they maintain a path to career. This includes specialized tutoring, scholarships, financial literacy, career navigation, and more.

Our Share program is designed to deepen S4S family and alumni engagement through equitable practices. Our Family and Student Impact Teams (FIT, SIT) are guided by the Spectrum of Family & Community Engagement for Educational Equity’s Framework, as we strive to be an organization moving closer to community ownership. These teams meet to share information about the current needs of our communities, hopes for our programs, feedback on our current model, and thereby become planning partners to refine the S4S method. S4S also provides family educational workshops across a variety of topics, such as, early learning techniques, academic strategies, child development, trauma-informed care, and mental health and wellness, etc. S4S establishes partnerships throughout the City and County to support additional needs our families may have, such as, English language proficiency and financial literacy.