The SEED School of Maryland (SEED Maryland) is a statewide, public, college-preparatory boarding school that opened in August 2008. It currently serves 400 students in grades 6 through 12. The SEED School is an extraordinary educational opportunity for students across the state to receive a tuition-free, college-preparatory, boarding education. The SEED School of Maryland combines a rigorous and engaging academic curriculum with life skills and enrichment activities to provide students with a thoughtfully balanced learning and living experience. Students and their families commit to a seven-year educational program that offers small class sizes, high quality teaching and learning experiences, mentoring, community service, and extracurricular activities such as sports and arts. The SEED School is centered around its character values: compassion, self-discipline, integrity, respect for oneself and others, responsibility, honesty and self-determination. The SEED School staff are in partnership with parents, families and communities to guide and support student success. The School follows a typical academic school year calendar.