SEED School of Miami Celebrates Opening
Friends and supporters of The SEED School of Miami gathered at the home of Claudia and Carlos de la Cruz, Jr. to celebrate South Florida’s first college preparatory, public boarding school. SEED Miami opened its doors to 60 sixth-graders this past August; it is the third school to be established by The SEED Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit. The event featured a keynote speech by New York Times op-ed columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas Friedman, who spoke to the assembled crowd about the changing digital landscape and its impact on the role of education today. Two graduates of The SEED School of Washington, D.C., The SEED Foundation’s flagship school, also joined guests in order to share some of their unique educational experiences.
SEED Co-Founder and CEO Rajiv Vinnakota introduces Tom Friedman.
Jennifer Gibbs, SEED Co-Founder and CEO Rajiv Vinnakota, Tia Díaz-Balart, and Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart
SEED DC graduate Tyrhee Moore, Chair of The SEED Foundation Board of Directors Ann Friedman, and SEED DC graduate Tamia Spells
Jeff Wechsler and Debi Wechsler
Tom Friedman with member of The SEED Foundation Board of Directors Glen Lewy
Member of the SEED Miami Board of Trustees Jaret Davis and Karen Krasno
Suzanna Valdez with William “Bill” Parker and Beverly Parker
Marian Milgram, SEED Miami President Fran Allegra, Nancy Hector, and Chair of The SEED Foundation Board of Directors Ann Friedman
SEED Miami Head of School Kara Locke with Bob Dickinson and Jodi Dickinson
Hostess Claudia de la Cruz with Dean Ziff and Jania Ziff
Marc Milgram, Debi Wechsler, Marian Milgram, David Pollack, and SEED DC graduates Tyrhee Moore and Tamia Spells
