Our History
Our History
Seeds of Health was founded in 1983 as a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Clinic. Recognizing the educational needs of our clients, many of whom were school-age parents, we established our first school, Grandview High School, in 1987. We continued growing the Seeds of Health school network in response to Milwaukee families' calls for high-quality, relationship-based, small-school environments offering multiple pathways toward successful futures for a full range of students.
Today, in addition to the WIC Clinic, Seeds of Health operates five public schools through charter and partnership agreements, now educating more than 1,500 students annually. Schools include Seeds of Health K4-8 Elementary, Grandview High School, Veritas High School, and two Tenor High School campuses - Cathedral Square and Journal Square. Starting in the 2027-28 school year, Seeds of Health will be opening Veritas East High School, a second campus of the high-performing Veritas High School --- to be renamed Veritas West --- in response to the significant community demand for the program.
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1983
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Seeds of Health, Inc. is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and operates a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.
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Grandview High School is established as an alternative high school under the children at-risk statute, through a partnership agreement with Milwaukee Public Schools.
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1987 |
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Seeds of Health Elementary (SOHE) opens as a K4-8th grade elementary school. SOHE is a 2r charter school authorized by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
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Veritas High School is established as a college preparatory high school.
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2001 |
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Tenor High School opens. Tenor operates a dual certification program in partnership with Milwaukee Area Technical College through which students receive a free year of college at MATC during their senior year of high school. Tenor is a 2r charter school authorized by UWM.
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| Our satellite program at Milwaukee Job Corps is established to help students develop the skills needed to jumpstart their careers. |  |
2010
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Tenor Journal Square (TJS) opens as a second Tenor campus.
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Veritas East High School will open as a second Veritas campus, offering more of Milwaukee's young people access to the school's impactful educational model.
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Coming Fall 2027 |