We are joyful, curious, active, compassionate, collaborative…
At a time where our children are facing some of their toughest challenges, Seattle School for Boys puts social and emotional development first, while providing a robust academic curriculum, preparing scholars to be compassionate and collaborative as they step into high school and their future.
At SSB scholars discover who they are, learn to express themselves and find support, challenge stereotypes, grow from mistakes, care for others, and champion social justice. Active community engagement is core to our mission, scholars move their bodies and their minds, engaging in projects outside the classroom with the support of our many local partners.
With small classes, expert educators, and a caring community, SSB provides an innovative interdisciplinary approach along with leadership opportunities, integrated arts, and community projects. By building a robust ecosystem, SSB scholars see for themselves how to become creative thinkers and compassionate leaders.
We look to:
OUR MISSION: Seattle School for Boys actively engages early adolescents to be creative thinkers, collaborative learners and compassionate leaders.
OUR VISION: We inspire our students to become compassionate advocates for themselves and others in order to build a more equitable future.
OUR VALUES: We are joyful, curious, active, compassionate and collaborative.
Scholars who thrive at SSB
Are willing to TRY new things
ENGAGE in new methods of learning
COLLABORATE with others
Become CREATIVE in their solutions
Embrace and GROW in problem-based learning
Our beginnings
Seattle School for Boys welcomed its first students in the Fall of 2019 with a program featuring a cross-curricular framework aligned with a multicultural education designed specifically for middle school boys, where the four walls of the typical classroom give way to experiential learning.
The SSB Steelheads
The Seattle School for Boys mascot is the Steelheads, paying homage to the Seattle Steelheads 1940s Negro League baseball team. The design honors the unique geographical characteristics of the Coast Salish lands where we reside. SSB aims to embody the strength of the Negro League players as well as reflecting our shared respect for the land, animals, and all that makes the Pacific Northwest our home.
From Elementary to SSB to High School
SSB has grown from our inaugural cohort of 11 students to nearly 50 students by year three. Our scholars come from elementary schools across the Seattle area, such as Lake and Park School, Valley School, University Cooperative School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Orca K-8, Leschi Elementary, McGilvra Elementary, and more.
Our alumni are attending Seattle Public Schools (Roosevelt and Garfield), Bush School, Raisbeck Aviation High School, among others. They leave SSB academically prepared as well as being more confident emotionally and socially for the rigors of higher education.
Our learning never stops
We do more than simply talk about it: Leadership at SSB demonstrates the importance of goals and community responsibility every day. Our faculty is committed to relevant and innovative professional development in close collaboration with NWAIS and other partners, including Seattle University.
Our support system
Staff and Faculty
Alvertis Brooks, Jr.
Head of School
Mr. Brooks became Head of School in June 2022. He holds an MEd from the University of Washington and is pursuing his EdD at UW’s Leadership for Learning. He is a graduate of Seattle University with a BA in accounting and finance and attended Seattle Public Schools, graduating from Franklin High School. Previous to joining SSB he was Assistant Director of Athletics with Seattle Public Schools, Director of Operations at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy, and Assistant Director of Athletics at University Prep.
A father of three young children, he has served on a number of advisory boards focused on developing culturally responsive spaces for all students, including Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle United, and Africantown Community Education & Invasion. As a leader of equitable systems, he looks forward to building community and advancing the vision for Seattle School for Boys. In 2023 he was named a BMe Community Vanguard Fellow, an invitation-only award that provides inspired black leaders Knowledge, Influence and Network (K.I.N.) access to global leaders in their field.
Austin Garcia
Math and ESports Teacher
Dr. Conrad Webster
Director of Student Services
Pepi Gabor
Art and Cooking Teacher & Admissions administrator
Robin Donoso
Science and STEAM Teacher
Q Jackson
operations, Registrar & Administrative
Wesley Speight
Language Arts & Music Teacher
Board of Trustees: 2022-23
Andrea Gates Sanford
Co-Chair
Asa Watts
Treasurer
Dawn Zedonis
Secretary
Drew Markham
Gracien Charles-Antoine
Jacob Taylor-Mosquera
Joan Beauregard
Vice chair
LaShondra Hayes
Lindsey Kaiser
Peter Berner-Hays
Co-Chair
Our educational ecosystem
Community Partners
Our scholars see leadership and joyful cooperation in action with our growing ecosystem of community partners who provide real world skills in how to become creative thinkers, collaborative learners and compassionate leaders. Each trimester, our program partners the different grades with a community partner as part of their cross-curricular learning.
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Address
2100 E Spruce Street, Seattle WA 98122
info@seattleschoolforboys.org
Phone
SSB NONdiscrimination
SSB uses the word “boys” to include any child who identifies as or who has been socialized as a boy.
The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or family composition in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, athletic and other school-administered programs. We admit students who identify as boys from any race, national or ethnic origin, or family composition to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
Seattle School for Boys is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual identity, marital status, gender identity, or any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law.