THE MISSION

Founded in 1995, Seek Education, Explore, DiScover - SEEDS has a mission is to inspire kids’ love for learning and to grow future leaders through outdoor nature education, discovery learning, and civic awareness.

The SEEDS - Blacksburg Nature Center fosters natural curiosity and love for the environment in children and the young at heart through discovery learning, nature education, and teacher support.

SEEDS is a 501(c)(3) charitable educational organization that creates inquiry-based, discovery oriented activities for everyone. SEEDS cherishes the tenet of education by complementing and supplementing existing educational programs. We facilitate a learning awareness from an ecological perspective by emphasizing life's cycles, civic, and cultural awareness. Through travel, study, and play, SEEDS stresses the importance of first-hand experiential learning, creativity, and strengthening community by the participation of everyone involved in the process of learning.

THE PROCESS
SEEDS strives to contribute to the community by being aware and engaged in its needs and changes.. An important aspect of SEEDS is to take people to explore the world around them . SEEDS believes learning is fun, therefore, teaching is fun. If learning is facilitated in a fun way, people become energized and enjoy the learning process. If they are enjoying themselves, then they are learning the way that they learn the best. The more someone enjoys the process, the more they will learn. SEEDS provides education that uses a multi-faceted approach. In this way, people are given the opportunity to search out their individual styles of learning in a challenging environment. Everybody is involved in the learning process. It is a process that includes different opinions, approaches and experiences. We live in a rapidly changing world and SEEDS acts to develop our future leaders as people conducting themselves with civic responsibility and accountability. This and an active, multi-dimensional, and fun approach to learning is what SEEDS personifies.

SEEDS AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
A society that manages its economy and population without doing irreversible harm by exhausting the planet's ability to replenish its resources and sustain human and other life forms is called a sustainable society. In a sustainable society, the needs of its people are supported without depleting the ecosystem services that provide resources such as potable water and arible soil to humans and other life forms.

The issues faced by society involve all levels of citizens and includes all aspects of society including geography, ecology, history, sociology, government, law, arts and sciences. The work that SEEDS does in the community creates a "circle of learning" that works toward the goal of a sustainable society and involves anyone and everyone and what interests they bring to the table. SEEDS does not preach, lobby, or solicit based on an agenda. We are here to facilitate learning and build community.