Awakening Seed started in Mary and Bill Glover%u2019s garage in 1977. Originally called The New School, it was founded by Mary Glover and Anne Sager. The first year there were nine students, ages six months to five years. The school began with no money, Mary%u2019s kids%u2019 toys, a backyard swing set, and a vision of a school where children could be honored for who they are, diversity celebrated, and creativity encouraged. From the school%u2019s inception, there was a strong emphasis on being a strong planetary citizen and a commitment to world peace. The school remains true to this original vision 30 years later.

During the summer of 2000, the Seed enrolled its first second generation Seed. Additionally, in the coming years, several alumni Seeds joined the staff, either as full time staff members or as college students employed during the summer program. In 2000, during the second year in the new location on 4oth Street, the inaugural toddler program began. Although Mary vowed that she would never do diapers or hormones (adolescents) at the Seed, the diapers arrived. The toddler program, which was expanded to two classes in 2005, gave the Seed enrollment a big boost and added some wonderful new families to the school.