In the ClassÂroom
A rigorous academic model is one way that we work to grow the whole child. But classrooms aren’t just for math and phonics – they’re for singing and storytelling, art and experimenting, making new friends and learning about yourself.
All Kids Can: DREAM’s 2022 Student Achievement
At DREAM, we serve students with a wide range of backgrounds and needs. 99% are students of color, while 88% qualify for free or reduced lunch. 29%...
DREAM Highbridge: Our New School Community
The start of the school year always signals new beginnings. From finding your new classroom and meeting your new teacher to learning new subjects or...
A Path to the Classroom: DREAM’s New Teaching Fellowship
In more than 30 years as an organization, DREAM’s goal has always remained the same: to find the best ways to support the children and communities...
Looking Forward to a DREAM Summer
Summer has always been core to DREAM’s foundation. In the organization’s earliest years as Harlem RBI, it was clear that pairing baseball and...
History Makers: How a Unique Partnership is Enhancing DCHS’s Critically Conscious Curriculum
DREAM Charter High School 12th grader Shane Mohammed was making his way to class this past December when he spotted a man he recognized waiting...
A DREAM Summer: Making the Most of Our Model
DREAM was born in the summer. On a baseball diamond under a high sun, while kids laughed, played, and cheered each other on as they learned what it...
Thinking Critically: A Year-Long Project Helps Prepare DREAM’s First 12th Grade Class for College
When the members of DREAM Charter High School’s 12th grade class throw their caps in the air on June 23, the moment will not only be monumental for...
Finding the Words: Daniela Torres ’21
While unbelievable to imagine now given the caliber of colleges Daniela has been accepted to, a look back at her journey unveils the hurdles she has overcome, including immigrating to New York on her own from Veracruz, Mexico in the seventh grade.
What We’ve Learned From Our Principals
October is National Principals Month - so before it ends, we wanted to ensure that we sent some shine to ours. We interviewed a few of our leaders...