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Imagine: The DREAM Blog
Fueling Our Future: A DREAM Summer with the New York Yankees
New York Yankees Senior Executive Chef Matt Gibson put the finishing touches on his special avocado toast recipe with the squeeze of a lemon and...
An exciting DREAM leadership announcement
As we forge ahead toward the new school year, I’m excited to share some news with our community: This month, our Chief Education Officer Eve...
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...
Behind the Camera: A Q&A with DREAM Legend Dominick Torres
While studying filmmaking at Massachusetts’ Wheaton College in 2019, DREAM Legend Dominick Torres traveled to Puerto Rico on a faculty-led trip to...
Meet the Ruiz brothers – all five of them.
Meet the Ruiz brothers. They range in age from 6 to 20 years old - and between the five of them, they’ve logged collective decades in DREAM’s...
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.
Dreaming Together: Celebrating 30 years of impact
Thirty years ago, a dream was born on what The New York Times once called “the worst block in New York City.” That first, endless dream—that the...
DREAM Fueled a Fire: Legend Darlene De La Cruz’s Path to Wesleyan University
In December 2020, Darlene officially earned herself a spot in the Class of 2025 at Wesleyan—where she’ll also play softball.