DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL

PROGRAM A: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: FOUNDED IN 2008, DREAM'S UNIQUE GROW THE WHOLE CHILD EDUCATION MODEL IS POWERED BY FOUR DISTINCT, YET INTERCONNECTED, ELEMENTS THAT DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR YOUTH. RIGOROUS ACADEMICS; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING; ATHLETICS, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS; AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE ALL EQUAL, CRUCIAL PARTS OF THE EVERYDAY AT DREAM. ELEMENTARY SCHOLARS IN GRADES K-5 RECEIVE EXTENSIVE SUPPORT WITH TWO TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM SO THAT SCHOLARS AT ALL LEVELS ARE ABLE TO LEARN AND THRIVE IN A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM RANGES FROM LITERACY AND MATH TO THE ARTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. SCHOLARS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO DREAM'S AWARD-WINNING AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM CALLED REAL KIDS. PROGRAM B: MIDDLE SCHOOL: DREAM MIDDLE SCHOOLS SERVE SCHOLARS IN GRADES 6-8. USING A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH AND CONSTRUCTIVIST CURRICULUM, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS. SCHOLARS STUDY THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. SCHOLARS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SPORTS, ART, MUSIC, DEBATE, CODING, AND MORE. MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN DREAMBUILDERS, AN OPTIONAL AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WHICH INVOLVES ACADEMIC SUPPORT, TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES, SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES. DREAM OPERATES ON AN EXTENDED-DAY AND EXTENDED-YEAR MODEL TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMERS.PROGRAM C: HIGH SCHOOL: DREAM CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND BY DEVELOPING CRITICAL LITERACY SKILLS NEEDED FOR THEIR SUCCESS AS PROFESSIONALS AND AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE. WE SERVE OVER 400 SCHOLARS IN GRADES 9-12. AT DCHS, STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO AP COURSES, ONE-ON-ONE COLLEGE COUNSELING, FREE AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS SUCH AS DEBATE CLUB, BASKETBALL, AND STUDENT GOVERNMENT, AND SUMMER JOBS. THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME AT DREAM, STUDENTS ASSEMBLE A PORTFOLIO OF COLLEGE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS. THIS PORTFOLIO IS REPRESENTATIVE OF STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN, APPLY, AND REFLECT ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES. IN THEIR DEFENSES OF LEARNING, STUDENTS PRESENT AND DEFEND THEIR PORTFOLIO AS A CAPSTONE ACTIVITY AND RITE OF PASSAGE. AS A RESULT, DCHS GRADUATES ARE BOTH HIGHLY SKILLED AND CRITICALLY CONSCIOUS AND EVERY DAY, THEY'RE OUT IN THE WORLD MAKING A DIFFERENCE.