WHY?
After spending fifteen years in the classroom, our initial DREAMER, Catina K. Taylor, realized that the joy of learning was being drained from the students she was interacting with. Students weren't able to DREAM or imagine themselves with value or hope. As they matriculated through their educational experience, they were and continue to be disengaged to the point that they literally check out. Their lack of academic progress shows this on standardized tests, increased suspension rates, and poor school spirit.
From those observations and in conducting numerous student and parent interviews, DREAMS was born.
DREAMS recognizes that many of our children have lost their ability to DREAM beyond their circumstances. They've become disengaged in the educational process and as a result drop out or graduate without the skills necessary to start their own businesses, enter the workforce or continue their education. It is our mission to change their lives through reengagement which drives increased academic achievement. By doing this, DREAMS is restoring HOPE to a generation.
From those observations and in conducting numerous student and parent interviews, DREAMS was born.
DREAMS recognizes that many of our children have lost their ability to DREAM beyond their circumstances. They've become disengaged in the educational process and as a result drop out or graduate without the skills necessary to start their own businesses, enter the workforce or continue their education. It is our mission to change their lives through reengagement which drives increased academic achievement. By doing this, DREAMS is restoring HOPE to a generation.
