Dream Yard
Mission:
DreamYard is committed to helping transform Bronx schools and communities through the power of innovative, project based arts education. Our schools and students are based in the nation¹s poorest urban county, with one-third of the Bronx¹s residents living below the poverty line. In response, DreamYard programs are designed to challenge the cyclical systems of inequality and poverty by empowering youth to discover and develop their best possible selves and to locate meaningful paths and ways to engage with their fellow students, schools, families, and communities. As the largest arts education provider in the Bronx, DreamYard critically impacts the social and intellectual growth of thousands of Bronx youth through safe, positive and creatively challenging programs. DreamYard¹s team of professional artists partner with classroom teachers and community educators to help students learn how to express, write and perform their own stories. Through yearlong programs offered during the school day, after school, on weekends and during the summer, DreamYard supports youth development, enhances life-long learning skills, and promotes creative thinking and expression.
Contact Information
Address: 872 Gerard Avenue, #2, Bronx, NY 10452
Telephone: (718) 588-8007
Website: http://www.dreamyard.com
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General Information
Type: After School, Arts, In School
Nonprofit: Nonprofit
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DreamYard
Description: Over the past 10 years, DreamYard has grown into a well-respected arts education organization working with over 8,500 young people in 40 schools providing in-school, after school and out of school programs.
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A.C.T.I.O.N. Project
Description: The DreamYard A.C.T.I.O.N. Project is a 4-year arts activism and youth development program for Bronx teenagers. Its mission is to develop young people as effective social leaders and active civic participants through challenging artistic projects. Through the A.C.T.I.O.N. Project, young people develop powerful strategies to respond to the issues that are most important to them in their communities.
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DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Description: The DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL cultivates Scholarship, Artistry and Character, within its students to develop successful individuals and responsible citizens.
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Schools/sites: 240 East 172nd Street, Bronx, NY
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