Fifty Miami students learned they had been selected for Disney Dreamers Academy during an October 15 celebration at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade’s Hank Kline Club.
The Miami gathering was the second of four city celebrations for the newest class. Each kickoff includes Disney-inspired activity stations tied to the Walt Disney World theme parks.
The year-round, multi-year pilot includes 200 middle-school students from Orlando, Miami, Atlanta and Houston. The program combines virtual and in-person sessions focused on skills, career exploration and meeting mentors.
The national Disney Dreamers Academy program began in 2008. The middle-school pilot expands that work through local Clubs in the four cities.
Source: Disney Parks Blog.