NewsWhore
07-15-2011, 03:40 PM
Four communities in Cabarete, La Cienega, Caraballo and Abreu on the north coast are hosting four separate DREAM Summer Schools and Camps this July. The camps provide life-changing, four-week experience for approximately 400 young people described as "at-risk". The camp serves to provide key education programs that are lacking throughout the usual public school year.
The Guzman Ariza Law Firm is again providing financial support, together with a new partnership with International Student Volunteers.
With over 130 volunteers and staff, the program offers core subjects such as reading, writing, English and math, all intertwined with more traditional camp-related activities like swimming, art, sports, music and dance.
DREAM also offers sexual awareness and health programming through the help of trained counselors from San Francisco Sano and Deportes para la Vida.
Furthermore, the camp gives children, many of whom have never left their immediate neighborhoods, the chance to go on field trips to areas outside their locale, giving them crucial exposure to the world around them. In summary, through its Summer School/Camps, as well as its many other year-round programs, DREAM provides the educational support needed to reverse the trend of increasing dropout rates and high-risk behavior.
The DREAM Project has steadily grown to be one of the most visible and effective non-profit initiatives in the Dominican Republic. With the strong support of education, political, corporate and cultural leaders, like Dominican author and Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz, DREAM continues to fulfill its mission of ending the cycle of poverty throughout the country with quality education programs.
To learn more about DREAM and how you can get involved, visit www.dominicandream.org (http://www.dominicandream.org)
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The Guzman Ariza Law Firm is again providing financial support, together with a new partnership with International Student Volunteers.
With over 130 volunteers and staff, the program offers core subjects such as reading, writing, English and math, all intertwined with more traditional camp-related activities like swimming, art, sports, music and dance.
DREAM also offers sexual awareness and health programming through the help of trained counselors from San Francisco Sano and Deportes para la Vida.
Furthermore, the camp gives children, many of whom have never left their immediate neighborhoods, the chance to go on field trips to areas outside their locale, giving them crucial exposure to the world around them. In summary, through its Summer School/Camps, as well as its many other year-round programs, DREAM provides the educational support needed to reverse the trend of increasing dropout rates and high-risk behavior.
The DREAM Project has steadily grown to be one of the most visible and effective non-profit initiatives in the Dominican Republic. With the strong support of education, political, corporate and cultural leaders, like Dominican author and Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz, DREAM continues to fulfill its mission of ending the cycle of poverty throughout the country with quality education programs.
To learn more about DREAM and how you can get involved, visit www.dominicandream.org (http://www.dominicandream.org)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)