100 Dreamers for Disney’s Dreamers Academy
Walt Disney World Resort, in collaboration with radio personality Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine, a leading communications company dedicated to African-American women, has announced the selection of 100 high school students from across the country (U.S.) to participate in Disney’s Dreamers Academy class of 2011.
Dreamers will travel to Walt Disney World Resort in March 2011 to participate in immersive workshops focusing on a variety of subjects including Walt Disney Imagineering techniques, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and culinary arts.
Disney experts, world renowned entrepreneurs and celebrities will share their blueprints for success, upholding the program’s mission to motivate, empower and inspire young adults.
[ Also Read: Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3 Available on Demand ]Tracey Walters-Powell, executive champion of the program for Disney Parks & Resorts, said, “Disney’s Dreamers Academy is a perfect platform to further the goal, shared by Disney Parks, Essence Communications and – it goes without saying – by Steve Harvey, to inspire children. We are genuinely excited about the possibilities ahead.”
Walt Disney World Resorts and Steve Harvey developed Disney’s Dreamers Academy in an effort to unveil a world of possibilities, inspire teens to dream big and help them to get started on their career paths.
[ Also Read: Come to Play Disney Tangled: The Video Game ]Launched in 2007, the program was designed to motivate high school students in grades 9-12 to achieve their dreams personally and professionally.
Earlier this fall, parents, teachers, school administrators, church groups and students nominated thousands of aspiring Dreamers for the program. The criteria used to select the Dreamers included exhibiting curiosity, compassion and leadership skills.
Selected students, no matter their background, share common traits: the power to BELIEVE and DREAM. The program allows teens the opportunity to learn the process through which to attain their goals.
Earlier this year Essence Communications joined forces with Disney parks and Steve Harvey to help take Disney’s Dreamers Academy to the next level.
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Participants for the 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy class were selected by a distinguished panel of judges including: Steve Harvey; Yolanda Adams (Gospel Music Legend); Angela Burt-Murray (former editor-in-chief, Essence Magazine); Dr. Steve Perry (Education Advocate and CNN commentator); Dalonte Hall (DDA Dreamer, Class of 2010); Terrence J (MTV Personality); Carole Munroe (Director of Media Relations, Disney Parks & Resorts); Tracey Powell (Director of Pricing, Disney Parks & Resorts); Stella Ringer (Marketing Manager, The Coca-Cola Company); Lorraine Robertson (Blogger) and Stephen A. Smith (Broadcaster/Sports Analyst).
The 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy will take place March 3-6, 2011, at Walt Disney World Resort, near Orlando in central Florida.
For more information, you can visit http://www.disneysdreamersacademy.com.
In the picture above: 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Panel of Judges
