If you are a High School student and you are looking for an innovative, outside-the-classroom, mentorship, look no further! Applications are being accepted for the 2017 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE. This annual event being held at the Walt Disney World Resort in March of 2017!
Well know for his syndicated radio and TV shows, Steve Harvey will once again be collaborating with ESSENCE magazine to bring this unique workshop focusing on career and educational opportunities for students ages 13-19.
“Giving back is important to me, and especially to our youth – our future leaders, entrepreneurs, and aspiring artists. We’ve seen more than 900 committed students come through the program, and I’m excited to find the next 100. The tenth anniversary will be special, and I encourage all high school students to take a minute of their time to apply for this incredible opportunity.” ~Steve Harvey on the Disney Dreamers Academy.
This annual event brings students from around the nation to Walt Disney World. Dreamers are encouraged to see different career choices. Disney Dreamers Academy workshops range from zoology, culinary, animation and medicine. In addition the students learn valuable communication skills, leadership values and network strategies. Knowledgable Disney experts create “classrooms” that are on-stage and backstage across the Walt Disney World Resort. Not to mention the celebrity speakers and special guests that share how they achieved success through DREAMING BIG!
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- L-R: Singer and rapper Silentó, Miss Black USA 2015 Madison Gibbs, entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jaylen Bledsoe, and actress Brely Evans participate in a panel discussion March 5, 2016 during Disney’s Dreamers Academy. (Todd Anderson, photographer)
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- High school student Jordan Williams of Chicago, Ill. learns about a day in the life of a pharmacist from Minh Nguyen, Pharm.D. Candidate during a medical workshop March 4, 2016, at Disney Dreamers Academy. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)
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- (MARCH 4, 2016): High school students Ellxis Hinton of Summerville, SC. (left) and Nicole Hood of Camden, NJ. (right) prepare a special dessert with Chef Adrian Mandry of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort March 4, 2016, during a culinary workshop at Disney Dreamers Academy. (Chloe Rice, photographer)
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- Disney Dreamers join singer Yolanda Adams (back row left of center), entertainer Steve Harvey (back row right of center), Mikki Taylor, editor-at-large for Essence Magazine (second to the left of Mickey Mouse), Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications, Inc. (left of Mickey Mouse), Mickey Mouse, and Tracey D. Powell, executive champion of Disney Dreamers Academy (to the right of Mickey Mouse), March 8, 2015 to celebrate the commencement of Disney Dreamers Academy. (Todd Anderson, Photographer)
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- The Disney Dreamers Academy judges gathered at Walt Disney World Resort this year to select the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2016. From left, Dr. Alex O. Ellis, Simply Ellis Custom Clothier CEO; Yolanda Adams, gospel music legend; Brandi Harvey, Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation executive director; Princeton Parker, Disney Dreamers Academy alumnus; Sonia Jackson Myles, founder and author of The Sister Accord; Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Mikki Taylor, ESSENCE magazine editor-at-large; Dr. Steve Perry, education advocate; Carole Munroe, director of public relations for Walt Disney World Resort; Karli Harvey, Steve Harvey Products creative director and Jonathan Sprinkles, award-winning motivational speaker. (Todd Anderson, photographer)
How to join the Disney Dreamers Academy
So, how can you apply to be a part of this annual event? Students must complete essay questions, explaining their personal stories as well as their dreams for the future. Having a strong character, positive attitude and determination will be what sets the DREAMERS apart! If selected for Disney Dreamers Academy, Dreamers and a parent/guardian will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World for the event in March 2017.
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