A PARTNERSHIP FOR AN EQUITABLE FUTURE

74% of fifth-grade students find school engaging, that number drops to 34% for 12th graders in what Gallup calls the student engagement cliff. Students who are disengaged tend to feel discouraged about their future and begin to lack hope. When students begin to lack hope, they tend to disengage impacting their academic performance.

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Students who are engaged are more hopeful for the future and are more likely to perform better in school. Gallup’s Senior Scientist Dr. Shane Lopez states that hope is “the belief that the future will be better than the present, coupled with the belief that you have the power to make it so.” An entrepreneurial mindset provides a powerful framework for envisioning the future while immersing students in the entrepreneurial experiences that encourage ownership, self-efficacy, and optimism.

By partnering with Dream Chaser Kids, schools adopt the school-within-a-school concept. 

QUALIFIED PARTNER SCHOOLS

1. The Plug n Play Guidebook for Educators allows schools to support students in semester long experience.
2. All campus educators have access to the Side-Hustle Handbook, Dream by Design for Educators and so much more.

Qualified campus partners can take advantage of the self-sustainable business school-within-a-school model. Request an invite below to see if your school qualifies.

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90% of students linked learning entrepreneurial skills to academic success in other subject areas. 95% of the students indicated that the entrepreneurial skills would help them in their life

Current research indicates the need to invest in and scale entrepreneurship education as business creation is not the only beneficial outcome of entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurship is a key 21st century workforce skill and is also linked to higher academic achievement

Colleges are turning to entrepreneurship education to produce work-ready graduates and next-generation innovators through experiential learning with the entrepreneurial process, preparing students to apply knowledge, skills, and judgment in uncertain environments

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DC Kid's focus on youth entrepreneurship is spot on - expanding the skills and perspectives of our youth not only increases their own self confidence and likelihood of success, but also empowers local communities and promotes community transformation from the inside out. Our youth are our greatest resource - DC Kid's approach to stimulating, facilitating, and supporting their creativity is exactly what is needed now to sustain stable and productive families and communities in the years to come.

Dr. Mark DeHaven

DEAN W. COLVARD DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR; DIRECTOR, ACADEMY FOR RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY HEALTH, ​

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UNC CHARLOTTE

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Dream Chaser Kids is committed to empowering youth to becoming better citizens of society. This learning experience truly delivers what it promises and provide students with the tools necessary to becoming entrepreneurs.

​Stefanie McNair

Dean of Students

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

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