Disney Dreamers Academy 2019

This years slogan was “Be 100: Be The Hero of Your Own Story”.

The 2019 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine was an awesome experience for seven students from the DMV.  Out of tens of thousands of applicants, only 100 high school age students from across the country are chosen each year to participate in the Disney Dreamers Academy.

The dreamers  were treated to some of the best mentors and coaching in the country from the likes of, Chef Jeff, Jonathan Sprinkles, Dr. Steve Perry, Mikki Taylor of Essence Magazine, Yolanda Adams,  Brandi and Karli Harvey and of course,  Steve Harvey himself.

Based on each students  desired career choice they are teamed up with experts in those fields, such as,  Medicine, Law, Culinary, Horticulture, Music, Engineering, Art and Design, Astronomy, just to name a few.  In addition there are classes on business etiquette and how to dress for success.  The young ladies learn about proper attire work and play and the young men are taught what’s appropriate for business (suit, dress shirts, dress shoes and a tie)  For those young men who didn’t know, we mentors help teach them how to tie a neck tie.


Some of the celebrity guests who stopped in were, Marcus Scribner and Miles Brown of the hit show Black-ish and Trevor Jackson from Grown-ish and Ne-Yo made a video appearance and awarded two lucky dreamers with an opportunity to join him in studio to produce music.  They shared their own stories and  the dreamers about staying focused on their dreams and never giving up.were,

The Disney Dreamers Academy is all about changing lives and making dreams come true.  This years slogan was “Be 100: Be The Hero of Your Own Story”.

Registration for the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2020 is open to high school teens to apply right now! Take a peek at a few of the amazing speakers and people ready to boost your purpose and potential. Dreams do come true!