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Applications open for 2016 Disney Dreamers Academy

By Gracie Bonds Staples
Aug 18, 2015

Applications are being accepted now through Oct. 31 for the 2016 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence, the outside-the-classroom, educational mentoring program at Walt Disney World Resort.

High school students age 13 to 19 may apply at DisneyDreamersAcademy.com to become one of 100 Dreamers selected from a nationwide pool. Winners will be announced in December.

Applicants must answer essay questions about their personal stories and their dreams for the future. Students are selected based on a combination of attributes, including a strong character, positive attitude and determination to achieve their dreams.

Select Disney Dreamers along with a parent or guardian, will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The Academy will take place March 3-6, 2016.

Students each year participate in hands-on, full-immersion workshops related to a variety of career paths, ranging from animation to zoology. Each participant learns important skills such as communication techniques, leadership values and networking strategies.

For more information, log onto: DisneyDreamersAcademy.com.

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Gracie Bonds Staples is a freelance writer for AJC.

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