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Learning Dreams in Northern Ireland
Youth worker Paul Smyth explains how the Learning Dreams approach could turn things around for young people and their families in Northern Ireland.
Learning Opportunities for Minneapolis Youth
Find out how Learning Dreams and Hennepin County Libraries are providing exciting learning opportunities for young people in Minneapolis.
Announcing a New Partnership in the Netherlands!
We’re excited to announce our newest project with the Netherlands-based foundation Stadslink.
Dreaming with The Sanneh Foundation
An exciting new partnership with The Sanneh Foundation aims to leverage the power of dream making to improve the overall success of youth workers and young people in their Dreamline program.
Strengthening Libraries with Learning Dreams
When 12-year library veteran Katherine Debertin discovered Learning Dreams “it was a whirlwind,” she said. “I felt so welcomed. It was just very exciting.”
Local Artists Rally to Support Learning Dreams
There’s a posse of artists hawking cool art around the Twin Cities in support of Learning Dreams! Their name? Cardboardo.
Learning Dreams Model Continues Building a Culture of Learning
Learning Dreams builds connections between dreamers and community resources, supporting struggling learners by exploring their dreams and their deep motivations, and finding the steps needed to move forward toward their dreams.
Harlem Children’s Zone Offers Creative Responses & Hopeful Outcomes
Dr. Jerry Stein reviews a new book on the Harlem Children’s Zone, a ninety-seven block educational laboratory where one of the most transformative social experiments in our lifetime was conducted.
New York Learns: A Guide to the Educational Facilities of the Metropolis
Institutions are not the primary locations where learning occurs nor have they ever been. Instead, learning permeates the community - occurring within museums, music and art schools, trade and technical schools, youth programs to name a few.
Beyond the Classroom: Why School Reform has Failed and What Parents Need to Do
Laurence Steinberg argues that the home environment and home learning culture is what determines academic success, not traditional school reform.