When Rêve Academy began in 2010, it was a small operation with a big dream: to help students in need find their way to digital careers. But we couldn't do it without the help of Minneapolis Public Schools' CTE/STEM department. With a focus on STEM core...
This fall, interns at Rêve Academy learned how to create a successful brand from start to finish. The group of eight interns built two apparel brands and even learned how to operate a 3D printer by creating and selling custom cookie stamps. Impressed yet? Wait...
This August, 26 high schoolers led a team of professionals to do the unexpected: develop business ideas that are meant to improve the community, not just turn a profit. It was all part of Rêve Revival, a one-day accelerator that raised funds to support the...
We are proud to announce that Rêve Academy has been granted accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission, the national commission that confers the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) accreditation seal. Friends of Rêve Academy—parents, students, teachers, or educational administrators—will be pleased to know that our accrediting body...
We couldn't do our life-changing work without the help of teachers. They've brought Rêve Academy's coursework into dozens of local classrooms, helping us reach thousands of students. Under a teacher's guidance—and with curriculum and coaching support from the Academy—students learn marketable skills in business, technology,...
After five years of serving kids and clients from its North Minneapolis location, Rêve Academy and Rêve Consulting are moving a larger office that will accommodate twice as many student interns, expand community involvement, and allow both organizations to grow in size and scope. Rêve Consulting...
At Rêve Academy, we help kids—especially those who wouldn't otherwise have the chance—learn marketable skills in business, technology, and design. And as the Director of our two Student-Run Businesses, spending time with these kids is the best part of my day. I hope this video...
Inside Rêve Academy's bright orange walls, I'm frantically drawing a Minnesota-shaped scribble on the whiteboard. Luckily, my team yells out their interpretation of the scribbles—"Minnesota Vikings!"—before our opponents can do the same. We're playing an impromptu round of Pictionary, led by 17-year-old intern Hnia Xiong. He...
One of the most exciting things we are looking forward to this year is the investment into growing our formal skill-based volunteer program that engages digital volunteers, or “Digiteers” as we call them, to work directly with the students and interns we serve. To that end,...
We recently welcomed a new team member to Rêve Academy: Andrew Koch is joining us as Director, Operational Excellence, leading Rêve Academy’s fundraising, internal operations and skill-based volunteer ventures. We sat down with Andrew to learn more about what brought him to Rêve Academy. Please take us...