This summer we had a team of interns who used their design skills to create a brand identity for a local non-profit—Project DIVA. Project DIVA is a non-profit designed to coach young women through life issues. Project DIVAS mentors share how having self-respect leads to making...
Phil Mckoy, board member for Rêve Academy (left) accepted a gift offered by our partners at Reve Consulting after winning the Target Simplicity Challenge earlier this year. Target’s Simplicity Challenge was created as an opportunity for the American public to generate innovative solutions...
Community Technology Position Opening Apply or help spread the word about the City of Minneapolis AmeriCorps position through the Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP). Applications are being considered now and interviews are being scheduled with qualified candidates. The City's digital equity goals include deploying computers and Internet service...
Rêve Academy was recognized as one of three finalists for the Minnesota Business Magazine’s Community Impact Awards. Rêve Academy was nominated as a finalist in the Youth Initiative Award category —which recognizes events or programs by Minnesota companies that teach children skills, introduce them to fields of work, or...
Over the summer Rêve Academy hired a team of interns who created their own retail brand—fit’d and launched a pop-up retail store pilot featuring the products. This Fall the students began working on an ecommerce site that could showcase their prducts and help...
This fall a group of two interns Ashely Murphy (on left) and Nei’Yanna Penn (far right) will lead the effort to promote a new building project by Ackerberg. The interns will tell the story of a new building coming to North Minneapolis. The North Minneapolis hub will be...
Rêve Academy was recently acknowledged as one of the finalist for the Minneapolis Tekne Awards. The Tekne award honors organizations and innovations that positively impact the global technology economy. Each year the Tekne Awards shine a spotlight on different organizations within the technology and science industry. We are incredibly honored at Rêve Academy to...
Fox 9 featured our Rêve Academy STEP-UP Achieve interns on the news last night! Fox 9 reporter, Karen Scullin, introduced the story by speaking about how Rêve Academy + Rêve Consulting co-founders, Brad von Bank + Kristin Pardue, are working to bridge the digital divide here in Minneapolis: "With online sales only predicted to grow, a Twin Cities...
This summer four North Minneapolis organizations collaborated to provide integrated programming for three-‐dozen North Minneapolis youth (ages 16-‐18). Each Friday, the students would rotate to each program learning some of the most important skills needed for today’s global knowledge economy. By working together, the organizations leveraged what they did well...
After a long summer of planning and hard work, our Rêve Retail team of interns were finally given the opportunity to comprehend the result of their hard work. After much planning, our interns launched their new t-shirt and apparel brand along with operating a weekend-long pop up store located...