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...
Our interns had an opportunity to pitch their retail concept to over 35 business and organization leaders in Minneapolis. Among the attendees was a representative from Sen. Franken’s office and City Council Members Elizabeth Glidden, John Quincy, and Don Samuels. The interns shared the projects that they have...
This year, Rêve Academy participated in the annual Flow Northside Art Crawl. Our interns learned photography basics earlier in the summer and took photos around the West Broadway Avenue area to showcase the often-overlooked splendor of North Minneapolis. The interns were glad to gain a great amount of...
Our interns spent several days in training to learn different elements of design, specifically Photoshop and photography essentials. After the training, they used their skills to create a promotional ad for Rêve Academy. The interns posted their ads on Facebook and had their family, friends, and community vote on their...