Dream Cities | Salt Lake City, UT
1155 S. Glendale Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Phone: 801-973-9494
Fax: 801-973-9499
Learning Center DirectorKristina Muckkmuck  usdreamacademy [dot] org |
Feature Story
Last January, mentor Alex Ramos started an artistic revolution at the Dream Academy center in Salt Lake City. Alex, who is a artist by profession asked the DreamKids if they would be willing to participate in a community art show at the Sorenson Unity Center. The theme of the show would be “Culture and Diversity” and students would be challenged to create art pieces that showed culture and diversity through their eyes. As usual, the DreamKids rose to the challenge!
In preparation for the art pieces, Dream Academy staff introduced the students to several new art techniques including sculpture, water color, and collage and even brought in two professional artists for some hands on learning. What resulted was 21 pieces submitted by 20 DreamKids for display in the exhibit. The pieces themselves were diverse and included paintings, masks, graffiti art, photography and college as well as a sculpture that was created through a collaboration by all the artists.
“This art show was by no means a requirement for all students” states Center Director Kristina Muck. “All students participated in the lessons, but submitting a piece was entirely up to them. We are very proud of all our students for all the hard work they did this year and we are especially proud of the students who decided to be brave and submit art work to be viewed by the entire community. They really put a piece of themselves into each piece.”
Our History in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City, the US Dream Academy is located at the Dual Immersion Academy, a new charter school, established in 2007 southwest of downtown. The school houses approximately 350 students in grades K-8. The instructional program features a two-way bilingual education model with the aim of developing bilingual bicultural children. Content is taught in both English and Spanish to all children. Classes are constituted with approximately 50% native Spanish speakers and 50% native English speakers. The Learning Center in Salt Lake City earned the “Center of the Year” honor in 2008.
About Our Staff
Learning Center DirectorKristina Muck proudly serves the Salt Lake City Learning Center as Center Director. Prior to her employment at the U.S. Dream Academy, Ms. Muck served as Manager for a Community Learning Center and After School Program with the Salt Lake City School District. Ms. Muck, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Westminster College, committed to using her knowledge to help young people cope with difficult circumstances and learn to develop good habits that lead to a more positive future. |
Our Salt Lake City Partners in the Dream
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Salt Lake County Aging - RSVP
Utah Mentoring Partnership
Utah Food Bank
University of Utah - Bennion Center
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