Dream BLDRS at John F Kennedy Middle School

Aspire Dream BLDRS™ with John F. Kennedy Middle School

Aspire has partnered with John F. Kennedy Middle School to deliver Dream BLDRS—an award-winning social-emotional learning (SEL) and college & career readiness program designed to help middle school students build leadership, confidence, and real-world skills.

Led by renowned speaker and educator Patrick Walker-Reese, and designed by Channing Bailey—Chief Creative Officer behind 250+ brands generating $300M+ in impact—Dream BLDRS equips students with the tools to explore academic and career pathways through vision-based learning.

Through proven strategies drawn from top performers in business, sports, and the arts, students develop goal-setting skills, strong habits, and a clear roadmap for success—empowering them to take action and reach their full potential.

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Helping students build confidence, leadership, and real-world skills—Dream BLDRS is an award-winning SEL and career readiness program designed for lasting success.

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSROOM!

Dream BLDRS

Dream BLDRS empowers students with the skills to succeed in college, career, and life with culturally relevant, data-driven College & Career Readiness through SEL & innovation.

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Improve academic performance, leadership, retention, and long-term success.

Dream BLDRS: Pre-Test

Write the Future You Want

Vision

Turn your dream into a clear vision statement and personal motto you can use now—and others will rally behind.

Dream BLDRS: Vision

Discover your WHY

Passion

Find the problem you’re built to solve—and the reason you’ll stay with it when it gets hard.

Dream BLDRS: Passion

Turn Dreams into Action

Goal Setting

Turn vision into measurable outcomes through SMART goals, discipline, teamwork, and execution.

Dream BLDRS Goal Setting

Build a Winning Team

Connection

Learn to connect with purpose, communicate with clarity, and create relationships that carry your dream forward.

Dream BLDRS: Connection

Identity Your Unique Strengths

Strengths

Discover personal traits that make you powerful in both conflict and collaboration. Learn how others perceive your strengths and how to amplify them.

Dream BLDRS: Strengths

Find Your Strengths

THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSROOM!

Dream BLDRS

Dream BLDRS empowers students with the skills to succeed in college, career, and life with Culturally Relevant, data-driven College & Career Readiness through SEL & innovation.

College & Career Readiness

Dream BLDRS college and career readiness socio-emotional learning (SEL) workshops utilizing creative approaches to reveal the tools and techniques for dream building.

Unique Incentives

Giveaways for high participation, book giveaways, cash prizes for winners from the vision statement competition in the Dream BLDRS Goal Setting workshop.