DREAM Specialized High School Institute 2024
A Program of the NYC Public Schools
DREAM is a Saturday and summer academic program that prepares eligible seventh-grade New York City public school students to take the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) in the eighth grade.
Learn more below about Spring DREAM and beyond. Scroll down for parent resources for enrolled DREAM students!
DREAM -SHSI Program Overview
Spring
Spring Program: March-June
10 Saturdays; 8:30am-1:30pm
Summer
Summer Program: July-August
Monday-Thursday; 20 sessions
8:30am-1:30pm
Fall
Fall Program: September-SHSAT Date
Saturdays; 8:30am-1:30pm
Foundational work on SHSAT topics, community building, SHSAT test skills, guidance and getting ready for summer test preparation.
Intensive SHSAT prep with multiple practice tests, advisory and fun brain breaks, guidance sessions to prepare for high school.
Review of summer content, additional practice test opportunities, make a test-day game plan.
Students participate in all program sessions from spring through fall.
Attending the summer is required to attend the fall program.
Spring Program Details
Speed and Fun in Math and ELA
This speed component will get students practicing fast mental math, quickly identifying parts of speech and rapidly reading and annotating text. Teamwork, games and competitions make this important speed work fun.
Community Building
Fun opportunities for students to get to know one another, build community, manage stress, build a growth mindset, practice critical thinking and have some brain breaks.
Students will get ample time to work on projects related to the tougher topics on the SHSAT. In ELA investigations of authors craft in reading pieces and in math projects involving geometry or proportions.
Guidance Sessions
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Guidance Counselors will present group sessions to students weekly on topics such as organization, study skills and knowledge about the SHSAT and specialized high schools.
Projects on Complex SHSAT Topics
Spring DREAM Calendar
Saturdays, 8:30-1:30pm
Session 1: March 2
Session 2: March 9
Session 3: March 16
Session 4: March 23
Session 5: April 6
Session 6: April 13
Session 7: May 4
Session 8: May 11
Session 9: May 18
Session 10: June 1
No Sessions: March 30, April 20, April 27, May 25
DREAM FAMILY CORNER
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES!
Click on each of the below resources listed to access them
- Orientation session slides
- DREAM-SHSI Spring 2024 Calendar with
Practice Test Dates
- Spring Learning Targets (by session)
- DREAM-SHSI Site Contact List
- Practice Test Results (once take practice tests, can enter child’s student OSIS number and get breakdown of results
GET READY FOR DREAM!
WHAT TO BRING
- Electronic Device
- School or personal device; preferably
laptop or iPad
- Something to write with (i.e. pencil, pen)
- Optional: 1-2 notebooks and a folder
FIRST SESSION OF DREAM
- Arrive by 8:30am at assigned location and have breakfast
- Will be told your class number and given Spring schedule
- Meet and get to know the staff; attend all 4 components of DREAM
- Get materials and MetroCards
Learn More About the Specialized High Schools:
- The Bronx High School of Science
- The Brooklyn Latin School
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
- High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College of New York
- High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
- Staten Island Technical High School
- Stuyvesant High School
Questions about DREAM? Email SHSI@schools.nyc.gov