Dream Circle
Because Together Is Better.
Your Personalized Support Network
The Dream Circle is a unique feature of Dream Chaser Kids, designed to create a supportive and engaging community around each student’s journey. It’s more than just a monthly update—it’s how students connect with a hand-picked group of relatives, friends, and mentors who actively cheering them on and supporting their dreams.
Note: New members undergo a 15-day review period before receiving newsletters. This ensures that all members are approved by parents to maintain a trusted, supportive circle.
How It Works
- Personalized Support Network: Each student’s Dream Circle is composed of close family members, friends, and mentors who receive monthly newsletters created by your child during class. These newsletters keep circle members informed of your student’s progress, milestones, and projects, allowing them to provide ongoing encouragement and feedback.
- Earning While Learning: Circle members can contribute between $5 to $20 per month, directly supporting your student’s projects and their giving initiatives. This practical experience not only boosts your student’s confidence but also teaches them valuable lessons in financial management and responsibility.
- Continuous Engagement: The Dream Circle isn’t a one-time event; invite family and friends to portfolio parties to connect via Zoom for live engagement. Your student’s supporters are not just observers—they’re active participants, providing the emotional and financial backing that helps your student turn their dreams into reality.
Why It Matters
Support Like This Feels Different
We’ve all seen the pride on a child athlete’s face as supporters cheer from the stands. Imagine the look on your Dream Chaser’s face when their supporters aren’t just cheering—they provide encouragement, give product feedback, refer new customers, like and share posts, and so much more.
- Emotional Support: 2018 study and another study found that the presence of trusted adults who believe in your child’s potential is linked to positive outcomes that extend into adulthood, fostering resilience, academic success, and social well-being.
- Real-World Learning: By managing contributions and engaging with their circle, student’s learn essential life skills that prepare them for future success, both personally and professionally.
But There’s More!
Now picture this, your student’s private newsletter evolve into a powerful and valuable asset within their portfolio. These newsletters, created through their Dream Circle, not only document their growth and achievements but also serve as a compelling portfolio for internships, scholarships, college applications, and even future employment opportunities. By sharing their progress, projects, and the support they’ve received from their Circle, your child demonstrates a history of ambition, creativity, and practical skills that set them apart in any competitive setting.
In essence, what starts as a monthly update to Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, friends and neighbors becomes a key element in your child’s journey that strengthens their confidence and the community that believes in their potential.
Together, we’re writing the chapters in the most extraordinary story ever told.
Getting Started
Step 1: Setup your PayPal account
Parents add their PayPal email to the Dream Circle account or set up a new PayPal account to securely manage contributions. This step ensures that all contributions are organized and accessible, teaching students the basics of financial management with parental oversight.
Step 2: Invite your Dream Circle
Invite your Dream Circle to celebrate as your child learns, builds, and launches their dream business. Please note: New Dream Circle members will experience a 15-day waiting period before receiving newsletters. This ensures that all members are verified by parents to maintain a trusted, supportive network.
Step 3: Ongoing Support for Subscribers
Each Dream Circle member, whether a grandparent, sibling, family friend, or mentor, chooses a contribution between $5 to $20 for one month or any number of months. This goes beyond financial support; it’s an investment in your student’s potential and a strong vote of confidence in their talents and ideas.
One Circle Different Sizes
Each Dream Circle is based on the enrollment option that best fits your student’s needs.
Circle Member select how much and how often they want to contribute. With just ten members, support could range from $50 to $200 each month. This regular income can be saved, fund projects, giving initiatives, and more. It’s a practical lesson in earning and managing money.
Optional Participation
Participation in the Dream Circle is entirely customized for groups of 5 or more and optional for non-groups. While the Dream Circle offers valuable opportunities for your child’s growth and community engagement, parents have the option to opt out. Please note that once you choose to opt out, you cannot opt back in later.
Dream Circle FAQ
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Dream Circle is a private network of friends and family supporting your child’s entrepreneurial journey. It involves monthly contributions, feedback, and encouragement to help children learn about business and financial management. New members undergo a 15-day review period before receiving newsletters, allowing parents time to approve them. This ensures that all members are verified by parents to maintain a trusted, supportive circle.
Dream Circle newsletters are a part of the learning experience and are video-based. They include simple prompts throughout the journey to guide your child in sharing their progress and engaging with their Dream Circle members. Children create newsletters shared with their Dream Circle members. These members contribute financially and offer support like product feedback and referrals.
After admission, set up a PayPal account or use your existing PayPal email. Login to your DC Kids account to activate and invite members.
Family, friends, and mentors committed to supporting your child’s dreams. Invitation are only sent by parent/guardians, not students. New members undergo a 15-day review period before receiving newsletters, allowing parents time to approve them. This ensures that all members are verified by parents to maintain a trusted, supportive circle.
Members can contribute up to $20 monthly, directly supporting your child’s initiatives in increments of $5.
Members are encouraged to support when they can, but there is no strict requirement to contribute every month. Circle Member chose how often they want to contribute.
Yes, members have the flexibility to choose their contribution schedule. For example, a cousin might contribute $10 for three months, a grandparent could choose $5 for thirteen months, or a sibling might choose $20 for one hundred months. This allows members to support your child’s entrepreneurial journey in a way that fits their budget and commitment level.
Members can offer constructive feedback on business ideas, suggest improvements, provide referrals, or share personal experiences that might help guide the child’s entrepreneurial journey.
There are no direct costs to parents apart from supporting their child’s efforts in managing their Dream Circle. For example, parent will pass words of encouragement to students from Circle members. PayPal may standard fees associated with setting up a PayPal account or other financial transactions.
Yes, the first four newsletters are created during class and automatically sent to your private Circle members. This setup helps children develop skills in communication, time management, financial management, and receiving feedback. You can announce the conclusion of the Dream Circle newsletter in the fourth issue or choose to manage the newsletter yourself. After the 12-week learning experience, you can either continue sharing with your Circle or self-manage the newsletter.
If you don’t have a Circle member before week one, you can inform the program, and they’ll assist you in finding your first member.
Students have access to DreamCircle for two months after the last newsletter is sent. This policy encourages ongoing engagement with the program.
No, participation in the Dream Circle is optional. However, if you choose to opt out, please note that you cannot opt back in later. Your child can still fully benefit from the program without sending newsletters to a private Circle. Participating in the Dream Circle offers additional opportunities for skill development in communication, time management, and community engagement, but the choice is yours.
Share the Dream!