Now in its 27th season, Trinity College’s Dream Camp—a summer camp and year-round academic mentoring program—provides a fun, educational, and safe environment for participating elementary school through high school students. Former Dream Campers and Trinity students serve as tutors and mentors throughout the academic year and as counselors during the summer session.
This year, Dream Camp received grants for general support from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation and the Stanley D. and Hinda N. Fisher Fund, as well as additional support for its Mentors in Training program from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
Among the chief goals of Trinity’s Dream Camp are to enhance out-of-school educational opportunities for Hartford’s children, build confidence and academic skills, and improve success in school—all of which help to build interest in pursuing higher education. As campers enter high school and begin considering options for college, Dream Camp’s programs focus more on issues such as college awareness, admissions, SAT prep, and navigating through college and financial aid applications.
During the summer program on Trinity’s campus, Dream Camp offers classes in creative and performing arts, health and nutrition, and fitness and athletics offerings. In the summer of 2023, 175 Hartford children ages 6 to 16 participated in the program. About 23 percent of Dream Camp staff members are former campers; their success in college and in the leadership role of counselor provides inspiration to young campers.
Learn more about Dream Camp here.
Breanna Pitta ’27 and Carla Schmidt ’27 were selected for the yearlong National Environmental Leadership Fellowship by the Rachel Carson Council to support environmental action in their communities.
A striking and colorful piece of art in the Cornelia Center created by conceptual artist Sol LeWitt underwent a thorough restoration this summer, nearly three decades after its installation.
Hartford Public High School student Jada Wilson will attend Trinity College this fall with a scholarship from Hartford Promise. She plans to become a doctor. “I have a clear goal set that I want to accomplish. I’m hungry for success,” Wilson said.
A Trinity College faculty member will share her expertise at a screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher in Hartford.
