The American Dream School

a public charter school
Since 2014

Our Mission

The American Dream  Charter School develops

academic excellence in both Spanish and English

for grades 6-12, preparing students to excel

in college and become leaders in their communities. 





Our Vision
The American Dream Charter School strongly believes that to facilitate success, it is important to cultivate a welcoming, encouraging environment for English Language Learners and immigrant students where learning and language development is supported. 
 
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2020-2021 Media Highlights!


A look back at the historic 2020-2021 school-year through national and local media featuring the voices of our students and faculty.



Members of the First-Ever Graduating Class

Reveal their College Selections



"There was a big celebration Friday for the seniors of American Dream Charter School," reported CBS2 News on May 22nd, sharing excerpts from the May 21st virtual College Reveal event. At the event, the members of ADS's first-ever graduating class, who received 450 total college acceptances, each dramatically revealed which school they will attend this fall, and faculty and staff reflected upon and celebrated the students and their journey.



ADS Faculty Encourage Communities to Become Vaccinated



American Dream School teachers were among those to participate in a Bronx charter schools campaign supporting the COVID-19 vaccine. In a video available on YouTube (above), the educators note their eagerness to return to the classroom and encourage others to become vaccinated. The campaign was covered in this Bronx Times article.



Women's History Month - Founding a School Catering to Immigrants and English Language Learners




“The daughter of once-undocumented immigrants, Melkonian spent more than a decade in New York City public education before founding her own charter school catering to immigrants and English Language Learners,” says PIX11's Monica Morales.




Univision Interviews ADS Founder and Seniors


"These students share the same dream," reports Univision's Mariela Salgado. Says Founder and Executive Director Melissa Melkonian, "They want to be the first generation of their families to go to college."