Can This Boarding School Help Lift Disadvantaged Children Out Of Poverty? - Part 1 | Dare To Dream

What happens when 25 teenagers enrol in Singapore’s first boarding campus exclusively for children from lower-income families? Will this social experiment prove how the poverty cycle can be broken?

We chronicle the journeys of students and staff over a year as they navigate uncharted territories and find their paths. Rayyan struggles with his weight and self-esteem. His parents hope that the boarding campus, ‘=DREAMS’ can help him in ways they can’t. Early in the school year, Jovia is already crying herself to sleep after facing problems with her dormitory mates. But her mother is not ready for her to give up. Nick wins the hearts of his peers but has a run-in with adult volunteers. His behaviour tests the disciplinary approach of the staff.

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00:00 Introduction
01:50 Teachers prepare for the start of the school year
04:14 Parents' hopes for their son
07:01 Check-in at the boarding school campus
09:40 First introduction to their new lodging
13:02 School year commences for students and teachers
18:47 Forming friendships with peers and teachers
22:31 Assistant headmaster's first weekend home
27:24 Staging a musical fundraiser
30:32 Challenges adjusting to dormitory life
34:20 Conflict in the boys' dorm
38:57 Scholars refuse to participate in the musical

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About the show: Dare to Dream chronicles the journey of an unlikely social experiment to help children of disadvantaged families escape the poverty trap.
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