More Than A Dream

More than a dream

More Than a Dream

The Christo Rey story is one of the more improbable and inspiring educational success stories in decades. Beginning with an audacious dream-to start a new college prep school for the children of Hispanic working poor - the Jesuits in Chicago set to work. In More Than a Dream, G.R. Kearney shows how one daring vision became a reality and has turned into a resounding success. Through Cristo Rey's innovative curriculum, creative financing model, and intense devotion to the needs of Hispanic students, the lives of thousands of families continue to be changed.

More Than a Dream

Richmond,Va. Springtime --- new life, new beginnings. Flowers and trees begin to blossom; however, those arent the only things budding as new relationships bloom for close friends and new acquaintances. Nicole Lewis, a professor at VCU, is a woman in love. Her first true love, the controlling and self-centered Douglas, suddenly disappears without warning. Just as sudden as Douglas disappearance is the arrival of the handsome and successful Gerard Michaels. However, Nicoles guard is up, and shes suspicious of his intentions. Her best friend, Taylor Mundy, is busy with her educational pursuits and planning her strategic career moves until the suave and debonair Tre Posby moves to town. Focused, but unprepared and unaware of his motives as they unfold . . . Taylor struggles. Xavier Love, the highly-respected school administrator has a clandestine course of action that is eventually discovered by one of the local Universities head basketball coaches, JaBari Jackson, who has a personal stake in the discovery. Yes, Richmond has more things blossoming this spring than the obvious.