A big heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in our Reel Love Challenge! We were thoroughly impressed by the artistry, humor, and wisdom shared with us. Thank you for showing us that REEL love! Two students were awarded full 4-week scholarships — one to our Classic Program and one to our Discovery Program — and 13 students were awarded partial scholarships for Summer 2025. Congratulations artists!!

The 2025 Reel Love Challenge Winners

Isaac Chan, Reel Love Challenge Winner, 4-Week Classic Program

"Thank you for choosing me as the winner of the Reel Love contest. My poem "Love in second chances" was not only based on my potatoes, but also by my own personal experience. I am in 7th grade and many students like myself has had a period of time where our grades dropped, and by the time we realized, we couldn’t fix them, and we needed a second chance to redo and improve.

The potatoes are doing great in the backyard, in fact, they sprouted and are growing fast now!" – Isaac C.

Marlo Barrow, Reel Love Challenge Winner, 4-Week Discovery Program

"I’m so excited to go to camp and dance every day. It’s my dream come true and I can’t wait to make new friends!" – Marlo B.

Honorable Mentions

Celestee Castillo | Joshua Chan | Lila Halpert | Savannah Lacey | Willow Lonigro | Samantha McIsaac | Elodie Oded | Nailah Rashid | Amar Rinvil | Amelia Rose Rinvil | Shannon Roger | Sebastien Torres | Hollie Werner

The theme of love continues this summer!

Every year, we explore a different theme and this year the theme is love. How do we show love toward our world, our community, ourselves? How do we — and how can we — use art as a vehicle to show, share, and nurture love?

Enroll in Usdan today and help spread love through art!