Altus Dreams Academy was built on one belief: structure and discipline create opportunity that changes lives.
Located in the Inland Empire, Altus Dreams Academy serves students in Grades 3–8 by combining structured academic support with elite athletic culture. At Altus Dreams Academy we foster a supportive academic experience, while developing leaders, competitors, and disciplined young men and women prepared for life.
Altus Dreams Academy was founded by 3× Pro Bowl NFL defensive tackle Kenny Clark. A leader whose journey from the Inland Empire, to playing at the highest level of professional football in the National Football League, forged a passion that shaped the vision behind this school.
Before the NFL, Kenny was a multi-year starter at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), earning All-Pac-12 honors and building a reputation for consistency, preparation, and a dedicated work ethic.
Kenny’s hard work paid off when he was drafted in the first round (27th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. He began his career with the Green Bay Packers before continuing his journey with the Dallas Cowboys.
Throughout his NFL career, Kenny has acquired success in many ways including:
– Recorded 30+ career sacks as an interior defensive lineman
– Earned 3 Pro Bowl selections
– Recorded 400+ career tackles
– Served as a team captain and defensive leader
– Anchored playoff-caliber defenses
Kenny learned that playing one of the most physically demanding positions in football required resilience, preparation, and attention to detail. Those same principles have become the pillars that Altus Dreams Academy is built on.
As a young man and long before professional football, Kenny experienced firsthand how critical it is for young people to be placed in the right environment.
Growing up in the Inland Empire, he witnessed how access to mentorship, structure, and accountability could redirect a child’s trajectory in life. Talent alone was never enough and the right system could cultivate the results needed to make a difference.
Altus Dreams Academy was created to be that system. It is not about replicating the journey to professional athletics — but to instill professional habits.
The vision is rooted in a powerful truth: discipline, structure, and opportunity can transform a life. His vision for Altus Dreams Academy is to give local youth the same foundation that transformed his life.
At Altus we don’t just train. We develop the whole student-athlete.
Altus Dreams Academy integrates:
– Structured academic excellence
– Character-based accountability
– Speed & strength development
– Emotional intelligence development
– Health and nutrition education
– Position-specific athletic training
– Film study integration
Our goal is simple:
Develop disciplined elite students and athletes prepared for high school, college, and beyond.
At Altus Dream Academy, standards are high and nothing is given—everything is earned. Student-athletes earn their wings through daily commitment to excellence.
Core Values
– Discipline Over Distraction
Elite student-athletes control their focus. We eliminate distractions and lock in on our work.
– Relentless Preparation
We prepare with purpose—every rep, every drill, every day. We don’t hope to succeed, we train for it.
– Accountability Over Excuses
We own everything—effort, attitude, and performance. No excuses, only solutions.
– Structure Creates Freedom
We embrace structure, knowing it builds consistency, confidence, and high-level performance.
– Leadership is a Standard
Leadership is not a title—it’s how we train, compete, and carry ourselves at all times.
– Elite Mindset
We think, train, and compete with confidence and resilience. Pressure is a privilege.
Athletes Earn their Wings by displaying:
– Maximum effort
– A winning mentality
– A team first attitude
– No excuses work ethic
– Punctuality
– Initiative
None of these require talent, but all of them require making a choice.
At Altus Dreams Academy we teach student-athletes that greatness is built with the bricks of their daily decisions — the controllable habits that separate leaders from followers.
At Altus Dreams Academy we teach student-athletes that greatness is built with the bricks of their daily decisions — the controllable habits that separate leaders from followers.
Our academy culture encourages disciplined habits, emotional intelligence, and strong character—instilling the grit and work ethic required to succeed at the highest level, in sport and in life.
– A place where structure creates freedom
– Where expectations are clear
– Where effort is non-negotiable
– Where character is built daily
At Altus, we believe when discipline becomes a lifestyle, success becomes inevitable and sustainable.
