On November 8, 2013, seven D2 Center students participated in a CPR certification class at the D2 Center offered through Omaha AHEC (Area Health Education Center). We learned basic first aid including proper techniques to aid anyone choking and CPR for adults,...
The D2 Center will be offering a First Aid / CPR Certification class at the D2 Center on Friday, November 8, 2013, from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. There is no school at OPS for high school students on that day. Lunch will be served. This is a great opportunity to learn more...
Update 6/18/2013: the webinar recording and materials are now available, along with a recap post from AIR's Marshal Conley, Community Manager for the Dropout Recovery and Prevention Online Community of Practice. Partners in Dropout Recovery: Getting Creative to Find...
This Friday, April 26, 2013, from 5 - 8 P.M., the D2 Center will host a movie night to watch "Dropout Nation," a PBS Frontline documentary that follows four students in Houston, TX, through one school year. A discussion will follow the viewing. Pizza and popcorn will...
This past Saturday, D2 Center students and YANs participated in an improv workshop facilitated by improv actor Will Meinen. The focus of the session was to discover new ways to communicate, explore strengths, and build confidence. After establishing the day's ground...
Join us at the D2 Center for an Improv Workshop on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and earn up to five hours towards a Careers & Community Engagement elective credit. What are your strengths and talents? What kind of leader are you? Led by...
D2 Center students are invited to a screening of the new documentary, "The Josh Jones Story," on Tuesday March 12, 2013, at 4 PM. Meet at the D2 Center at 3:15 PM; we'll leave at 3:30. Join us for this brand-new film that explores the life of Jones, an Omaha Central...
March 2013 is a busy month for the D2 Center Careers & Community Engagement (C & CE) Program. Students who participate in C & CE explore all sorts of careers in a hands-on way, receive one-on-one instruction on job skills and self awareness, PLUS have the...
Please join us in welcoming Daniel Beaty to Omaha on February 15, 2013, at 7:30 PM at the Holland Center. This event is free for D2 Center students. To learn more about this award-winning actor, singer, & writer, visit http://danielbeaty.com. To see him in action,...
On January 19, 2013, D2 Center students can spend the morning with the Douglas County Sheriff’s CSI Team. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in law enforcement careers as well as students who are exploring career options in general....
Last week, D2 Center co-director Greg Emmel, Barb Farho from the City of Omaha Mayor's Office, and I flew to Denver to attend this year's Dropout Re-engagement Network meeting along with representatives from seventeen other cities across the U.S. The conference was...
Omaha Area Health Education Center (AHEC) will be offering a CPR / First Aid and Infant CPR certification course for D2 Center students at the D2 Center, Monday, December 10, 2012, from 4-8 P.M. We're excited to provide this service at no cost to our students. This...
The D2 Center will be offering a First Aid / CPR Certification class at the D2 Center on Monday, December 10, 2012, from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to learn more about health careers and how to save a life -- plus, students can earn hours towards a...
The D2 Center will be participating in a special screening and discussion presented by the League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha. Patriocracy is “a new documentary that drills down to the roots of political polarization and offers sound solutions to move beyond it.”...
Yesterday, co-director Greg Emmel and I shared the D2 Center's efforts, activities and some early results at the annual Youth Transitions Funders Group (YTFG) annual meeting in Detroit, MI. The YTFG is "a network of grantmakers whose mission is to help all youth make...
On Sunday, August 12, 2012, the D2 Center celebrated the start of the school year with our students, parents, youth advocates (Youth Academic Navigators, called YANs) and staff. We started off with a meal of pizza, pop, veggies, and cookies, followed by an...
Students and parents, please join the D2 Center directors, staff, and YANs for a Back to School Blitz, Sunday, August 12 from 4-6 PM here at the D2 Center. The start of the new school year is almost here, and it's time to come together to think about how to tackle the...
This Thursday, June 28, D2 Center Careers and Community Engagement Class students will participate in a food tour to learn more about careers in agriculture and culinary arts. The tour starts at an urban farm here in Omaha, followed by a trip to Nebraska City. In...
This Thursday, D2 Center students who participate in the Careers and Community Engagement Class will visit the award-winning Grey Plume restaurant to learn about culinary careers. Our host for the workshop is Chef and Owner Clayton Chapman, who will give a brief Grey...
Here are some upcoming activities that are part of the D2 Center Careers & Community Engagement Class. Students who participate in these activities will earn hours towards a Careers & Community Engagement elective credit. If you have questions or want to...
The Nebraska Youth Conservation Program is seeking Crew Members, ages 16-20, to work with the Nebraska Games & Parks Commission this summer, June 25 - August 3, 2012. This is a great opportunity to work outdoors in a state park and learn about landscaping, trail...
Tune into NET2 this Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. for a live hour-long program on "The State of Education in Nebraska." The program will also be streamed online at http://www.netnebraska.org/television/stream. A panel of experts will discuss high school graduation...
Interested in learning more about a career in the culinary arts? The D2 Center is offering another Career Experience Workshop, this time at Whole Foods, where you can learn about food, cooking, and culinary career possibilities. Not only that, but by attending this D2...
The D2 Center is offering another Career Experience Workshop coming up, this time focused on Health Science. This is your chance to hear about fitness, nutrition and being a personal trainer from the experts at the Kroc Center here in Omaha. This is a great...
Last month, Greg Emmel and I spoke on behalf of the D2 Center for a webinar entitled Re-engagement Centers-Key Element in a City Strategy to Recover Dropouts, hosted by the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families (YEF Institute). In...
Greg Emmel, one of our D2 Center directors, will be participating in a free webinar sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families (YEF Institute). “Reengagement Centers: Key Element in a City Strategy to Recover Dropouts”...
Yesterday the D2 Center was pleased to join the Sherwood Foundation, Building Bright Futures and the City of Omaha to co-host the Multiple Pathways to Graduation Summit, held at Metropolitan Community College Swanson Conference Center on the Fort Omaha Campus. The D2...
D2 Center staff gathered at the Ramada Plaza in Omaha on November 7 to participate in the Building Bright Futures and Avenue Scholars annual community event, Illuminating Pathways to Educational Excellence. The D2 Center is a Building Bright Futures (BBF) program; the...
Please join the D2 Center directors and staff at the 2011 Building Bright Futures and Avenue Scholars Foundation Annual Community Event, Illuminating Pathways to Educational Excellence. This is a great opportunity to visit with Building Bright Futures staff and...