Monthly Archives: May 2011

EOYDC Featured In Oakland Magazine – 2011

Meet some of EOYDC’s Alumnae featured in the Oakland Magazine in the article “The Way They Roll”

Magic Johnson Empowerment Center

  The Magic Johnson Empowerment Center (formerly known as the Magic Johnson/HP Inventor Center) was funded by Mr. Johnson’s foundation. He felt that the solution for bridging the digital divide was by providing free computer access within the community that utilizes Hewlett-Packard’s state-of-the-art equipment, industry standard software and applications. Also, please take the time to [...]

EOYDC/ Magic Johnson Empowerment Center Tech Museum

The EOYDC/Magic Johnson Tech Museum was designed to provide a review of computer technology and its impact on the world. The museum features both aged technology and information, mixed with current technology in use inside the Magic Johnson Empowerment Center. Below we list the items inside as well as a visual of the museum. We [...]

Job Training Certificate

To receive your Certificate of Completion like the one shown below, you must complete a minimum of 32 hours of Employment Training.    

Jamal Cole – Essay

Having an education is very beneficial in the long run; with out an education you would not be able to attain the amount of knowledge that you will need to provide a stable foundation for your future, therefore it is mandatory for a student to stay in school so they be successful in life and [...]

Special Workshops

EOYDC in collaboration with Shamwari Gallery and City of Oakland Crafts & Cultural Arts Department sponsored a series of Stone Carving Workshops at EOYDC. This project was designed to give  participants’ knowledge of art. Sculpture is one of the oldest known art forms and has a storied history in Sub-Sahara Africa. Participants get an introduction [...]

Technical Computer Class

  During this course students will literally learn how to assemble and configure an IBM class computer.

Working 2Gether As A Community Mural

This mural was sponsored by the LEF Foundation to help create the concept that people working together can make a positive change in there community, that they can learn to respect each others differences, and that despite cultural differences we can work together for the common good. The mural was conceived, designed and, painted by [...]

Youth Computer Class

This class is designed to help our youngest participants ages 8-12, understand the basic operations of the computer as it relates to everyday use. The long-term goal of this class is to teach students how to use the computer to complete school projects and assignments. Upon entering the class, each student will receive personalized typing [...]

Class Descriptions

Since this is a summer youth leadership program, we felt that it would be appropriate to have youth engaged in all aspects of the program. We have added four new classes: Fashion, Spanish, Dance, and Music. All of the classes listed are taught entirely by youth instructors! Art: Students created murals using paint and water balloons [...]

S.C.E.P. Youth Instructor

Qualifications Age 14-19 (14 if you have at least one year of experience with the S.C.E.P., 16 if you do not) At least 2.5 GPA A history of positive interaction with children Ability and desire to work with children The ability to demonstrate responsible leadership and maturity The ability to give and follow directions Self [...]

S.C.E.P. Youth Instructor Hiring Info

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Basic Adult Computer Class

After students have shown mastery of the keyboard, they will learn how to create documents in programs such as Microsoft Word and Publisher. Students will then learn how to insert pictures into documents, cut and paste, and use various program tools to create flyers, birthday cards cover pages etc.. By using these programs, the students [...]

Clorox Mural

Healthy Living Murals The following murals, requested by the Clorox Company, and are currently on display at their international corporate headquarters in Oakland California. The murals were designed to highlight some of the healthy living activities promoted by Clorox and included in the EOYDC youth programs. “Community Sharing Healthy Foods”“Plant Gardens/Grow Your Own”Instructor: Joanne LudwigArtists: [...]

Jamal Rasheed

  April 8, 2010 HBCU Tour Essay Essay Going into the college tour I was very excited, to be able to get away from home for a while and have some new experiences. On the plane ride to Denver, I did not go to sleep because I was thinking about all the colleges I was [...]

Jamal B. Cole

The historical black college tour presented by the Excel Rainbow Push Coalition was a very beneficial tour that made me expand my options for college. When the tour first started I wanted to go back to Oakland, California because I assumed that the tour was going to be long and very boring, due to the [...]

Sha’Quea Pratt

EOYDC/ Southwest Airlines New York College Tour 2010 Waking up at 5am to be at EOYDC at 5:30am was pretty hectic. I tried my best to wake up at 4:30am but it just did not happen. Good thing I had everything ready so that I only would have to get up, complete a few tasks [...]

Timmeya Russell

Before the trip, I did everything with enough effort to just get by, and I did not care a lot about school or my future.  When I found out that I was chosen to go on the college tour to NYC, along with Shay Shay, Aja, Joel, Domine, Josh, Brent and Julian, I was so [...]