Sunburst Youth Academy is enrolling now for its January 2022 class Nichole Pichardo December 6, 2021A free residential leadership academy is currently seeking applicants for its program that gives local teens who’ve faced significant obstacles...
Local commission honors OCDE alternative education students for their personal reflections of hope and resilience Nichole Pichardo November 3, 2021A local commission that advocates on behalf of incarcerated youth is giving students enrolled in OCDE’s alternative education program the...
OCDE ACCESS student recognized for succeeding and rising against the odds Nichole Pichardo September 9, 2021A victim of abuse and placed in the foster care system at only 12 years old, Kaiyanna Han had the...
Defying the odds: OCDE’s alternative education program celebrates nearly 700 graduates Nichole Pichardo June 30, 2021Language divides, homelessness, pregnancy, single parenting, and social and academic challenges are just some of the hurdles the 2021 graduating...
VIDEO: ‘One Day’ short film looks at life inside OCDE’s Adult Transition program Nichole Pichardo March 11, 2021A new short film produced by OCDE’s Communications and Media Services unit follows one class of Adult Transition students at...
Students from OCDE’s Otto Fischer School are building kindness one desk at a time Nichole Pichardo March 10, 2021It all started with an idea for a kindness project. Now, students from Otto A. Fischer School are building desks...
VIDEO: Get a bird’s eye view of OCDE’s new Harbor Learning Center North campus Ian Hanigan March 9, 2021Thanks to OCDE’s Media Services team, we have a visual update on the new Harbor Learning Center North campus that...
In the news: Sunburst Youth Academy cadets keeps shining amid pandemic Nichole Pichardo November 30, 2020A Spectrum News 1 crew recently paid a visit to Sunburst Youth Academy to highlight the many ways the military-style...
Boxing champ talks knockdowns and decisions with students from OCDE’s alternative ed program Ian Hanigan November 23, 2020As a champion prizefighter shared his story, students from OCDE’s alternative education program had virtual ringside seats. Abner Mares, who...
VIDEO: OCDE breaks ground on new campus for ACCESS students Ian Hanigan September 18, 2020 Just off the 91 Freeway in Anaheim lies an expansive field of dirt and rocks once owned by Carl...
