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| Welcome! |
Students are most likely to thrive — academically, socially,
and in other important ways — in an atmosphere of respect
that the students themselves help create. This is the core
principle of the emPOWERment project, founded by
four Omaha education and business professionals as a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The emPOWERment project has developed an
innovative ten-week program — Respect and Manners at
School and Work — introduced in selected Omaha Public
Schools. Students meet once a week to develop a positive,
encouraging learning atmosphere and form habits that lead to
and in other important ways — in an atmosphere of respect
that the students themselves help create. This is the core
principle of the emPOWERment project, founded by
four Omaha education and business professionals as a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The emPOWERment project has developed an
innovative ten-week program — Respect and Manners at
School and Work — introduced in selected Omaha Public
Schools. Students meet once a week to develop a positive,
encouraging learning atmosphere and form habits that lead to
 | self-worth and self-confidence | |
| respectful attitudes and behavior toward others | |
| good manners | |
| optimism about future success | |
| scholastic achievement | |
Planned for sixth- through twelfth-graders, program activities
help students achieve the following results:
help students achieve the following results:
| recognize their own and others' worth | |
| channel this recognition into respectful interaction | |
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It made my manners way better; it made me a better person |
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CONTACT US: the emPOWERment project ■ P. O. Box 4482 ■ Omaha, Nebraska 68104 ■ Phone: 402-556-9982 ■ E-mail: sadams@empowermentusa.org |
| © 2010 the emPOWERment project |
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