The center operates on a sliding scale of tuition. The center has a long waiting list of nearly eight months for prospective children. Volunteers from a wide variety of backgrounds complete the picture at the Center. There are fifty Brown student volunteers who dedicate their time to working with the eighty children at the Center. Becoming a volunteer involves filling out a written application as well as a brief orientation with Leslie Gell.
Most Brown volunteers spend four hours a week in a classroom helping teachers.
There are also opportunities to organize extra activities, such as visits from singing groups and dance classes for the students. High school students, senior citizens and mentally disabled adults also volunteer at the Center. The curriculum itself is a product of the themes and interests that arise throughout the year. Inc. You may not reproduce this material in any form without the permission of The Brown Daily Herald. Contact The Herald if you have any comments or suggestions.