Held the last day of orientation, seasoned volunteers lead groups of 10 to 20 students to various agencies throughout the Middletown area. The number doubled in 1993 to 147 and then jumped this year to 234. Role Model Training. The Office of Community Services provides youth training emphasizing the significance of role models.
Workshops cover mentoring and serving as a role model.
In its second year, TFA provides Wesleyan students with an opportunity to lead an after-school workshop of their own design at an elementary or junior high school. In 1993, five students led workshops at two elementary schools. The workshops at two local housing projects have been extended as after-school programs. English as a Second Language. The ESL program, created this semester to provide assistance to local junior high and high schools, involves 24 students.