Any student in the local high school can become a member, and the parents' portion is based on the family's total income. Members may come to the center each weekday, between 12 noon and 6 p.m. during the school year. There are occasional weekend programs as well. The center is closed during July and half of August for summer vacation and also during Christmas and Easter vacations, Bonaire Regatta Week and Karnaval. Help yourself to a chance to win great travel and food prizes while lending a hand to the youth of Bonaire.
Scuba divers refer to it as divers' paradise.
However, about 60 years ago it must have been like hell with bombs dropping, torpedoes hitting their marks and sinking Japanese ships. Many of the ships were wartime freighters loaded with supplies and other much-needed wartime cargo. Yes, many airplanes were shot down, too. Lying on the bottom of Truk Lagoon is plenty of evidence of that hellish period. The surrounding islands hold damage to many well-built structures used by the Japanese as Communications and Control Centers.