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gram. Opposite page: The children from the Helen Gordon Child Development Center assemble for a field trip. Photo by Kathy Schassen. Left: A teacher comforts her weary children. Photo by Kathy Schassen. Below left: Tricycles are provided for the kids to ride in the play area. Photo by Steve Martine. Below: Helen Gordon Child Development Center is located at 1609 SW 12th. Photo by Tom Boyd. Harriet Jackson, a student worker at the Center, described two features which makes it stand out. "Because the Center hires students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, the students are exposed to cultural diversity", she ex– plained. Also, children are exposed to elements of real life through situational set-ups, for example, a post office and another day a supermarket. "The chil– dren are given play money and encour– aged to pretend at grocery shopping", Jackson said.- Gwen Thompson.