A Boston pilot program “teams students with five local cultural institutions. The students act as apprentices to artists in five disciplines: dance, portraiture, storytelling, Vietnamese silk painting and puppetry-theater arts. In addition to the cultural experience, the students are also gaining job training and literacy skills. The students are required to keep a daily journal, show up on time, and act professionally and respectfully. For their time – five hours a day, five days a week, for five weeks – the program’s participants receive $6 an hour.” – Boston Herald 08/14/00