Welcome to the Chesterbrook Learning Center!
The Chesterbrook Learning Center is an after-school program that is located in Waltham, MA and serves economically disadvantaged, school-age children who live in Chesterbrook Gardens, a public housing development in Waltham. With a paid Director and Bentley University student volunteers, this program provides homework help, academic enrichment, healthy snacks, indoor and outdoor games, arts and crafts activities, and access to computers and the internet. This program also provides a safe, nurturing place where the children, most of whom are from single-parent households, can spend their time after school, when many of their parents are still at work.
The Bentley University student volunteers are more than tutors – they are mentors and role models who help the children to realize that they too can strive to go to college. Significantly, the majority of the children’s grades have improved as a result of their participation in the Center, including their interest in attending college in the future.
It is operated as a partnership between the Waltham Police Department and Bentley University with the support of its Board of Directors and Executive Director, as well as with the support of the Chesterbrook Tenants Association.
Thanks for visiting us – and thank you in advance for any donations you can make to keep the center running to support these amazing children!
Mission Statement
The mission of the Chesterbrook Community Foundation is to open doors for children residing in the Chesterbrook Gardens public housing complex in Waltham, Massachusetts by providing mentoring, academic support and enrichment in a structured after-school program. Specific goals include helping the children to succeed academically, enriching their lives through academic, technological, artistic, and social experiences, and enabling the children to envision broader educational and career possibilities than they might have otherwise.
