Old 'buddies' help kids learn

PAULA STROMQUIST/Special to the Acorn

WORKING TOGETHER- Brookside Elementary School second-grader Luke Tribe, center, is paired with fourth-graders Gianni Stillo and Cristian Chicas in the school's Buddy Program. The ongoing activity at the Oak Park school links younger children with older students who serve as mentors in monthly activities such as community service projects, games, reading and art.