An instructional center including a first step substantially horizontal to a ground surface; a second step substantially horizontal to the ground surface, located further from the ground surface than the first step and not directly above the first step; a step riser located between the first and second steps, and a storage shelf. The instructional center may include a right section, a left section and a center section located between the left and right sections. The right, left, and center sections of the instructional center may be arranged and fit together such that the instructional center is substantially in a "V,", "U," or semicircle. The center section may by substantially hourglass-shaped when viewed from above or below.