Staff at Parkland Composite High School in Edson say the Coffee Stop is open for business.
According to officials with the school, students in the Academic Centre for Educational Success (ACES) program have opened a coffee shop where staff and special guests, can stop by for a coffee or tea made to their liking. Staff say the Coffee Stop aims to provide ACES students with positive interactions and the opportunity to develop important skills to prepare them for their transition out of high school.
GYPSD says the ACES program was developed to support students to successfully move from a traditional school environment into individualized adult programming in consultation with outside agencies. Officials say the ACES classroom focuses on life skills with the intent to prepare students for adulthood, whatever that may look like for them as individuals.
Staff say students in the ACES program are from Grades 9-12 and typically spend half the day within the ACES classroom and half the day integrated into classes that they enjoy – usually options like Foods, PE, and Art, etc.
