MARR COLLEGE, SOUTH AYRSHIRE
Marr College Barista
Each year our S3 students get a chance to participate in social enterprise lessons, which involve running their own social enterprise and deciding how to help our community with the profits.
The class runs twice annually, meaning two sets of students get to experience this amazing enterprise each year.
Every Friday our students get two lessons to work on their social enterprise. They work on a variety of tasks, beginning with market research to find out what drinks and cakes staff would like, and how much they would be willing to pay.
They use this information to make decisions on what products to offer and what to charge.
They then create and distribute digital order forms, and each Friday create lovely drinks and cakes and deliver these directly to each teacher – always including an inspirational note to spread positivity!
Students calculate their profits and decide how they can improve the local community. Last year the student-run cafe made more than £500, which paid for Christmas gifts and essentials
