Teens run cafe in school supporting needy kids, Chan Chun Sing asks ‘You’re charging friendship prices?’ , Singapore News
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Teens run cafe in school supporting needy kids, Chan Chun Sing asks ‘You’re charging friendship prices?’ , Singapore News

Top Stories Tamfitronics PUBLISHED ONAugust 08, 2024 5:28 AMByChing Shi JieWhen Education Minister Chan Chun Sing visited Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) recently, he dished out a lesson on economics to several students who run a cafe there.The visit in May saw Chan interacting with student baristas from Our Coffee Story cafe, whose proceeds support less privileged students in their school.Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) offers a barista module to students as part of their Applied Learning Programme, where students get to learn how to brew coffee and design latte art.In the minute-long clip which was posted on Wednesday (Aug 7), Chan asked the students how much they are charging for their drinks."Or you're charging friendship prices now," he quipped, while a student barista said that it is $2.50 and $3 for a hot and...
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Letters: Sask. high school course on oil and gas industry is propaganda
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Letters: Sask. high school course on oil and gas industry is propaganda

Politics tamfitronics Readers sound off on the new high school oil and gas class, international politics and the 2024 Pride Parade and Rock Your Roots.Published Jun 27, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute readThe Saskatoon StarPhoenix welcomes letters to the editor. Photo by Everyday better to do everything /Getty Images/iStockphotoI was deeply concerned to read recently that the Saskatchewan government is allowing an oil and gas company to spread fossil fuel propaganda to high school students in the midst of a crisis that is harming our health and endangering the future of our children and grandchildren.As a retired educator, I am particularly shocked that a government ministry, responsible for educating young people, would even consider allowing the fossil fuel industry to develop this curriculum ”oil and gas theory” courses for high school students.THIS...
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Shanghai College News Roundup: April 2024
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Shanghai College News Roundup: April 2024

Top Stories Tamfitronics Top Stories Tamfitronics Concordia Launched into Transformative Project in NepalConcordia excessive college college students from the Envision Education club lately launched into a transformative project in Nepal.For the interval of spring demolish holiday, the faculty students labored to transform empty college rooms into pc labs, establishing over 60 pc systems and participating in arms-on digital literacy coaching with native college students at Koseli College and Lifestyles Imaginative and prescient Academy.The initiative shows Envision Education's mission to empower youth by means of equitable glean entry to to technology, fostering connections and expanding future alternatives for school students in underserved communities.The college students partnered with the Vishal Neighborhood Basis and sought out logistics crimson meat up from FedEx for instruments transportation to...
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