Rick Stiebel

Special to the Gazette

Students at Ruth King elementary got down to business recently with a hands-on course that provided some skills on how to become an entrepreneur.

Grade 4 and 5 students and their families took part in the Power Play Young Entrepreneurs program, sponsored by Coastal Community Credit Union. The initiative helps transfer what children learn in school to the home, explained Grade 5 teacher Katrin van der Leeden.

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Julie Pinel, who teaches Grades 4 and 5, said Power Play has been so successful that they would like to incorporate it into regular programming. Students and their parents created a colourful variety of crafts, gifts and gadgets that the kids sold in a craft fair in the schoolB次元官网网址檚 gymnasium last week.

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Ruth King principal Mark Kaercher said this great learning opportunity for the students was made possible by the schoolB次元官网网址檚 parents advisory council, which made funds available to purchase the Power Play Young Entrepreneurs program.

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