Crime & Safety

Evergreen Students Learn Practical Skills with School Store

Students are taking inventory, making change, and more.

Evergreen Elementary students are learning real-world skills working in their school store, according to the Perkiomen Valley School District.

Bill McGill’s third-grade class, along with several parent volunteers, opened the store.

The store helps students to order items to be sold, take inventory of existing items, total merchandise for customers and collect the proper amount of money.

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Math, organization, and interpersonal skills are practiced when the store is open, the school district said.

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