Tending the counter on opening day.
Providing
- Vinalhaven's Only
- Internet Café
- Student Homework Space
- Training in:
- Service Sector Skills
- Business Management
- Website Design &
- Development
- A Community Hot Spot /
- Social Nexus
- Access to Computer
- Technology
ARCafé
Arts and Recreation Center Internet Café Coffee Shop: A New Approach to Teaching
The goal of the ARCafé is to enhance educational and social opportunities on Vinalhaven.
Hands–on Learning & Community Involvement
The ARCafé models apprenticeship–style education. Students work alongside staff and other volunteers to gain hands–on experience in service sector employment, small business management, sustainable and eco–friendly practices, civic responsibility, computer technology, as well as aspects of local economic development.
Partnerships between students and adult volunteers create social ties, motivate learners, and facilitate the handing down of important skills and knowledge between generations.
The ARCafé provides youth with a fun, safe meeting space that includes Internet access and a quiet place to do homework.
Café Service & Free Internet Access
The ARCafé is the only place on Vinalhaven where patrons can gather socially, talk at normal volume, eat food, order hot drinks, and go online — not to mention the only business on the island where student staffers serve specialty organic coffees daily throughout the winter.