Cool Beans strives to prepare and serve the best pastries and coffee in town. With our
welcoming customer service, we aim to satisfy every staff member and
student at
Schaumburg High School,
while benefiting from the experience of running our own business, to
prepare us for success in the real world.
Cool Beans is a cafe for students and staff that serves a variety of
beverage and pastry products. The cafe is run by the PRACTICES IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (PIE) CLASS.
PIE is a two-period connections class where students take one period of
Family & Consumer Sciences and one period of Business.
Students learn hands-on all areas of operating a small bakery
business--from the baking, safety & sanitation to marketing, management,
and accounting.
Cool Beans is a bakery ran by the students of SHS. It’s a two
period class. In first period we bake our goods that we sell on
Friday morning, or on Late Start Tuesdays. Second period is a business
class, in which we discuss management, marketing strategies, and
accounting. The great thing about this course is that you actually get
to “run your own business” and you don’t just read and learn everything
out of a text book. This class may sound like a breeze but it requires a
lot of dedication, such as our after school bakeries which can go until
4:00 p.m. or during our free periods. Although, being here at 6:00
a.m. to run the Friday bakery is our favorite thing to do! We
truly run the bakery!
-Karishma, Class of
'10
Cool Beans is a huge commitment.
It's hands-on and you get to run your own business. You have to be
very dedicated. If you plan on entering the culinary field, this
is a good class to take! For me, this and Chemistry of Foods helped me
prepare for my future.
-Jasmine, Class of '08
It was cool planning your own week
to manage and market the bakery. Not only managing, but every job
had something good about it. Overall the experience was rewarding.
-Jen, Class of '08
Teachers acknowledge you because
they recognize you from Cool Beans. Now I feel like I'm
famous! The class was very interesting and you see a whole
different outlook on entrepreneurship. You see that it is tough to
run a bakery, but you learn a lot. (And you get a discount for life!)