Eggen says Aspen Heights MicroSociety a shining example for schools across province
Alberta’s Education Minister got a first-hand look Wednesday morning at a well-known program helping Aspen Heights Elementary students learn in a very unique way.
Now in its 10th year, the school’s MicroSociety sees students take on jobs ranging from premier to warehouse worker and everything in between.
Allan Baile, a teacher at Aspen Heights Elementary and MicroSociety spokesperson says the society starts every year when the students return from holidays.
“It’s a mini-society within our school. We have elected government we have a premier, a deputy premier, and MLAs representing all of our classrooms. We start off the year by having an election, a campaign and then students vote. After that, we go right into the students developing their own business ventures,” he explains.