The Cafe at Maryland Hall: Stories from the Cafe--Text on white brick background

The Café @ Maryland Hall is a collaborative venture between Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. The Culinary Arts students of the Center of Applied Technology South not only prepare the wonderful food items, they also manage and staff the café. Read stories from people who’ve seen the café in action!

Building a Community Cafe

Are you new to the Café at Maryland Hall? Learn how this one-of-a-kind student-run business is a win-win-win for AACPS, Maryland Hall, and the community.

Learning life-long skills at the Café @ Maryland Hall

"At CAT-South and at the Café, you have students from lots of areas of the county coming together, which gives you a lot of different perspectives and a lot of different backgrounds." Isabella Nguyen, CAT-South Alumn

Redefining the Culinary Classroom

"We reflect and we reflect and we reflect and then we reflect again. Then we modify, modify, modify."--Pam Klink, CAT-South Culinary Teacher

Real World Experience in a Contained Environment

"In the Café, we can allow students to work through mistakes in a way they wouldn’t get in a regular professional environment. As a result, these students are really taking ownership of the product and of the business." --Jody Elliott, Manager, Cafe @ Maryland Hall

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