FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
(as available)

All students enrolled in family and consumer science courses are strongly recommended to join Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) at a cost of $10.00 per year.

Apparel
This is a laboratory course that focuses on apparel from the perspectives of personal decision making related to apparel, the apparel industry, and career preparation.

Grade:10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Personal and Family Development
This laboratory course is all inclusive of the composition of the home economics discipline. Students may expect to acquire beginning knowledge and skills related to family living, child development, clothing and textiles, housing management, consumer economics and responsibilities, food and nutrition, personal and family health, and the relationship between the home and the work place. Emphasis is placed on taking responsibilities for actions, decision making, managing resources, and career opportunities and preparation requirements.

Grade: 9th - 10th
Credit: 1 unit

Nutrition and Food Science
This course includes a strong component in nutrition as it relates to dietary functions through the family cycle, special dietary needs, and nutrient sources. Safety, sanitation, and nutrient retention during food preparation are addressed. It covers cultural influence on food patterns, management techniques, and careers in food and nutrition occupations. Concepts and skills related to managing the dual roles of homemaker and wage earner are emphasized.

Credit: 1/2 unit

Food Science and Technology
This laboratory course provides in-depth study of the significance of nutrition in food science. It addresses the knowledge and skills needed to study food science. It addresses the knowledge and skills needed to study food science, processing, marketing, and technology involved in food/nutrition. The opportunities in food and nutrition occupational area are also explored.

Prerequisite: Nutrition and Food Science
Grade: 10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Preparation for Parenting
This is a laboratory course that focuses on parenthood education. The relationship between parenting behavior, children's behavior and child development is shown. Student may expect to acquire background information regarding parenting responsibilities, skills for effective parenting, and how careers affect the family. The course also focuses on special parenting issues such as single parenting, step-parenting, children in crises, and abusive parenting behaviors.

Grade:10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Child Development
This is a laboratory course that provides the opportunity for students to acquire knowledge and skills related to the development and care of children. The content begins with impact of parenting on the individual(s). It develops concepts related to prenatal and postnatal care, the development of children (including opportunities for making decisions), and child care guidance techniques. The course provides in-depth study related to career and job opportunities related to children.

Prerequisite: Preparation for Parenting
Grade: 10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Culinary Arts
This course provides occupationally specific training. Instruction will be delivered through school-based laboratory training, mentoring, and job shadowing. This class will cover structure of the food production and service industry. Students will implement organizational goals, policies, and procedures of food production, management, and service. Students will utilize marketing strategies, legal considerations of the food industry, safe and sanitation techniques, and quality food production. Job success in food production and career opportunities and preparation are highly stressed.

Prerequisite: Nutrition and Food Science & Food Science and Tech.
Grade: 11th - 12th
Credit: 2 units

Housing
This course emphasizes types of housing, legal and financial aspects of housing, home safety, home maintenance, and construction features.

Grade:10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Interior Design
This course emphasizes skills related to interior and exterior design, construction and furnishings to make wise consumer decisions.

Grade:10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Ready, Set, Teach
A course designed to introduce students to the profession of teaching. This course requires field experience component.

Prerequisite: Preparation for Parenting, Child Development, or Personal Family Development, parent permission, application and selection
Grade:10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit

Textile and Apparel Design
This laboratory course is designed to address the textiles and apparel industries, textile design and production, apparel design industry, fibers, fabrics, and technological application.

Grade:10th - 12th
Credit: 1/2 unit