Family Consumer Science

Course Description: This course is designed to teach students how to build a lifetime of good nutrition and wellness practices while utilizing food preparation and cooking skills.  Students are given the essential tools to understand why and how people need to make more practical and healthy choices in their diet and daily routines.  They will work cooperatively in lab groups applying what they have learned in each focus topic. While this course provides personal enrichment, it also serves as a foundation for further training in health and culinary related fields.

Fees Charged: – Lab fee will be assigned by school

Prerequisite Courses: None.  Prerequisite for all other Culinary Classes except Adulting 101.

Applies toward graduation requirements of: 1 Career Technical Education credit

Course Description: This course is designed to teach students basic food preparation skills utilizing various types of culinary equipment and a range of preparation and cooking techniques.  The following areas of study are covered in this course:  measuring, knife skills, cooking methods, nutrition, fruits, vegetables, breads, pastas, vegetarian and vegan dishes, desserts, pastries, and meats.  While this course provides personal enrichment, it also serves as a foundation for Culinary Arts II.

Fees Charged: Lab fee will be assigned by school

Potential Industry Recognized Credential: ServSafe Food Handler

Prerequisite Courses: Foods & Nutrition 

Applies toward graduation requirements of: 1 Career Technical Education credit

Course Description: This course is designed to teach students about the restaurant industry through the Culinary Arts 2 program.  From culinary techniques to management skills, Culinary Arts 2 industry-driven curriculum provides real-life experience opportunities and builds practical skills and a foundation that will last a lifetime.  By bringing together the industry and the classroom, Culinary Arts 2 gives students a platform to discover new interests and talents to open doors for fulfilling careers.  It happens through a curriculum that includes all facets of the industry and sets a high standard of excellence for students and the industry.

Fees Charged: Lab fee will be assigned by school.

Potential Industry Recognized Credential: Prostart 1

Prerequisite Courses: Foods & Nutrition and Culinary Arts 1

Applies toward graduation requirement of: 1 Career Technical Education credit

Course Description:  This course focuses on practical introduction to space planning, room design, and presentation.  This class teaches students how to apply the elements and principles of design to personal interior design problems.  Critical thinking and problem solving are integral part of the projects completed in this course.  Students will complete a notebook/portfolio of designated projects.  Projects may include, but are not limited to, design elements and principles, notebooks, color boards, room floor plans, and design.  

Fees Charged: Lab fee will be assigned by school

Prerequisite Courses: None

Applies toward graduation requirements of: 1 Career Technical Education credit

Course Description:  This course is an introduction to exploring and experiencing the career of teaching or training.  Participants must prepare a portfolio of the teaching/training career, prepare and execute a complete lesson plan and an oral presentation.  All students will also complete shadowing experiences of a “best practices” educator.

Prerequisites:  Child Development is recommended

Applies toward graduation requirements of: 1 Career Technical Education credit

Course Description: This course is designed to provide skills to live independently after high school whether away at college or on their own.  This course covers nutrition and basic meal preparation, basic clothing repair, and money management.

Fees Charged: Lab fee will be assigned by school.

Prerequisite Courses: None

Applies toward graduation requirements of: 1 Career Technical Education credit