Title: FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE I                           701100

Recommended Grade Level:  9-10                        Duration:  2 semesters

Prerequisite:  None

Description:  This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of food preparation, clothing construction,  child development and management skills.  

Title: FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE II                             702100

Recommended Grade Level:  10-12                      Duration:  2 semesters

Prerequisite:  Family Consumer Science I

Description:  This course is for those students who have successfully completed Family Consumer Science I.  The general purposes of the course are to gain knowledge and understanding of children; to emphasize buying, preparing, and serving the kinds of food available that contribute to good nutrition; to gain additional knowledge in both construction, selection, and purchase of ready-made garments with emphasis on fabrics, their care, construction, and finish.  Consumer education is also included.

Title:  ADULT RESPONSIBILITY

/ PARENTHOOD EDUCATION BLOCK                                990010

Recommended Grade Level:  11-12                   Duration: 2 semesters

Prerequisite:  Family Consumer Science I

Description:  Topics covered in Adult Responsibility include managing a job and a home; dealing with rising living costs; organizing your time; spending your money wisely; investing for the future; and building positive family relationships.  Topics covered in Parenthood Education include:  exploration of why one should or should not become a parent, human reproduction, pregnancy and delivery; teen pregnancy, dating, marriage, divorce; and care of a newborn and toddler.

Title: FOOD & NUTRITION/                                                                   

ADV. FOOD & NUTRITION                                                990009

Recommended Grade Level:  11-12                            Duration:  2 semesters

Prerequisite:  Family Consumer Science I                                                     

Description: Food and Nutrition is a study of eating on the run, controlling your weight, stretching your food dollar, cooking food you like that is good for you and other topics. Advanced Food and Nutrition is an in-depth study of nutrition and food, meal planning, and meal preparation

Title: PROSTART I                                                                100307

Recommended Grade Level:  11                                 Duration:  2 semesters

Prerequisite:  Family Consumer Science I                                                ???

This course is the first of two courses focused on preparing students for careers in the foodservice/hospitality industry. Emphasis is on obtaining skills for the industry-based certification and preparation for internships in the industry. Topics of study include skills necessary for careers in the hospitality industry, organization and management, professionalism, use of commercial equipment, proper sanitation and safety standards for industry, and essential math.

Title: PROSTART II                                                              100308

Recommended Grade Level:  12                                 Duration:  2 semesters

Prerequisite:  Prostart I                                                                                  

This course is the second of two courses focused on preparing students for careers in the foodservice/hospitality industry. Emphasis is on obtaining skills for the industry-based certification and preparation for internships in the industry. Topics of study include career preparation, history of the industry, lodging, tourism, the art of service, marketing, purchasing and inventory control, as well as advanced planning and food preparation techniques. Skills in critical thinking, math, communications, and science are reinforced in this course.