| Family & Consumer Course Descriptions |
| Child Development & Parenting 1 | 1/2 credit |
| This course will give the student an
understanding of the prenatal period of child development, infant care and
the child from birth to preschool. The student will learn
characteristics of each phase of child development and parenting
experience.
Projects: Baby Think It Over simulation and working at the preschool and local day care.
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| Clothing Know-How | 1/2 credit |
| A course developed to improve sewing skills
and to develop confidence in wardrobe planning. Technology and
teamwork skills will be emphasized in projects.
Projects: Students will do an assembly line project, use the scanner, computerized sewing machine, computer and construct a simple project.
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| Dinner Foods | 1/2 credit | |
| The student will acquire
know-how in food nutrition and food preparation .
Projects: Food labs.
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| Food & Your Health | 1/2 credit | |
| The course will include the
basic food groups, preparation of special foods, and labeling. Other
topics will be in food preparation, special diets, dieting and meal
planning.
Projects: Food labs.
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| Housing & Home Furnishings | 1/2 credit | |
| A course for any student
interested in types of housing and home furnishings, interior design, and
selection of home.
Projects: Students will be working on the computer to develop a floor plan and design the interior. Another project will be faux finishes and stenciling on walls in a classroom.
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| Independent Living | 1/2 credit | |
| The course is designed for
students who will soon be on their own. Specific skills and ideas in
all areas of homemaking will help the individual to function more
competently today, tomorrow and in the future. Basic food groups,
kitchen experience, finding a job, finding an apartment, and financial
management.
Projects: Students will complete a simulation of real life experiences. The experiences will be as if you are moving out of the house today and setting up a home and managing your financial resources.
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| Relationships & Careers | 1/2 credit | |
| This course is designed to
heighten the student's awareness of the realities of daily family living,
relationships and careers, know-how in assessing the family structure,
roles of men and women in a changing society, mate selection, readiness
for marriage, marriage failure, and family crises are covered in this
course. In this course students will also cover career options and
acquire job preparation skills.
Projects: Electronic career portfolio and one day job shadowing experience.
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| 7th FACS | 1/4 credit | |
| This is a required
course for 7th grade. In this class students will gain information
about Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, foods and
nutrition, food preparation, child care, interior design, money
management, fabric care, and sewing skills. The class is designed in
the module format with students completing 4 different modules,
information on FCCLA, and sewing a pillow.
Projects: Food labs, check book simulation, Baby Think It Over, home building, and pillow construction. |
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