Family and Consumer Sciences
Welcome to the Family and Consumer Science Department's Course Catalog
Click the courses below to see the details of each.
Interpersonal Skills
Child Development
The student will be able to compare the development of a child from the prenatal stage to age seven and learn parenting/caregiving skills associated with healthy children.
Personal Finance
The student in this Life Management course will research housing alternatives, including choosing and planning a living space, analyzing various consumer decisions, which include food purchasing, automobile purchasing, money management and budgeting, insurance, maintaining and reconciling a checking account, researching a job, and preparing necessary documents to obtain employment.
Intro to Fashion & Interior Design
Want to explore your creative side and see how art becomes design? In this seminar course, you will explore the elements and principles of design and how they are used in fashion design, interior design, and the culinary arts. You will sample projects in each of these areas, learn basic sewing skills, and explore careers in these design fields as well.
Fashion and Interior Design
Students who take this second course in our FCS Design Pathway will gain more in depth skills and knowledge related to careers in the Fashion and Interior Design.
Personal Living
This course is designed to meet the personal finance graduation requirement. The student in this Relationships course will become aware of interpersonal skills that will enable them to be a more productive community and family member.
Culinary
Culinary I: Culinary Nutrition
Are you interested in leading a healthy lifestyle while learning to prepare delicious and nutritious foods? In this first in our series of culinary courses, you will learn how to make lifelong healthy lifestyle choices, create a personal wellness plan, prepare nutrient-dense meals and snacks, analyze sports nutrition, and explore culinary careers.
Culinary II: Introduction to Catering
Wonder what it would be like to be a chef, food stylist, or have your own food truck? Curious about what all those French culinary terms really mean? Or do you just simply enjoy great food? You will learn food safety, and advanced savory food preparation techniques.
Culinary III: Advanced Catering
Do you enjoy watching the food competitions on the food channels? Want to explore more about the food industry and learn about operating a catering business? In this class you fill focus on the business of catering as well as baking and pastry skills.
Culinary IV: FCS Internship
Students will intern in the culinary lab with the responsibilities of professional kitchen manager. They will be supervised by an attending culinary teacher. There will be an entrepreneurial focus, including the training to meet the requirements for ServSafe Food Manager certification (industry standard).