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Course Guide - Family & Consumer Studies Courses

Family & Consumer Studies Courses

Family & Consumer Studies courses offer students hands-on experience in essential life and career skills through classes like Foods and Nutrition, Culinary Arts, Fashion Design, and Early Childhood Development. These courses promote creativity, responsibility, and practical knowledge to prepare students for success at home, in college, and in future careers.

A group of students in red aprons learn to cook in a kitchen setting.

  • (Fee Required)

    Hungry? Come take Foods & Nutrition and learn how to eat healthy and cook for yourself! This course will help students attain basic skills needed to be successful in the kitchen. In addition to food preparation skills, students will learn food safety practices and nutrition and wellness concepts. Students will gain hands on experience doing cooking labs and food science experiments. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to get their Food Handler’s Permit. To receive college credit, students must earn a C or better in this course. The instructor will provide registration information for college enrollment. 

    Offered: Full Year

    College credit may be available

  • Prerequisite: FC 12 or Senior

    (Fee Required)

    Whether you want to go into the foodservice industry or just build your cooking skills, Culinary Arts is a great choice! Students will further develop food preparation skills learned in FC 12 and see them applied to the foodservice industry. Students will learn how to prepare foods in a professional setting as well as learn about foodservice management practices, facilities and safety. Hands on experience doing cooking labs and food science experiments. Additionally, students can earn their SERV Safe certification to be used in the foodservice industry. To receive college credit, students must earn an A or B in this course. The instructor will provide registration information for college enrollment.

    Offered: Full Year

    CTE or Fine Arts or Science Lab credit

    College credit may be available

  • (Fee Required)

    No experience necessary. Students will learn and utilize construction skills to create a variety of projects throughout the year. You will also learn about the design process, elements of design, fiber characteristics and other subjects in the fashion industry. 

    Offered: Full Year

    CTE or Fine Arts credit

  • Prerequisite: Completed Health Course

    Are you interested in the field of education, or any field where you will work with young children? In this class, students will learn about a variety of careers related to early childhood education, as well as other careers where you will have to work with young children (i.e. pediatrics, social work). Students will learn about child development, classroom management, and curriculum development. Whether you want to work with infants, preschool-aged children, young adults, or anywhere in between, this class will give you a taste of what it’s like and how to get there. To receive college credit, students must earn a B or better in this course. The instructor will provide registration information for college enrollment.

    Offered: Full Year

    CTE credit

    College credit may be available