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FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES DEPT.

Family and Consumer Science (FCS) courses expose and educate the high school students in the necessary skills
for independent life. Courses are offered that provide lifelong growth and knowledge in the areas of personal
life skills, components and importance of good decision making, career exploration, housing and interior design
options, parenting skills, nutrition and wellness guidelines, as well as basic through advanced culinary skills. Our
goal is to provide courses that promote a healthy personal lifestyle that enables the student to be a successful
contributing member of society.
PEER COLLABORATION & OFFICE INTERNSHIP
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9 Grade: 10 Grade:
Peer Collaboration Peer Collaboration (Semester/Year, .5/1 S/U credit, Grades 9-12)
Post-Secondary Planning Post-Secondary Planning Prerequisite: None
Transitions and Careers Transitions and Careers
Culinary Fundamentals Culinary Fundamentals The Peer Collaboration and Office Internship
Personal Financial Personal Financial electives allow students to acquire and enhance
Management Management skills in leadership, problem solving, critical thinking,
Fashion Design and Fashion Design and communication, and collaboration. Peer
Textiles Textiles Collaborators and Office Interns will support
Interior Design, Interior Design, students and staff members in a variety of ways,
Furnishings and Furnishings and serving as role models to their peers. Peer
Management Management Collaborators’ primary role is to assist peers in a
Child Development Child Development
classroom setting. Office Interns’ primary role is to
FCS Student Assistant FCS Student Assistant assist staff in an office setting. Both programs
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11 Grade: 12 Grade:
require a training, weekly journals, and adherence
Peer Collaboration Peer Collaboration
to the rubric established with their supervising staff
Post-Secondary Planning Post-Secondary Planning member. Students cannot count either course as
Transitions and Careers Transitions and Careers one of the required number of classes per
Culinary Fundamentals Culinary Fundamentals semester; the courses will be scheduled in place of
Personal Financial Personal Financial a study hall period only.
Management Management
Fashion Design and Fashion Design and
Textiles Textiles POST-SECONDARY PLANNING
Interior Design, Interior Design, (.25 credit per year, S/U credit, grades 9-12)
Furnishings and Furnishings and Prerequisite: None
Management Management
Child Development Child Development This course is designed to give students an
FCS Student Assistant FCS Student Assistant opportunity to best understand their skills and
interests as they relate to future goals. Students will
work through goal setting exercises, curriculum
planning, and college and career search modules
utilizing the Naviance software. Students will also
take assessments focusing on understanding their
learning style and personality traits, as well as, skills
and interest inventories. There is a pre-set sequence
of activities for students to complete during grades

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