Family and Consumer Science
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Philosophy

The "performance-based" course is designed to empower students so they can improve the quality of their lives by preparing them for meeting their present and future challenges and responsibilities as family members, consumers, home managers, and wage earners, living in a diverse, global society.

 

The curriculum addresses the functioning of families and their interrelationships with work, community and society. The focus is on the reoccurring, practical problems of individuals and families.

 

Students are taught to take responsibility for the consequences of their actions. Comprehensive classroom experiences and "performance-based" activities allow students to develop the knowledge and skills needed in making choices to meet their personal, family and work responsibilities.

Objectives

• To identify and apply the steps of the decision making process
• To recognize the implications of different family configurations
• To analyze positive and negative interpersonal communication
• To identify the six main resources that relate to individuals and family life
• To develop an awareness of factors that influence the use and management of resources
• To learn how to prepare and evaluate food products based on the principles of nutrition, food chemistry, quality, and food handling safety
• To understand how food affects the way we look and feel
• To explore the responsibilities of a caregiver of children

Course Content

• Balancing Family, Work and Community Resources
• Financial and Resource Management
• Food Science and Nutrition
• Child Development