Family and Consumer Sciences Course Offerings and Descriptions
Consumer Foods (nutrition)
Course #: 0684
Textbook: Nutrition & Wellness for Life, Goodheart-Willcox, 2012 Food for Today, Glenco, 2010
Prerequisite: none
Course Description:
Consumer Foods focuses on you and the ever changing world of food. It will prepare individuals for living on their own in terms of eating, purchasing and keeping food safe as well as lay a good foundation for working in the kitchen in Foods 1 and 2. This course covers a wide variety of food topics including the importance of food in our lives, the food supply, nutrition, MyPlate, the current USDA dietary guidelines, serving sizes, food labels and product information, eating patterns, meal planning, shopping for food and wise food consumerism, and food safety.
Foods I
Course #: 0670
Textbook: Food for Today, Glencoe, 2010, and Food Science, Glencoe, 2006
Class Fee: $10
Prerequisite: Consumer Foods
Course Description:
Foods I allows students to understand the knowledge and skills for foundational food preparation and food science. This course covers kitchen equipment, preparation techniques, cooking methods, and food preparation of foundational foods such as fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, breads and desserts and eggs and cheese.
Foods II
Course #: 0672
Textbook: Food for Today, Glencoe, 2010, and Food Science, Glencoe, 2006
Prerequisite: Consumer Foods, Foods 1
Class Fee: $10
Course Description:
Foods II allows students to continue understanding the knowledge and skills for food preparation and food science. The course offers food preparation techniques, cooking methods, meal planning, and careers within the food industry. Topics covered in Foods 2 are more complex and require students to use knowledge gained in Foods 1 to prepare various food products including, but not limited to, desserts, casseroles, salads, soups, pizzas, and sandwiches. Food entrepreneurship and innovation are additional possibilities to explore if time permits.
Culinary Arts
Course #: 0682
Textbook: Food Science: Biochemistry of Food & Nutrition, Glencoe, 2006
Culinary Essentials, Glencoe, 2010
Prerequisite: Consumer Foods, Foods I, AND Foods II
Class Fee: $15
Course Description:
Culinary Arts allows students to apply and build upon the skills and knowledge learned in Consumer Foods, Foods I, and Foods II. Culinary Arts is for students interested in a career in hospitality/food industry or simply wanting to expand their skills in the kitchen. The topics covered in this class may include HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), culinary professional qualities & skills, food service standards, regulations, and laws, professional kitchen equipment, full range menu creations, cost control, culinary skills, baking & pastry skills, professional kitchen experience, and catering experience. This course also gives students the opportunity to compete in the Metro Community College High School Culinary Invitational Competition.
Family Relationships
Course #: 0679
Textbook: Contemporary Living, Goodheart-Wilcox, 2010
Course Description:
Family Living’s key purpose is to build strong families of today and the future. This course studies the family as an institution and the roles and responsibilities of family members. Includes concepts such as exploring strong families, communication, establishing and maintaining a couple relationship, impact of children in the families, parenting responsibilities, conception, prenatal development, & birth. Other topics include managing family resources such as housing and finances. Students will apply these concepts through service towards the school, family, community, and world.
Child Development
Course #: 0680
Textbook: The Developing Child, Glencoe, 2010
Prerequisite: Family Living is highly recommended but not mandatory
Course Description:
This course focuses on child development from infancy to age 6. The class topics uncovered in this course are child social development, emotional development, intellectual development, physical development, health and safety of a child, guiding children’s behavior, supporting children’s developmental milestones, planning learning activities for children, childcare settings, and exploration of careers in early childhood/family life education. Parenting skills will be integrated throughout each level of development and influences on parenting, decisions to parent, family planning, conception, prenatal development, healthy pregnancy, birth, care of the newborn are topics that will also be covered.
Clothing & Textiles
Course #: 0674
Prerequisite: none
Class Fee: Varies. Students will purchase materials necessary to complete projects.
Course Description:
Clothing & Textiles allows students to understand the knowledge and skills needed for clothing care, construction, and the clothing/fashiontextiles industry. Topics covered in this course include, trends in clothing, understanding color & design, fabric construction and finishes, construction techniques, pattern design, and garment construction. Throughout the course, students will be creating a portfolio of their projects and construction techniques to use for future reference.
Advanced Clothing & Textiles
Course #: 0676
Prerequisite: Clothing & Textiles
Class Fee: Varies. Students will purchase materials necessary to complete projects
Course Description:
Advanced Clothing & textiles allows students to continue understanding the knowledge and skills needed for clothing care, construction, and the clothing/fashion/textiles industry. Fashion history, fashion designers/entrepreneurs, the fashion industry, clothing redesign/recycle, fitting and alterations techniques, custom tailoring, fashion design, and apparel/accessories are topics covered in this course. Throughout the course, students will be adding to their portfolio from Clothing & Textiles with projects.
Housing and Interior Design
Course #: 0686
Length: Semester
Textbook: Homes & Interiors, Glencoe, 2007
Prerequisite: none
Course Description:
Housing & Interior Design equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary in selecting/planning living environments to meet the needs and wants of individuals and families throughout the family life cycle. Economic, social, cultural, technological, environmental, maintenance, and aesthetic factors are examined throughout the course. Housing styles, locations, ownership options, housing issues (homelessness, environment/energy issues, technology, special needs), elements and principles of design, trends in housing, interiors, furniture, and appliances, landscaping, remodeling/renovating, and exploration of housing-related careers.
Discovering Family and Consumer Sciences {CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT}
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Course #: 0684
Textbook: Nutrition & Wellness for Life, Goodheart-Willcox, 2012 Food for Today, Glenco, 2010
Prerequisite: none
Course Description:
Consumer Foods focuses on you and the ever changing world of food. It will prepare individuals for living on their own in terms of eating, purchasing and keeping food safe as well as lay a good foundation for working in the kitchen in Foods 1 and 2. This course covers a wide variety of food topics including the importance of food in our lives, the food supply, nutrition, MyPlate, the current USDA dietary guidelines, serving sizes, food labels and product information, eating patterns, meal planning, shopping for food and wise food consumerism, and food safety.
Foods I
Course #: 0670
Textbook: Food for Today, Glencoe, 2010, and Food Science, Glencoe, 2006
Class Fee: $10
Prerequisite: Consumer Foods
Course Description:
Foods I allows students to understand the knowledge and skills for foundational food preparation and food science. This course covers kitchen equipment, preparation techniques, cooking methods, and food preparation of foundational foods such as fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, breads and desserts and eggs and cheese.
Foods II
Course #: 0672
Textbook: Food for Today, Glencoe, 2010, and Food Science, Glencoe, 2006
Prerequisite: Consumer Foods, Foods 1
Class Fee: $10
Course Description:
Foods II allows students to continue understanding the knowledge and skills for food preparation and food science. The course offers food preparation techniques, cooking methods, meal planning, and careers within the food industry. Topics covered in Foods 2 are more complex and require students to use knowledge gained in Foods 1 to prepare various food products including, but not limited to, desserts, casseroles, salads, soups, pizzas, and sandwiches. Food entrepreneurship and innovation are additional possibilities to explore if time permits.
Culinary Arts
Course #: 0682
Textbook: Food Science: Biochemistry of Food & Nutrition, Glencoe, 2006
Culinary Essentials, Glencoe, 2010
Prerequisite: Consumer Foods, Foods I, AND Foods II
Class Fee: $15
Course Description:
Culinary Arts allows students to apply and build upon the skills and knowledge learned in Consumer Foods, Foods I, and Foods II. Culinary Arts is for students interested in a career in hospitality/food industry or simply wanting to expand their skills in the kitchen. The topics covered in this class may include HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), culinary professional qualities & skills, food service standards, regulations, and laws, professional kitchen equipment, full range menu creations, cost control, culinary skills, baking & pastry skills, professional kitchen experience, and catering experience. This course also gives students the opportunity to compete in the Metro Community College High School Culinary Invitational Competition.
Family Relationships
Course #: 0679
Textbook: Contemporary Living, Goodheart-Wilcox, 2010
Course Description:
Family Living’s key purpose is to build strong families of today and the future. This course studies the family as an institution and the roles and responsibilities of family members. Includes concepts such as exploring strong families, communication, establishing and maintaining a couple relationship, impact of children in the families, parenting responsibilities, conception, prenatal development, & birth. Other topics include managing family resources such as housing and finances. Students will apply these concepts through service towards the school, family, community, and world.
Child Development
Course #: 0680
Textbook: The Developing Child, Glencoe, 2010
Prerequisite: Family Living is highly recommended but not mandatory
Course Description:
This course focuses on child development from infancy to age 6. The class topics uncovered in this course are child social development, emotional development, intellectual development, physical development, health and safety of a child, guiding children’s behavior, supporting children’s developmental milestones, planning learning activities for children, childcare settings, and exploration of careers in early childhood/family life education. Parenting skills will be integrated throughout each level of development and influences on parenting, decisions to parent, family planning, conception, prenatal development, healthy pregnancy, birth, care of the newborn are topics that will also be covered.
Clothing & Textiles
Course #: 0674
Prerequisite: none
Class Fee: Varies. Students will purchase materials necessary to complete projects.
Course Description:
Clothing & Textiles allows students to understand the knowledge and skills needed for clothing care, construction, and the clothing/fashiontextiles industry. Topics covered in this course include, trends in clothing, understanding color & design, fabric construction and finishes, construction techniques, pattern design, and garment construction. Throughout the course, students will be creating a portfolio of their projects and construction techniques to use for future reference.
Advanced Clothing & Textiles
Course #: 0676
Prerequisite: Clothing & Textiles
Class Fee: Varies. Students will purchase materials necessary to complete projects
Course Description:
Advanced Clothing & textiles allows students to continue understanding the knowledge and skills needed for clothing care, construction, and the clothing/fashion/textiles industry. Fashion history, fashion designers/entrepreneurs, the fashion industry, clothing redesign/recycle, fitting and alterations techniques, custom tailoring, fashion design, and apparel/accessories are topics covered in this course. Throughout the course, students will be adding to their portfolio from Clothing & Textiles with projects.
Housing and Interior Design
Course #: 0686
Length: Semester
Textbook: Homes & Interiors, Glencoe, 2007
Prerequisite: none
Course Description:
Housing & Interior Design equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary in selecting/planning living environments to meet the needs and wants of individuals and families throughout the family life cycle. Economic, social, cultural, technological, environmental, maintenance, and aesthetic factors are examined throughout the course. Housing styles, locations, ownership options, housing issues (homelessness, environment/energy issues, technology, special needs), elements and principles of design, trends in housing, interiors, furniture, and appliances, landscaping, remodeling/renovating, and exploration of housing-related careers.
Discovering Family and Consumer Sciences {CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT}
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