High School Family and Consumer Science Department

Course Descriptions

FITNESS AND FOOD
Grade: 9-12
Fee Required

his course is designed to focus on making choices that promote wellness and good health; analyzing relationships between psychological and social needs and food choices; choosing foods that promote wellness; obtaining and storing food for self and family; preparing and serving nutririous meals and snacks; selecting and using equipment for food preparation; and identifying strategies to promote optimal nutrition and wellness of our society. The basic skills of math, science, and communications will be highlighted when appropriate in the content. Students completing Fitness and Food may articulate credit at Stratford College by successfully completing the Assessment by Local Examination (ABLE).

GOURMET FOODS/INTERNATIONAL FOODS AND HOSPITALITY
Grade: 9-12
Fee Required

This two-part course focuses on consumer decisions, food sanitation, food safety, kitchen management, meal management, food preparation, and related careers. Emphasis is placed on the preparation and presentation of foods that meet individual and family needs. Students explore international and American regional cuisine and cultures through the planning, preparing, and serving of meals. Specific foods, ingredients, and methods of preparation unique to a variety of cultures will be studied. Cultural, political, economic, and nutrition issues related to international food choices are studied. The basic skills of math, science, and communication will be highlighted when appropriate in the content. Students completing this course may articulate credit at Stratford College by succesfully completing the Assessment by Local Examination (ABLE).

INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR AND FASHION DESIGN
Grade: 9-12

This course focuses on the principles of design, design types and vocabulary, color theory, psychological and physiological aspects of color, cultural impact on the environment, decision-making skills, utilization of space, and development of artistic skills. In the interior design component--environmental components, lighting, accessories, enery conservation, furnishings, and equipment selection are studied. In the fashion design component--all aspects of clothing, apparel, and textiles are experienced through garment design and construction. Career development and careers related to design are explored. The basic skills of math, science, communications, and the arts will be highlighted when appropriate in the content.