Family and Consumer Sciences

INSTRUCTORS: Carmen Johnson | Pam Weir

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
Grade 7
One Quarter
Required

Students learn about the basics of child growth and development and caring for children to help prepare them for potential child care employment. Money management life skills are taught to enable the student to plan a budget and balance a checking account. Savings accounts, loans, and credit care use are also taught to enable the student to make informed future decisions. An introduction to nutrition and food preparation skills are taught to the student to enable them to make decisions concerning their diet.

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
Grade 8
One Quarter
Required

The curriculum offers the students an opportunity to use thinking skills and learn reasoning skills in solving problems related to stress, time management and decisions in the marketplace. Learning to operate the sewing machine and constructing a simple sewing project is a means by which students learn life skills such as human relations, cooperation, management and problem-solving.

ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS
Grade 7
One Quarter
Required

The importance and sacredness of family life are emphasized. The opportunity to develop healthy Catholic family life attitudes and moral values is presented through Catholic doctrine and teachings. Age appropriate lessons focus on the gifts of family, self, life, sexuality, and community. All-Stars prevention strategies are taught to build effective interventions in risky life style behaviors. Students are given opportunities to personal expressions of one's intentions and commitments toward future decisionmaking.

ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS
Grade 8
One Quarter
Required

This course is a continuation of the 7th grade study of family life. Emphasis is placed on chastity and Christian dating including age appropriate lessons on sexually transmitted diseases, sexual harassment, and AIDS. A follow-up of All-Stars is incorporated to allow students to revisit their personal commitments by either altering their future goals or keeping and reinforcing their previous intentions.

HOUSING
Grades 9-12
One Semester - 5 Credits
Elective

This course will emphasize the student's understanding of housing needs and decisions faced when selection and furnishing a home. Covering the cultural, societal, and environmental, economical, and technological influences on housing. Career opportunities related to housing will be discussed. Laboratory sessions will give the student an opportunity to develop practical skills and projects to decorate and manage a home.

NUTRITION AND FOODS
Gardes 9-12
One Semester - 5 Credits
Elective

With the emphasis on health and wellness in today's society, this course will help students make informed choices in their diets and help them develop sound eating habits for life. Laboratory sessions offer students opportunities to learn food preparation and meal planning skills, food dollar management, and human relations skills. Students are taught the need for taking responsibility in food decisions and the implications those decisions have for themselves, their families, and for society.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT I (2005-2006)
Gardes 9-12
One Semester - 5 Credits
Elective

Students will learn the history of parenting, child growth and development including the prenatal stage, birth, and the baby's first year of life. Special highlights of the semester are guest speakers, a hospital tour, and "Real Care Baby" simulation.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT II (2005-2006)
Gardes 9-12
One Semester - 5 Credits
Elective

Students will have the opportunity to study the toddler and preschool stage of development. Self-esteem and its impact on parenting and discipline, health and safety, and problem situations for children will complete the units of study. Special highlights of the semester are toddler and preschool labs. Child Development I is not a prerequisite for Child Development II. Experience gained by the student in Child Development I and II help prepare them not only for the job of parenting, but also for potential employment in child-care occupations.

TEXTILES, CLOTHING & DESIGN (2004-2005) (2005-2006)
Gardes 9-12
One Semester - 5 Credits
Elective

Students will have the opportunity to explore the history of clothing, concern for clothing as it affects appearance, and decisions regarding clothing purchases and clothing care. Laboratory situations will help the student develop construction techniques which will allow them an alternative in making decisions about how to repair clothing and to make or alter clothes to emphasize one's individuality.