Course Descriptions: Family & Consumer Science
The goal of the Family & Consumer Sciences Department is to prepare students to be competent, confident and caring in managing their personal, family and career lives. Our hands-on courses help students apply the skills and knowledge that they have gained in their other courses as well as in the family and consumer science classes. Graduate with a complete education - take a course with us
Courses
Food and Nutrition
1/2 credit | Prerequisite for all other food courses.
If you like to cook, want to learn to cook, want to know what to eat or if you really enjoy food – this is the course for you! Learn to make such items as breads, cakes, cookies, omelets, vegetables, pasta dishes, and so much more! Be part of our Fundraising Bake Sales in which we raise money for a charity chosen by you, the students. Also take part in our Pizza Warriors Competition. This course is a favorite by all who take it. Don’t miss out!
Food Entrepreneurship / Gourmet Foods
1/2 credit | Prerequisite: Food and Nutrition
Have you always wanted to operate your own food business? Then this is the course for you! Building on culinary skills learned in Food & Nutrition, you will develop advanced culinary skills such as cake decorating, candy making, advanced pastry skills, and quantity cooking. The profits derived from your business ventures (including the SweetHeart Sale, Mother’s Day Sale, and more) are used to fund a field trip to a locally-owned and operated restaurant. There you will have the opportunity to tour the facilities and interview the owner. If you like to cook and enjoy an active, fast paced class sign up for Food Entrepreneurship!
Regional and International Foods
1/2 credit | Pre-requisite: Food and Nutrition
Explore the culture and cuisine of different parts of the U.S. as well as five other regions of the world in this advanced foods class. Build on the culinary skills covered in Food & Nutrition as you learn to prepare dishes that made the cuisine of the U.S. so unique. Each week we explore new places and make dishes native to those lands including cuisines of Italy, Greece, Spain, England, Poland, Japan, Middle East, and so many more. Be a part of our International Foods Fair as well!