John Jay John Jay High School
Family & Consumer Sciences

 

 

 

     

Family & Consumer Sciences Dept Courses

Course Name
Description
PERSONAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
Grade: 9-10 1 year course Credit: 1
Foundation class to all other Family and Consumer Sciences courses. Covers a wide range of topics to include cooking, sewing, personal management, and child development.
FAMILY LIFE

Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Explore personal, family, and work-related relationships. Recommended prerequisites: Personal and Family Development.

PARENTING PREPERATION

Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Investigates the decision to parent, heredity, pregnancy, and giving birth. This is NOT the school-age parenting course. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Focuses on children as they grow from infancy to school-age. Recommended prerequisite: Parenting Preparation.

FOOD SCIENCE

Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Concentrates on the scientific aspects of proper nutrition, health, and wellness. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development.

FASHION DESIGN

Grade: 11-12 1 year course Credit: 1
Investigates the fashion industry with a focus on the purchasing and construction of quality garments. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development.

*CULINARY ARTS

Grade: 11-12 1 year course Credit: 2
Emphasis in this lab class is on the restaurant industry, with a focus on food preparation and service to the public. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development or Food Science.

*HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Grade: 11-12 1 year, 2 block course Credit: 2
Training at the Hill Country Hyatt for jobs in the hotel industry. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development, Food Science or Culinary Arts.


*EARLY CHLDHOOD PROFESSIONS

Grade 11-12 1 year, 2 block course Credit: 2
Explore careers in early childhood. Training is at local elementary schools. Recommended prerequisite: Parenting Preparation and/or Child Development.

*SECONDARY TEACHER PREPARATION

Grade: 11-12 1 year, 2 block course Credit: 2
Concentrates on the secondary teacher profession with internship at an area middle school. Recommended prerequisite: Family Life.

FCS CAREER PREPARATION

Grade: 11-12 1 year course Credit: 3
On-the-job training in Family and Consumer Sciences-related careers.

*=Tech-Prep Class

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