candy West

I graduated from East Carolina University in 1993 with a B.S. in Commercial and Community Recreation with a minor in Business. I then attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where I received a Master’s Degree in Public Health Education. I worked in the public health field for 20 years before I became a teacher. This is my third year of teaching. My teaching license is in Allied Health with a provisional area in PE and Health. I’m working to obtain the provisional area in Family and Consumer Sciences by February of 2021.

Child Development

This course introduces students to responsible nurturing and basic applications of child development theory with children from infancy through age six. Areas of study include parenthood decisions, child care issues, prenatal development and care, and development, and care of infants, toddlers, and children three through six. Emphasis is on the responsibilities of parents, readiness for parenting, and the influence parents have on children while providing care and guidance. Art, English language arts, and science are reinforced.