FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) is a set of one-semester elective courses that draws from a range of disciplines and contexts (education, business, social, economic, cultural, technological, geographical) to achieve optimal and sustainable living for individuals, families and communities. We currently offer Intro to Family and Consumer Sciences, Human Growth & Development, Financial Literacy, Culinary Fundamentals, Food Science, and Global Foods. All students must take the state WebXam at the end of all courses.

COURSE FOCUS:

For all FCS courses, students must demonstrate the ability to do all of the following:

Basic reading and reading comprehension skills
Ability to work well under pressure, accept constructive criticism and make changes
Ability to gather and apply information from various sources
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability to hear and follow directions quickly and to work in a team setting.
Strong time management and organizational skills
Accuracy, attention to detail, and able to multitask
Physical coordination: Finger/manual dexterity and hand eye coordination
Personal and environmental cleanliness

In addition to all of the above, all culinary related classes also include:

Ability to demonstrate safety & sanitation standards
Applying math skills to recipes in converting and costing
Ability to independently apply steps and procedures froM recipes
Can work at a continuous, steady pace

COURSES OFFERED:

Intro to FCS
Intro to FCS provides students with an overview of major content areas of Family and Consumer Sciences. Students will be introduced to child development, family relationship concepts and how they relate to family dynamics. Students will understand the concepts of design through textiles for personal and home use. Throughout the course, students will develop communication, leadership and career investigation skills. Also in this class, we do a community service project where we make stuffed bears and donate to East Liverpool City Hospital to hand out to children that go through the ER.

Human Growth & Development Course Description
Human Growth & Development is offered to juniors and seniors. In this course, students will analyze human growth and development throughout the lifespan. An emphasis will be placed on physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth and development. Additional topics will include human characteristics and traits, genetic defects, parenting styles and responsibilities and cultural differences within a family unit and community. The RealCare infant simulators are used in this course as well.

Culinary Fundamentals Course Description
Culinary Fundamentals is the first foods class that can be taken and is a prerequisite for all of the other foods classes. In this course, students will apply fundamental culinary techniques, such as knife handling skills and the recognition, selection and proper use of tools and equipment. An emphasis will be placed on mise en place, the management of time, ingredients and equipment. Students will apply standard recipe conversions using proper scaling and measurement techniques. Throughout the course, basic food safety and sanitation techniques will be emphasized.

Global Foods Course Description
Global Foods is available for juniors and seniors. In this course, students will compare cuisines, ingredients and preferred cooking methods of various cultures. The influence of traditions and regional and cultural perspectives on food choices and culinary practices will be emphasized. Students will examine the issues and conditions that affect the availability and quality of food in the global market, and apply advanced cooking techniques, including the use of specialty and advanced equipment in the preparation of food dishes.

Food Science Course Description
Food Science is available for juniors and seniors. In this course, students will apply basic culinary practices and understand how flavor, texture and appearance are affected during food preparation. Students will evaluate chemical reactions as they occur in cooking methods and assess how to control high-risk food safety situations. Food safety and sanitation techniques will align to industry-recognized certifications.

Financial Literacy
This course meets Ohio graduation requirement and prepares students to understand financial literacy concepts and helps them to become savvy consumers who can avoid scams, prepares students to make sound financial decisions, provides an overview of different types of insurance and how they protect individuals, explains how to create budgets and plan for unexpected expenses and provides an introduction to investing.

Available Industry Certifications with ODE point value:

Students will take a WebXam at the end of each course. Students earning a cumulative score of proficient on 3 or more WebXams (FCS offers a total of 5) AND the OhioMeansJobs Readiness Seal demonstrate competency by Career Readiness, providing a graduation pathway.

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