Family & Consumer Science
Develop skills in leadership, communication, and organization that can be used in any career. If you have an interest in teaching, food preparation and culinary, or health related occupations, then this pathway could be the one for you!
Areas of Study
Early Childhood Education & Teaching Academy
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Academy: in this pathway, students learn theories and styles of teaching children from pre-school through high school including classroom management, development of classroom lessons and strategies to work with struggling students. You have the opportunity to work in a pre-school or in an elementary school.
Recommended Classes: Child Psychology – Preschool, Child Psychology – School age, Child Psychology – Advanced, Child Psychology Spanish Immersion, Teaching Academy and GRADS (for our pregnant and parenting students)
Foods & Nutrition
Foods & Nutrition/ProStart: in this pathway, students are provided with a background for careers in food preparation and nutrition which can be used at home or in a professional career. ProStart is a nationally recognized two-year program designed by the National Restaurant Association. On the job training along with classroom instruction enable students to experience all aspects of operating and managing a food service establishment and help students build good business and management skills.
Recommended Classes: Foods & Nutrition, Food Science, Culinary Essentials, Baking Introduction, Culinary Fundamentals, Baking & Desserts
Health & Fitness
Explore classes that help you develop a healthy lifestyle and explore careers within the health field
Recommended Classes: Health, Bodywise (Nutrition/PE course), Relaxation & Stress Management
Videos
Foods & Nutrition
Baking Introduction and Baking Desserts
Food Science 1
Culinary Essentials & Culinary Fundamentals
Relaxation & Stress Management
Child Psychology
Spanish Immersion
Dual Credit and Graduation Requirements
Dual Credit with Clark College - 3 Credits Advanced Child Care Basics (STARS)
Child Psychology - Preschool and School Age must be completed or
GRADS (Pregnant and Parenting Teens)
Dual Credit with Clark College - 5 Credits Early Childhood Education
Child Psychology Advanced
Dual Credit with Clark College - 2 credit Practicum-Nurturing Relationship
Child Psychology Preschool or Child Psychology School Age
Dual Credit with Clark College - 5 Credits Child Nutrition, Health, & Safety
Child Psychology PreSchool or Child Psychology School Age
GRADS (Pregnant and Parenting Teens)
Dual Credit with Clark College - 3 Credits Teaching Internship
Teaching Academy Semester 1 & 2 and Internship
Dual Credit with Lower Columbia College - 5 Credits Teaching Early Childhood Education
Teaching Academy Semester 1 & 2 and Internship
Graduation Requirements Met
All classes provide CTE/Occupational Education credit, or elective, or personal pathway credit.
PE Classes
Bodywise, Relaxation & Stress Management (students earn .5 credit however meet .5 PE Graduation requirement and .5 of Occupational Ed/CTE requirement)
Health Classes
Health credit
Student Leadership Organizations
Student leadership organizations provide students co-curricular opportunities to apply what they learn, develop practical skills, compete, socialize, and become leaders.
STEM Academy (Union High School)