Family and Consumer Sciences
About Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences is a field of study focused on the science and art of living and working well in our complex society.
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Career Pathways and classes offered within Columbine FACS include:
Hospitality and Food Production
Culinary Nutrition - is designed to teach students how to cook and eat in a healthy way as they grow to be independent adults.
ProStart /Advanced Culinary 1 and 2 - ProStart is sponsored by the National and Colorado Restaurant Associations. This class is designed to teach students Hospitality and Culinary Industry skills. Students have the opportunity to compete in the ProStart Invitational and FCCLA Culinary STAR Events.
Human Services and Education
Teen Choices - a one semester class that gives students important problem solving, decision making, wellness, and personal responsibility information. Students can get a health credit by taking this class.
Life Management - a one semester class that allows students to investigate concepts they will need to live independently after high school. Topics include budgeting, banking, credit, housing, transportation, career exploration, resume building, and interview skills.
Child Development - this course investigates the world of successfully parenting children someday as students become adults, but also looks into the many careers that are associated with child development
Education Exploration - students work with a teacher and their class at a local elementary as well as learning in the Columbine classroom aspects of teaching and education.
Practical Design Arts
Fashion - Students explore the fashion career industry through design, retail, merchandising, and sewing construction. They are also able to apply the information to their personal sense of style.
Interior Design - Interior Design focuses on both residential and commercial design, how to draw floor plans to scale, picking finishes, and incorporating the elements and principles of design to their plans.
FACS Teachers
Brittany Chiavini
A CSU Family and Consumer Sciences graduate, Brittany is very passionate about FACS! She teaches Teen Choices and Challenges, Life Management, Culinary Nutrition, and Child Development.
Sharon Gardner
I love to teach CTE - it is a great learning experience for all students. FACS classes teach students real life skills that students will use every day. We offer so many wonderful classes for students. I teach Culinary Nutrition. This class is for students to learn the basic of cooking and wellness.
I have four lovely kids - 12 grandchildren. I love to cook - stitch - read - exercise - learn and hang out with my family.
Brita Letvin
Ms. Letvin teaches Fashion, Interior Design, Education Exploration, and Culinary Essentials. I love teaching at Columbine and providing valuable experiences for kids that they can use for their whole lives!
I have two children who are growing up way too fast. I live in Conifer and enjoy being in the mountains and seeing a little bit of nature every day.
FCCLA
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America or FCCLA is a Career and Technical Student Organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system.
Students who are members of FACS classes have FCCLA incorporated into their classroom activities. If students are interested in taking FCCLA further they can attend several conferences and have the opportunity to compete in STAR events during the school year. See one of your FACS teachers for more information.
Industry Partners
Community Partners- Sign up to participate in the "HIGH SCHOOL" CTE Advisory Committee!
email bletvin@jeffcoschools.us to be part of our advisory committee or industry partner