Learn about life. Map out your future and start deciding what you want to do when you grow up. This comprehensive laboratory course enables students to investigate careers in the human services career cluster, including counseling and mental health, early childhood development, family and community, and personal care services. This introductory course provides practical information in the areas of self-discovery, relationships, consumer resource management, housing/interior design, child care and development, nutrition and food preparation, clothing selection and maintenance, and career preparation essential for becoming successful personally and in the workplace.

Student Fee: $35

Grade Level: 9 – 12 | Credits: 1 | Semesters: 2 

Do you like children? Are you interested in a career working with children? If you answered “yes”, then this course is for you! This course focuses on the many areas of development of children from conception through childhood, including those children with special needs. Other topics include proper prenatal care, providing appropriate activities for children, as well as information on child care related careers.

Grade Level: 10-12 | Credits: 1 | Semesters: 2 | Principles of Human Services 

Instructional Practices is a field-based (practicum) internship that provides students with background knowledge of child and adolescent development as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices. Students work under the joint direction and supervision of both a teacher with knowledge of early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence education and exemplary educators or trainers in direct instructional roles with elementary-, middle school-, and high school-aged students. Students learn to plan and direct individualized instruction and group activities, prepare instructional materials, develop materials for educational environments, assist with record keeping, and complete other responsibilities of teachers, trainers, paraprofessionals, or other educational personnel.

Grade Level: 11-12 | Credits: 2 | Semesters: 2 | Prerequisites: Child Development and Teacher Approval

Practicum in Education and Training is a field-based internship that provides students background knowledge of child and adolescent development principles as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices. Students in the course work under the joint direction and supervision of both a teacher with knowledge of early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescent education and exemplary educators in direct instructional roles with elementary, middle school and high school students. Students learn to plan and direct individualized instruction and group activities, prepare instructional materials, assist with record keeping, make physical arrangements, and complete other responsibilities of classroom teachers, trainers, paraprofessionals, or other educational personnel.

Grade Level: 11 – 12 | Credits: 2 | Semesters: 2 | Prerequisite: Education: Instructional Practices and Teacher Approval 

Dollars and Sense is a course regarding day-to-day financial activities. It will cover such topics as income, property income, the consumer life cycle, federal income taxes, payroll and payroll deductions, budgeting, using a checking account, renting and owning a home, buying or leasing a vehicle, food and clothing, vacations and leisure, savings, equity, borrowing, credit cards and your credit rating, insurance, and planning for retirement. All of these topics are ones you will face at some time in your life. 

Grade Level: 9 – 12 | Credits: 1/2 | Semesters: 2