Family, Community and Consumer Pathway

INTRODUCTORY LEVEL

Career and Life 

Duration: 0.5 credit

Required for Freshman

This course will introduce students to the skills and strategies needed to be focused, productive individuals. Emphasis is placed on goal setting, decision making, time and personal management. Development of workplace skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to be successful in various career, community and family settings will be incorporated throughout this course.

Career portfolios will be developed. 

CN1512 

TECHNICAL LEVEL

Nutrition and Wellness (Foods & Nutrition) 

Duration: 0.5 credit

Prerequisites: None

This course will examine components of interpersonal and intrapersonal well-being. Students will prepare for careers related to nutrition and wellness concepts by taking an in-depth look at various types of diets, nutrition information, and disease prevention to identify and apply healthy practices for a lifetime of wellness. Additionally, students will explore a variety of physical activities.

CN1503f 

Culinary Essentials 

Duration: 0.5 credit

Prerequisites: None

The Culinary Essentials course provides students with knowledge and skills related to commercial and institutional food service establishments. Course topics include career pathways, employability skills, sanitation and safety procedures, measurements, tools and equipment, food preparation and production.

CN1515s

Family Studies (Child Development and Parenting) 

Duration: 0.5 credit 

Prerequisites: None

The Family Studies course explores the roles and responsibilities of parents such as how society, media, technology, and diversity impact their ability to balance work and family. It also includes the development of children and parents as their earliest teacher. Parenting styles and family stages are explored as is the changing demographics which will change the face of the US family. Parenting and behavior guidance skills are strengthened through a study of positive family relationships, child abuse and neglect, safety, and health practices. Occupations related to meeting the needs of families will be analyzed. This course will promote the creation of healthy and sustainable families be they their own or those they work with.

Family Studies supports the Teaching/Training Pathway as an introductory course.

CN1505f/s

 Lifespan Development (Human Growth and Development) 

Duration: 0.5 credit

Prerequisites: None

Life Span Development prepares students for occupations associated with meeting the needs of people by learning about physical, intellectual, emotional and social development from childhood to death. In addition, this course helps students discover how individuals respond to the various stages of the life span with a strong tie to teen years, adulthood and later years.

Lifespan Development supports the Teaching/Training Pathway as an introductory course.

CN1523-12f     CN1523-12s

APPLICATION LEVEL

Community Connections 

Duration: 0.5 credit

Prerequisites: Juniors or Seniors only **This course has a pre-requisite of a 1.0 credit within Human Services Cluster Pathways courses.

Community Connections provides community based/school-based learning experiences typically within the family and consumer sciences classroom. Learning goals are set by the student, teacher, and community partners to create experiences and/or discussions to enhance the development of the workplace skills (e.g., leadership, empathy, communication, problem solving, cooperation, critical thinking, and resource management) needed to be successful in-service related careers.

CN1532f 

Career Connections 

Duration: 0.5 credit 

Prerequisites: Juniors or Seniors only **This course has a pre-requisite of a 1.0 credit within Human Services Cluster Pathways courses.

Career Connections provides human services/family and consumer sciences related work-based learning experiences (paid or unpaid) outside the traditional classroom. Learning goals are set by the student, teacher, and employer/adult mentor to create field experiences and/or discussions related to human services/ family and consumer sciences occupational technical skills.

CN1533s