Classes Offered

WINTER 2027

COOKING CLASS - This is a one-semester cooking class introducing middle school students to the fundamentals of cooking, kitchen safety, and food preparation techniques. Through hands-on experiences and practical assignments, students will learn essential culinary skills including knife safety, measuring, baking, cooking methods, food sanitation, and recipe interpretation. The course is designed to create confidence in the kitchen while helping students develop lifelong skills and to have a lot of fun while doing it.

Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 am      $450

FALL 2026

PERSONAL FINANCE/ECONOMICS - This is a one-semester combo class for both a personal finance elective and a high school economics course. Students should be ages 16+ to attend this class. The class will be held once a week for two hours with one hour focused on personal finance and the second hour focused on economics. Plan for 3-5 hours of work outside of class. Personal finance will focus on budgeting, saving, planning for a career, real-life financial decisions such as buying a car and choosing a place to live, investing, and planning for retirement. Economics will teach students the principles of economics through engaging readings, videos, discussions, and real-world applications. Students will explore topics including supply and demand, entrepreneurship, government, money and banking, inflation, and international trade while completing weekly assignments at home. The course is aligned with California economics standards and helps students develop economic reasoning and financial literacy skills for everyday life.

Fridays, 9:30-11:30 am     $450

CULINARY ARTS - This is a one-semester Culinary Arts course introducing high school students to the fundamentals of cooking, kitchen safety, meal planning, and food preparation techniques. Through hands-on experiences and practical assignments, students will learn essential culinary skills including knife safety, measuring, baking, cooking methods, food sanitation, and recipe interpretation. The course is designed to create confidence in the kitchen while helping students develop lifelong skills. 

Fridays, 12:00-2:00 pm      $500

All classes offered to charter school students are non-religious. I am a PCA vendor.