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FCCLA Creed
FCCLA Creed
"We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face the future with warm courage and high hope. For we have the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values. For we are the builders of homes, homes for America's future, homes where living will be the expression of everything that is good and fair, homes where truth and love and security and faith will be realities, not dreams. We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face the future with warm courage and high hope."
Mission
Mission
"To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation."
Motto
Motto
"Toward New Horizons"
Tagline
Tagline
"The Ultimate Leadership Experience"
Importance of FCCLA and FCS
Importance of FCCLA and FCS
FCCLA and FCS are crucial to schools and communities, as they help prepare students for college and careers, teach real world skills, make friends, and learn about leadership. Many communities have been changed because of the extensive work of FCCLA chapter organizations across the nation. FCCLA and FCS prepare students for college and careers by providing a great amount of experience and teaching real world skills. S.T.A.R. events play a big role in this, as many of them deal with improving career and leadership skills. Experience is also earned by taking FCS classes and going to chapter meetings aimed to said subjects.
History of FCCLA
History of FCCLA
In March, 1944 the leaders of Family and Consumer Sciences (formerly Home Economics) met up with the intention of creating a new Career and Student Technical Organization. Roughly a year later, their own CTSO was formed under the name Future Homemakers of America (FHA). By the winter of 1977, there were 53 state associations across The United States. At the summer FHA National Leadership Conference of 1999 it was voted to change the name of FHS to what we know now, FCCLA. FCCLA still works hard today to provide a secure place to get students college and career ready, build skills, meet new people, and overall have a great experience.
History of FCS
History of FCS
The history of FCS starts in the 1870's with a woman by the name of Ellen H. Swallow Richards. Ellen H. Richards was a the first woman admitted into a scientific school. She graduated and became a professor in chemistry, mineralogy, and biology. Ellen acknowledged that all household tasks were based in science; that the Principles of Scientific Management could be applied to home and family activities. In 1899 Ellen met with a small handful of men and women in to create home economics. Ten years later, in 1909, the American Home Economics Association was founded. 85 years later, American Home Economics changed its name to the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. Though it is better known today as FCS, the AAFCS works to provide essential skills to not just career pathways but for everyday activities.
Careers Through FCS
Careers Through FCS
Career pathways through FCCLA and FCS are split up into four main categories: human services, hospitality and tourism, education and training, and visual arts and design.
Human Services
Human Services
Human Services is a pathway that pertains to human and family needs. Careers in Human Services include:
Social workers, Counselors, Cosmetologists, Sociologists, and more.
Hospitality and Tourism
Hospitality and Tourism
Hospitality and Tourism involves creating, managing, and operating a restaurant, recreation, lodging, and attractions. Careers in Hospitality and Tourism include:
An interpreter/translator, and a Manager in a restaurant, lounge, hotel, resort, and many others.
Education and Training
Education and Training
Education and Training includes services relating to instructing, educating, and training others. Careers in education and Training include:
Principal/administrator, teacher, social worker, counselor, coach, child care, and recreation worker.
Visual Arts and Design
Visual Arts and Design
Visual arts and design covers careers that handle publishing and producing content in journalism, performing arts, and entertainment. Careers in Visual Arts and Design include:
Fashion designer, interior designer, costume designer, textile designer, and more.
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