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Course
Offerings in
FAMILY/CONSUMER SCIENCES
& INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
The Practical Arts program is designed to help students assume responsibility for living and for understanding technology. These courses vary in difficulty and may be selected for enrichment or career purposes. Each area offers laboratory courses which allows students to take the same course for credit more than one time.
Family and Consumer Sciences
DECORATIVE DESIGN Credit: 0.5
Students will have the opportunity to explore the world of interior design through the decorative arts. This course will expose students to a variety of hands-on sewing techniques, while examining how different textile arts can be used effectively in the home environment. Students will complete a variety of projects on topics including, but not limited to, embroidery, quilting, counted-cross stitch, and sewing. This lab course may be taken more than once for credit. A nominal lab fee is required for this course.
MANAGING INDEPENDENCE Credit: 0.5
This course is highly recommended for students who will be responsible for their own day-to-day life management skills once they leave home. The classes are designed to explore personal management of food, clothing, living spaces, money, and consumerism. This course is for juniors and seniors who are preparing for the responsibilities of independence.
CHILD CARE Credit: 0.5
Students will study the care, growth, and development of the infant and toddler. This course is designed for students considering a career in education, early childhood education, or psychology. The course includes simulations using “Baby Think It Over”, an electronic baby programmed to cry, the “Flour Baby” project, a variety of speakers, and field trips.
CHILD BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT Credit: 0.5
This course is available to students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Students will continue their study of the development of the child from toddler through school-age years. This course is designed for students interested in careers in education, early childhood education, or psychology. The curriculum will include field trips to local day care centers, various guest speakers, and a nursery school program. This lab course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisites: Successful Completion of Child Care
CONTEMPORARY COOKING Credit: 0.5
If you enjoy working with food and learning how it affects your health, then this is the course for you. Students will learn meal planning and the basic preparation skills for fruits, vegetables, breads, meats and more. The course activities include guest speakers, a field trip, and many labs that provide hands-on experiences for the students.
ADVANCED FOODS AND NUTRITION Credit: 0.5
Students will expand their culinary interests and skills as they explore cuisines from around the world. Particular emphasis will be placed on how diets from around the world have influenced American buying and eating habits. Classroom activites will include guest speakers, special demontrations and field trips. This lab course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Foods/Nutrition or Contemporary Cooking.
INTRODUCTION TO WOODWORKING Credit: 0.5
This course will introduce the student to a variety of hand and machine tools that will be used to build projects of their choice. All areas of woodworking will be stressed including designing, planning, constructing and proper finishing techniques.
ADVANCED WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGY Credit: 0.5
This course is designed for the student who shows a strong interest in woodworking with an emphasis on power machinery. Each student will be able to design, plan and construct a project which involves advanced woodworking techniques. The student will be able to choose his/her own project with no limit on size or complexity. This lab course can be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisites: Intro to Woodworking Tech
PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNOLOGY Credit: 0.5
This course is designed to explore the technology of energy, transportation, construction and manufacturing problems. The course allows you the option of developing an individual course of study to place emphasis on areas of specific interest. This lab course may be taken more than once for credit.
INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL DRAWING/COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING (C.A.D.)
Credit: 0.5
This course presents the basics of instrument drawing and introduces the student to the language of technical drafting. After learning basic hand mechanical drawing, the student will be able to explore the exciting world of computer aided drafting. The student will learn the skills necessary to complete technically oriented drawings using the computer.
ADVANCED TECHNICAL DRAWING/COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING (C.A.D.) Credit:0.5
This course is designed for students who wish to pursue a second, third or fourth year of drafting. Each student will be given the opportunity to concentrate on an individualized course of study. The student can also use the computer to revise previously done drawings or develop new plans. Students will be able to build models of the houses that they designed and drew in Architectural Drawing. This lab course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisites: Intro to Tech Drawing
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING Credit: 0.5
This course requires the student to design a house, including the living, service and sleeping areas according to their uses. It stresses specific planning of each area to perform its unique function. Students will be required to make a complete set of house drawings which will include the location, décor, size, and shape of each room. This lab course can be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisites: Intro to Tech Drawing