Mrs. Nancy Williams
Family and Consumer Sciences/FCCLA
Child Day Care I - This course is designed to provide students interested in a career in child and day care operations with information and practical experiences needed for the development of job-related competencies. Students will be provided laboratory experiences in a school-based facility. Students will be expected to develop appropriate skills in program development and in assisting with children’s and/or adult activities. Classroom study is concerned with the philosophy and management of care centers and the state and local regulations governing care-giving operations. The main learning experiences will involve actual work with children/adults in situations that simulate those found in business and industry, as well as preparation for that activity.
Prerequisite: Parenting.
Child Day Care II - This course continues the learning begun in Child Day Care I. The emphasis is more on the administration of the care facility. Caring for infants and special needs children and/or older adults is included. Emphasis is placed on career opportunities, communication skills, human relations and the service needs of client in the occupation area. The major learning experiences will be unpaid work, which involves working with local businesses and/or agencies which operate care facilities for children and/or older adults. Work-site mentors will work with the student to conduct learning activities as documented on a work-based learning training plan. Students will also participate in the management aspects of operating a day care/pre-school operation in the high school lab facility.
The course runs concurrently with Child Day Care I.
Clothing I - This course is planned to provide students opportunities to learn about fashion trends, select and care for textile products, construct garments for themselves and other, and make clothing repairs. The elements of design and color will be studied. Students will also learn about aspects related to workplace skills (decision making, responsibilities of employees, etc.) and the many careers related to clothing. Students will use the new computerized embroidery machine to make embroidered clothing and accessories for themselves and for school groups who place orders.
*$5.00 Instructional materials fee required.
Clothing II - This course is devoted to increasing the level of knowledge and skills of students as they construct, purchase, care for, and work with clothing, accessories and textiles. Students will expand learning on career opportunities, aspects of consumerism and marketing of clothing products. This class will further the skills and knowledge gained in Fashion/Design Clothing I. Prerequisite: Clothing I $5.00 Instructional materials fee required.
Foods I - This course includes basic classroom and laboratory experiences needed to develop knowledge and understanding of basic food principles and applied nutrition for all ages. The course content centers around the following areas: food buying, safety, sanitation and preparation techniques. Information related to careers in foods and nutrition is incorporated throughout the course.
*$6.50 Instructional materials fee required
Foods II - In this course more attention is paid to food selection and preparation for special circumstances and dietary needs. Laboratory sessions are devoted to the preparation of foods with specific characteristics. Course content should include the following areas: careers in foods and nutrition, influences on food customs, diet and health, current nutritional issues, planning for special need, safety of foods, food purchasing, prevention of food-borne illnesses and food preservation. Prerequisite: Foods-Nutrition I
* $6.50 Instructional materials fee required
Home Economics - This program is a seris of planned learning experiences emphasizing the following areas:
1. Clothing and Textiles(required in this are: sewing supplies, project matierals, and a completed project,
2. Resourse Management
3. Foods and Nutrition
4. Housing, furnishing and equipment
5. Human development and family relationships
6. Introduction to the work world
* $6.50 Instructional materials fee required
Adult Living - This course is designed to assist individuals and families in achieving life satisfaction through responsible participation as adults in the home, community and work place. Emphasis is placed on the development of prevention strategies, which may assist individuals in responding to situations in terms of their identified values and goals. The course content includes the following duty area: utilizing resources and consumer information in developing short and long-range plans by applying goal-setting and physical and psychological needs; applying consumer rights and responsibilities in the marketplace; demonstrating goal-setting and decision making skills; evaluation and adapting basic needs to assume roles and responsibilities; recognizing and following health practices that assist in coping with, selecting and using resources to enhance individual growth and development; developing effective relationships to promote communication with other; and evaluating family and career changes as to the impact on individuals. Various resources to assist with life problems maybe explored. Additional material concerning management of resources will also be covered.
*$7.00 Instructional materials fee required.
*This class fulfills the Consumer Education requirement for graduation.
Parenting - This course is designed to help students think through the responsibilities, satisfactions and stresses of parenthood. Many types of parenting situations are examined. Stress prevention and management and the work community agencies that help parents deal with various types of parenting crises are emphasized. The course content includes applying decision-making and goal-setting skills; applying the basic principles of the parenting process; practicing health and safety standards as related to parenting; providing experience which encourage parents and children to maximize resources; encouraging human relations skills in children/adolescents; and evaluating impact on parenting of family and career changes. Special attention is given to the needs of teenage parents and the importance of readiness for parenthood
*$6.50 Instructional materials fee required.
FMI
- Loves to spend time with her family!Favorite Quote
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"