Life Skills and Applied Technology Department
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Family and Consumer Sciences promote The Vital Results of Vermont’s Framework of Standards. Vital Results common to all courses are: Communication – reading, writing, speaking, and using informational technology; Personal Development – healthy choices, worth and competence, making decisions, relationships and work place; and Reasoning and Problem Solving - problem solving.
Healthy Choices (Grades 10-12) 1/2 credit
Get your diet and nutrition facts straight. Learn the basics of nutrition and apply them to your current eating and life style. Make some personal decisions about changes you may want to make. Talk with local experts and participate in cooking demonstrations which will help you to make better food choices, enjoy them more and live a healthier life.
International & Ethnic Cuisine & Culture (Grades 9-12) 1/2 credit
Bring alive your heritage, foreign languages, and your desire to learn how to create some impressive and tasty meals from different cultures. Participate in demonstrations from experienced local food and cooking authorities and learn to prepare healthy and interesting meals. Begin to understand how food habits are influenced by climate, geography, cultural values & technology.
Fashion Eras & Sewing Skills (Grades 9-12) 1/2 credit
The elements and principles of design including line, proportion, color, shape and texture used in creating and critiquing wearable art are the content basis for this course. As an introduction to fashion design, students will investigate and identify major historical eras by finding a connection between period clothing and events of the time. Next, students choose patterns, fabrics and notions for projects which help them learn basic construction techniques. Students are expected to be productive, to be responsible for furnishing material and supplies for projects, and to challenge themselves. Lastly, students will explore careers connected to this field by collecting information about a career directly or indirectly through classroom work, job shadowing or interviewing. Standards addressed are: Vital Results - Reasoning: Approach, Information, Taking Risks and Persevering and Abstract and Creative Thinking, and Service in their community and Fields of Knowledge and Cultures and Aesthetic Judgment. Fashion Design fulfills part of the Fine Arts graduation requirement.
Housing & Interior Design (Grades 9-10) 1/2 credit
The elements and principles of design including line, proportion, color, space and texture to demonstrate design ideas through visual presentation are the content basis for this course. Students learn the process of using needs, goals, and resources to create energy efficient housing. As a final project students design a home using drafting skills to articulate well thought out interior spatial and housing design. Local housing and interior designer professionals critique these plans. Students explore careers connected to this field by collecting information about a career directly or indirectly through classroom work, job shadowing or interviewing. Standards addressed are: Vital Results in Reasoning: Approach, Information, Taking Risks and Persevering and Fields of Knowledge in Times and Cultures and Aesthetic Judgment. Interior Design fulfills part of the Fine Arts graduation requirement.
On Your Own (Grades 11-12) 1/2 credit
Some of the goals of this course are to insure that students leave high school with a plan and understand how to access college and career information to make future career decisions. Other topics may include money management, understanding insurance and taxes, consumer rights and responsibilities, wellness, and current issues facing families and parents. On Your Own provides a forum for developing personal skills which will transfer into daily living and lifelong learning. This course will address Vital Results in the areas of Reasoning: Approach, Information, Taking Risks and Persevering.
S.T.A.R.T. II (Grade 9) 1/2 credit
Success Through Action, Repetition and Training
S.T.A.R.T. is an elective course offered to 9th graders to assist them academically with the 8th to 9th grade transition. This class will teach students specific strategies they can use to meet the academic and organizational requirements of 9th grade. This class is one semester long, and is offered both semesters. Students will be introduced or continue with the Ghostbook Notebook system. In addition, students will learn about their respective learning styles, test and note-taking strategies, and reading comprehension strategies.