Options Book - Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
(See Career Pathway Page 44)
Family and Consumer Science courses help the student in personal growth, household skills, and family
living. Consumer education and management are also emphasized so that the student can learn to be a
part of a dual career household. Action projects (required home projects) and parent contact are a part of
each course.
6810 Life Skills
6820 Independent Living
6830 Contemporary Foods
6831 Creative Cuisine
6833 Housing and Interior Design
6840 Family Living
6841 Parenting and Child Development
6850 Discovering Your Career
6801 Fam. & Cons. Sci. Asst. Sem.1
6802 Fam. & Cons. Sci. Asst. Sem.2
Family & Consumer
Science Assistant
Course Number: 6801 Sem. 1 / 6802 Sem. 2
Course Length: semester
Credits: .25
Periods/Week: 5
Fee: $ (Materials as needed)
Open To: Students who have
successfully completed
a FCS course
Life Skills/Nutrition
& Wellness
Course Number: 6810
Course Length: year
Credits: 1.0
Periods/Week: 5
Fee: $10.00 Workbook
Open To:
freshmen, sophomores,
juniors
Want to learn the skills you will need to be an independent
person? Life Skills offers the opportunity to
experience sewing and cooking plus you will learn to
develop personal relationship skills to help you in life:
stress and conflict management, building self-esteem,
and making wise decisions. You will practice these
skills while doing projects and activities related to family
and child development, consumer issues, as well
as housing, nutrition, and wellness. Additional sewing
supplies will be required. There will be an ‘egg baby’
project included in this course.
Prerequisite: None
Independent Living
Students will learn how to make lab preparations and
become better acquainted with department equipment.
Students will be expected to “set up” labs, to help keep
labs and storage areas neat, and to help in the preparation
of home economics materials as directed by the
supervising teacher. Students must have the approval
of the supervising teacher and the department head.
Prerequisite: High School Family and Consumer
Science Experience
Graded: S/U Only
Course Number: 6820
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Periods/Week: 5
Fee: $10.00
Open To: sophomores, juniors, seniors
This course is designed to prepare the student to live
independently. Students will simulate common situations
they might encounter when living on their own,
such as: job hunting, apartment hunting, paying bills
with their own checking account, shopping for food,
clothing, and home furnishings, laundry, etc... Students
will also prepare simple meals and learn to care
for clothing. Simple mending/sewing techniques are
learned, as well as a “No-Sew” blanket will be made.
Additional cost will be incured with this unit.
Prerequisite: None
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