Family and Consumer Science

G Westenfeld

The program of studies are as follows:

Culinary Arts I      Level 2      Grades 9,10,11,12

Credits: .50      Half Year

Culinary Arts I is an introductory course which addresses the basics of food and food preparation. Students study a broad spectrum of food related topics: nutrition, kitchen and food safety, food preparation terms, and the principles of cookery. Also included are the selection, purchase, and preparation of foods relevant to today’s modern life style. Activities involve bookwork, labs, reports, posters, and projects. Assessment is based on the student’s ability to plan food labs, performance in the cooking labs, homework, tests, quizzes, reports, class participation, and attendance.

Culinary Arts II      Level 2      Grades 9,10,11,12

Credits: .50      Half Year

Prerequisite: Culinary Arts I

Culinary Arts II is a sequel to Culinary Arts I. Emphasis is placed on an in-depth study of the principles, selection, preparation and presentation of food. Some of the topics studied include the development of advanced cooking skills, tools of the trade, learning about special diets, food presentation, making soups, bread making, and cooking meat, poultry, and fish. Students research, report about, and prepare foods from specified countries. Student groups plan a full meal and invite company to share it with them. Activities include labs, projects, reports, and homework. Assessment is based on class participation, the student’s ability to plan labs and to evaluate labs, prepare foods, evaluate labs, homework, reports, projects, tests, and quizzes.

Culinary Arts III      Level 2      Grades 10,11,12

Credits: .50      Half Year

Prerequisite: Culinary Arts II

Culinary Arts III is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in the food service industry. Topics studied include kitchen management, product cost, pricing of individual servings, mark up, menu planning and design, foreign food terms relating to food preparation, and preparing foods in large quantities. Students will be required to demonstrate proper work practices/procedures for the food industry. Activities include planned food preparation for faculty and staff, sale of selected food specialties, field trips, reports and/or projects, and possible work study assignments. Assessment will include projects, written tests, performance evaluations, and after schoolwork time. Textbooks are required and are an integral part of the course.

Child Development I      Level 2      Grades 11,12

Credits: .50      Half Year

This semester course explores various types of families, readiness for parenthood, and the progressive stages of development from conception to age three. Emphasis is placed on the social, emotional, intellectual and physical aspects of growth. Students’ research and report about specific aspects of this phase of a child’s development. Students are required to participate in a weeklong parenting simulation project. Little children and their parents are invited into the CD classes to that students can ask questions of the parents and observe the children. When possible the final exam will include a party with little children. Evaluation is based on class participation, projects, homework, journals, tests, quizzes, and periodic news reviews.

Child Development II      Level 2      Grades 11,12

Credits: .50      Half Year

Prerequisite: Child Development I

Child Development II is a continuation of Child Development I. It explores developmental patterns of children from age three to six. Emphasis is placed on the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical aspects of growth as well as on positive child care alternatives. Students are required to develop educational, artistic, nutritional, and play activities for children in this age group. Little children and their parents are invited into the CD classes to that students can ask questions of the parents and observe the children. When possible the final exam will include a party with little children. Student assessment includes class participation, projects, homework, tests, quizzes, and reports.