CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(WCW) (1 sem) 9^th – 12^th grade                              Prerequisite:  None

The skills, knowledge, and attitudes taught in Child Development will enable students to understand responsible parenting, principles of child growth and development, promote self-worth, positive learning and play experience, child guidance and discipline, learning activities, health and safety, requirements of children with special needs, and careers and employment in the field.

FASHION DESIGN, MANUFACTURING & MERCHANDISING (FDMM) 1, 2, 3

(CHS/VHS/WCW) (1 sem - may be repeated every semester for a maximum of 20 units of credit) 9^th - 12^th grade            
                                                                               Prerequisites:  FDMM 1:     None
                                                                                                            FDMM 2:   FDMM 1
                                                                                                            FDMM 3:   FDMM 2

Fashion Design Manufacturing and Merchandising 1, 2, & 3 (FDMM) provide students with the competencies needed in the area of clothing and textiles.  The skills, knowledge, and attitudes taught in this course will enable students to understand goals and decision making, social, physical, and psychological needs of individuals and families; use of product information and advertising; clothing budgets; clothing and textile product care; and to construct, repair, alter and remodel clothing and textile items.  In addition, these courses include the nature, acquisition, and use of clothing and textile products.

COSTUME AND FASHION DESIGN              Prerequisite:  1 semester of Fashion  Design Manufacturing and Merchandising (FDMM)                                                                                                      and/or teacher permission

(CHS/WCW) (1 sem-may be repeated for maximum of 10 credits) 9^th - 12^th grade                                                                                        

Costume and Fashion Design provides students with the competencies needed for entry-level positions in the costume and fashion industry.  This advanced clothing course includes instruction in the history of clothing and its relationship to current fashion, creative expression in clothing design, design principles, practice in clothing construction technique, and pattern adaptation.  In addition, this course may include interaction with the performing arts program through costume design, stage make-up, hair design, costume research, and stage technology in costuming.

FOOD AND NUTRITION 1                               

(VHS/WCW)  (1 sem) 9^th – 12^th grade                    Prerequisite:  None

Food and Nutrition 1 provides students with the competencies needed in the area of food and nutrition.  The skills, knowledge, and attitudes taught in this course will enable students to understand goals and decision making, basic concepts of nutrition, resource conservation, food preparation, use and care of equipment and appliances, kitchen organization, food buying, food preservation, use of consumer resources and agencies, and the relationship of nutrition and physical fitness to good health.  Emphasis is placed on preparing balanced breakfast and lunch meals

FOOD AND NUTRITION 2               

(VHS/WCW) (1 sem) 9^th – 12^th grade                     Prerequisite:  Food and Nutrition 1

Food and Nutrition 2 is a continuation of Food and Nutrition 1 and provides students with the competencies needed in the area of food and nutrition.  The skills, knowledge, and attitudes taught in this course will enable students to understand goals and decision making, basic concepts of nutrition, resource conservation, food preparation, kitchen organization, food buying, food preservation, use of consumer resources and agencies, and the relationship of nutrition and physical fitness to good health.  Emphasis is on the preparation of dinner menus.  

FOOD AND NUTRITION 3               

(WCW) (1 sem) 10^th - 12^th grade                             Prerequisite:  Food and Nutrition 2

Food and Nutrition 3 is a continuation of Food and Nutrition 2 and provides students with the competencies needed in the area of food and nutrition.  The skills, knowledge, and attitudes taught in this course will enable students to understand goals and decision-making, basic concepts of nutrition, resource conservation, food preparation, kitchen organization, food buying, food preservation, use of consumer resources and agencies, and the relationship of nutrition and physical fitness to good health.  Emphasis is placed on cultural and regional foods, barbecued foods, yeast breads, and frozen and refrigerated desserts.

INTERIOR DESIGN

(VHS/WCW) (1 sem) 9^th – 12^th grade                     Prerequisite:  Survey Art I-P or Visual Art I-P

Interior Design is an overview of how to decorate and design a home.  The topics include color, furniture styles, wall and floor treatments, window coverings and art principles.  We also discuss career opportunities.  The students design a floor plan and draw it to scale.  The drawings include furniture placement, lighting and electrical outlets.  The students will also do a "hands on" project in which they make something for use in decorating a home.  The major goal of this course is to prepare individuals to apply concepts of physical, psychological, social, and aesthetic factors to complex housing decisions in order to achieve a desirable living environment.