Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau FCCLA
MILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
FAMILY AND CONSUME
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
About FCCLA
Mission of FCCLA
To promote personal growth and leadership development. In FCCLA we focus on the multiple roles of the family member, wage earner, and community leader.
Goals of FCCLA
To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.
To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society.
To encourage individual and group involvement in helping to achieve global cooperation and harmony.
To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society.
To promote Family and Consumer Sciences education and related occupations.
Life Skills
Members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communications, practical knowledge, and career preparation.
By being involved in FCCLA you are getting the opportunity to develop many basic life skills, and expand your leadership potential. You will learn to plan ahead, set goals, solve problems, make decisions, and learn interpersonal communication.
Click here to learn about the 8 career pathways in the Family and Consumer Sciences, and some examples of careers in each of these pathways.
The Importance of Family and Consumer SCiences
There are many reasons why Family and Consumer Science education is so important. The skills you learn in these classes are skills you will always be able to use no matter what you do after high school. These skills include cooking, nutrition, child development, business exploration, sewing, interior decorating, personal finance, and communication skills.
Our consumer sciences classes are not required, but there is so much that you can take away from them. These classes are great for everyone, and many different people take them. You are very likely to get to know new people and maybe even become friends with people that you have never talked to before. Also, these classes are fun! They are a great way to get a break in your day, and yet still be getting credit because you are still learning!
Many people may think that these classes are not as important as maybe the core classes, but they are! Whether you realize it or not, you are actually taking the skills from English, Math, and Science and applying them to real life skills.
Someday you are most likely going to move out of your parent's house, and without the knowledge taught in Family and Consumer Sciences you will be missing out on a lot of basic life skills. These classes are actually essential for being successful in the future. No one is born knowing how to cook, sew, manage a budget, raise a child, or handle family problems. It needs to be learned. Our FACS Education program is run by Mrs. Rotering, and she is great with helping any student at any skill level. She makes sure that everyone is gaining the knowledge they need to be successful.
Another learning opportunity that G-E-T has in the Family and Consumer Sciences is joining FCCLA. Our chapter is growing every year, and was actually the third largest chapter in the state last year. FCCLA is a lot of fun, and you can be as involved as you want to be. You are sure to make friends! I would encourage everyone to come to a meeting, and join FCCLA!
At G-E-T we offer 16 different classes in the Family and Consumer Sciences.
Family, Food and Society
This course will explore how food and food preparation have changed over time. Students will explore fruits, dairy, vegetables, pasta, grains, rice, meats, cakes, breads, desserts, food patterns, meal planning, and candies. They will be explored through classroom discussion, teacher demonstration, individual and group projects, and food preparation labs.
Gourmet Foods
Gourmet Foods will build upon the basics learned in Family, Food and Society. Students will focus on more detailed recipes, techniques, production and presentation. Units of study will include beef, pork, fish, cakes, breads, appetizers, soups, salads, and three cooking competitions. Through class discussions and food labs, the class will explore advanced recipes and preparation techniques.
Ethnic Foods
Ethnic Foods will study the cultures and thier food from major countries around the world. Recipes from each country will be explored and prepared in class. Through class discussions and food labs, students will look at food patterns and choices from many different cultures. Units of study and food lab preparation will include: Poland Sweden, Mexico, Scandinavia, France, Spain, Greece, Russia, India, China, Japan, Gemany, and Italy.
U.S. Foods
Do you enjoy cooking? Would you like to know more about cooking the foods from all regions of the United States? If so, then this class is for you! U.S. Foods will study the cultural heritage of all of the different regions of the United States. Each region of study will be discussed, demonstrated, and prepared by students in the lab setting.
Food Service-Sales
This course is designed to allow students to experience large-quantity cooking, and the marketing of prepared products outside of the classroom. This class becomes a simulated small business. The students will be able to design projects to prepare and sell food to the student body and set up catering events with members of the community. Students will participate in activities outside of the classroom setting. This class involves a great deal of hands-on lab experience in food preparation as well as cooperating with others in a group. This course is transcripted with Western Technical College. By taking this course and meeting the grade requirements, you will be able to earn credit at Western Technical College and several universities in Food Service. Students will also earn their Serve Safe Certification.
Food Service-Restaurants
Students will gain hands-on experience linking catering projects together with working in a restaurant. The students will actually turn the classroom into a restaurant, opening the business to the student body and other customers outside of the classroom. Students will experience a job simulation while working with money and evaluating sales profits. Members of this class will have the opportunity to become hosts/hostesses, waiters/ waitresses, chefs, and dishwashers, and be in charge of ordering supplies for the storeroom. This class involves a great deal of hands-on lab experience in food preparation. By taking this course and meeting the grade requirements, you will be able to earn credit at Western Technical College and several universities in Food Service. Students will earn their Serve Safe Certification.
Child Development
The Child Development Class will help students to develop an understanding of prenatal care, fetal development, pregnancy and birth, bonding and infant development, health/safety needs, and the care of young children from birth through age six. Through class discussion, individual and group projects, students will study the development and care of explored. This course is required of any individual taking Assistant Child Care Teacher, who wishes to obtain certification. Students in Child Development will participate in the Empathy Belly Pregnancy Simulator and the Baby Think It Over Infant Simulator.
Parents and Children
Parenting today calls for a lot of though, hard work, and careful preparation. This course will help you develop the skills necessary to work with young children. Parents and Children will focus on the decision to become a parent, the right time, different parenting styles/techniques, current trends and research in parenting, and developmentally appropriate practice for each age and stage. This course is not required but is recommended of any individual taking Assistant Child Care Teacher who wishes to obtain certification. Students in Parents and Children may participate in the Empathy Belly Pregnancy Simulator and the Baby Think It Over Infant Simulation.
Assistant Child Care Teacher
Are you interested in a career working with children or their families? ACCT will jumpstart your career in childcare and/or education. By taking this course and meeting the grade requirements, you will be able to attain credit at Western Technical College and several universities in elementary education. You will also attain licensure through the State of WIsconsin as a registered Assistant Child Care Teacher. Some topics included in this course are childcare classroom activities, safety, health and first aid, proper care of young children, creating meals and snacks, communicating with families, creating lessons for children, professional development and classroom environment. A class-run daycare center is also part of the course.
Child Care Teacher
Students have the opportunity to "earn while they learn" by working as an Assistant Childcare Teacher. Students will continue learning and applying their skills and move to the next level, earning a Child Care Teacher certificate when they graduate. Students enrolled in the child services skill certificate program will work a minimum of 15 hours per week in a licensed childcare setting and participate in a complementary high school course, which will tie the work experience and the skill certificate lessons into practical learning experiences. Upon successful completion, students will receive 2 high school credits, childcare teacher certification from the State of Wisconsin, and 3 elective credits at Western Technical College.
Housing and Interior Design
Are you interested in designing, decorating and furnishing homes? Housing and Interior Design is for those students who enjoy design and want to learn more about housing, interior decorating, and design. The course explores careers related to the housing and interior design market through many individual projects. Elements and principles of design are applied to furnishing, designing and decorating a home. Renovating, decorating and designing with fieldtrips to examine housing types, model homes, and furniture dealers are valuable pieces of this class. A renovation project of a furniture or decorative piece will be included.
Family Issues
This course will allow students to explore issues relating to themselves and their relationships both within the family and their entire life. Topics will include cooperation, communication, point of view, personal stress, conflict resolution, family life cycle and interaction. Different family forums, conflict resolution, other cultures and crisis issues will also be covered. Relationships with parents and siblings, decisions about dating, marriage and having children.
Fashion Design and Construction
Fashion Design and Construction is a course that will build on the skills learned in seventh grade and will focus on sewing for the individual. Fashion trends will be explored to develop and improve a personal style. Students will work with a variety of fabrics to create accessories, home decor, quilts, or fashions of their choice. This will be a "hands-on" lab class with individual projects to be determined. Students will learn how to operate a sewing machine and must complete projects to be worn in the annual F/CS Fashion Show.
Advanced Fashion and Sewing
Advanced Fashion and Sewing is for those students who want to build upon the skills learned in Fashion Design and Construction. This course will emphasize advanced clothing construction techniques and the application of these techniques to ready-to-wear apparel. Students in Advanced Fashion and Sewing will serve as managers and designers for the F/CS Fashion Show.
Independent Fashion and Construction
Students who have completed Fashion Design and Advanced Fashion Design and are interested in continuing in this area should enroll in this course. This course will build upon skills learned and the advanced techniques in apparel design and production. This course will explore fashion and design career opportunities. Students will complete embroidery, from scratch and detailed stitch projects as part of the course. Independent students will act as Advanced Managers for the Fashion Show.
YSY-Family and Consumer Sciences
Students who are interested in Youth Serving Youth will assist the Family and Consumer Education Department with lab preparations, including gathering and dividing ingredients, setting up demonstrations, and shopping.