HOLMEN HIGH SCHOOL-
FCCLA
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Family and Consumer Science education opportunities have been so beneficial to students because of the skills they learn along the way. Students have learned health and fitness, fashion marketing/ sewing, child development, personal finance, interior design, and communication skills. These are key skills in helping students choose a career for the future.
At Holmen High School (HHS), almost every single student has taken at least one consumer science class through their high school years. These type of classes are generally the more laid back, fun, but educating classes. More often than not, students grow up without a lot of consumer science education, whether from the home, or their school. The basic common activities are cooking, managing money, raising a family, and fashion marketing/sewing.
“The purpose is to prepare students for the work of family and to develop skills necessary for the world of work.” Though families play a large role in independent lives and the society, we are also taught to care and help others. At HHS, the classes taught under consumer science, allows students to think and reason in different ways. To help, not just in our homes, but in our community, everyone needs to join together. “[...] students need to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to be in contributing members of families to deal creatively with job-related concerns now and in the future” (HHS Site).
FOODS- This class goes over basic cooking skills: understanding recipes, measuring techniques, preparation tasks, the safe way to use kitchen utensils; and time management. Furthermore, students will learn how to wisely purchase food.
INDEPENDENT LIVING- This class teaches students about today’s roles in society as workers and consumers. “Some other topics covered are healthy living habits, career explorations, shopping for a car, and finding appropriate housing.”
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS- This helps students learn to grow and develop skills that will help in a “strong and healthy family unit.” Self- awareness, divorce, family relationships, mate selection, the impact of children on marriage, communication, human sexuality, and love and commitment are the subjects discussed.
PARENTING- One- parent families, two parent families, human reproduction, social, and emotional development of a child are a few of the subjects learned in the class. The students acquire or learn skills on parenting, and taking care of young children.
CREATIVE FOODS/ ADVANCED CREATIVE FOODS- Students learn about food from many different cultures around the globe. Along with learning about the food, they also learn how to cook with different cooking techniques. Does that not sound fun?!
FASHION MERCHANDISING- In this class, students learn about the fashion industry. They get to create and design their own fashion trends!
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTIONS 1 & 2- Students learn to create their own clothing. They learn to properly use the sewing machine and how to hand sew. This is a class for creative, fashion- interested students.
HOUSING- Students create their own home floor plans. They learn to correctly put in windows, switches, furniture, and more. They are also taught about landscaping and careers in the housing industry.