North Allegheny School District

Adventures In Food is a course designed to explore the basic food groups while teaching safety and sanitation skills needed in food preparation. The course defines the need for students to understand their role in healthy eating to ensure good health in the future. While working in teams, students will gain necessary work skills to ensure success in their future careers. Communications, organization, and conservation skills are incorporated in the weekly foods labs while students learn about nutrition and health responsibilities in their family, career, and community environments.

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Students will understand the principles of food and science and its relationship to healthy individuals, families, and communities. The course will allow students to explore selected ethnic foods in relation to customs and food preparation techniques. Students will prepare various ethnic foods in weekly labs, as well as identify individual and family dietary needs. Students will also practice proper food safety and sanitation principles while working in the foods lab and excelling in work skills requested by future employers.

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Explore what it takes to live independently while getting equipped to learn to balance family, community, and work activities. Students acquire skills in planning nutritious meals for various ages and health conditions. They will develop skills to plan and carry out financial goals for now and the future. Students study the development and care of children from birth to 5 years of age while planning and carrying out a service-learning project, which will benefit the school and/or community.

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This semester course presents the fundamental concepts of the Fashion Industry with emphasis on wholesaling and retailing ready-to-wear clothing. The course will promote an understanding of the human, economic, and environmental resources that influence the fashion business while evaluating the role of the consumer to the Fashion Industry. Career opportunities in the Fashion Industry are explored and evaluated in terms of developing a career plan.

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This is a semester course which will provide you with the opportunity to apply the principles of art and design to fashion. Students will evaluate and design apparel and accessories based on textile exploration, design principles, and current fashion trends. Individual project work is included in this course and will require students to purchase supplies. Creativity in fashion and accessories will be emphasized as projects are designed, constructed, and evaluated. There is no limit to the types of projects that can be created.

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This foods course is designed for students to learn about the historical and cultural influences that have contributed to regional food specialties in our country. It will provide students with the opportunity to experience the application of basic food principles of food science and the relationship to individual, family, and societal wellness. While identifying factors that influence food customs, students will prepare and evaluate the nutritional content of regional foods. Various forms of technology will be experienced in meal preparation and in the discovery of career options.

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The Food Science and You course has a variety of applications to everyday life. Students will learn nutrition information to personalize their life, health, and diet. You may find an area of this multi-faceted field to study further after leaving high school. You will study the biological and chemical basis of nutrition, food preparation, and processing while learning the scientific principles as they apply to food and nutrition.

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This semester course focuses on all aspects of residential design to meet housing needs. Introduction to the world of housing construction basics and designs in furniture are covered. Emphasis on the elements, principles, and goals of design show how these factors determine quality design and decorating options. Students will evaluate the needs, goals, and resources of both individuals and families when creating design plans for interior environments.

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This course offers an in-depth look at the concepts and theories associated with child development. Physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of children and the factors that influence the development are studied. The health and safety needs of children are examined. A variety of experiences, including communication and problem-solving skills, budgeting and money management, nutrition and health related issues are geared to developing concepts important to understanding children and the developmental process. Career opportunities are explored.

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This course is designed to explore advanced child development concepts and theories through an actual interactive Preschool experience. Children aging from 31/2 to 5 years old participate in Preschool three days a week for the majority of the semester. Each senior will help plan and lead classroom activities that will enhance their child development skills. Classroom planning will include activities in the areas of the arts, science, literacy, and math. Seniors who choose this course need to have an interest in children and strive to understand their needs.

This Preschool program adheres to the Child Development Laboratory Procedural Guidelines as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (2004). Copies of the guidelines are available upon request.

Criteria for Selection - None.