Fiber Arts & Cooking Fabrics - Types, Uses & Sustainability Issues Fiber Arts - Explore Creative Projects Hand Sewing - Practical Applications Safe Sewing Machine & Iron Use Complete a beginning machine sewing project - Drawstring Bag or Custom Pillowcase Kitchen Safety & Sanitary Practices Beginning Recipe Preparation & Food Labs Working Successfully as a Small Kitchen Group Basic Nutrition Awareness Inspiring Cooking Enjoyment!

Kitchen & Cooking Fundamentals Kitchen Safety Safe Food Sanitary Practices Small Group Collaboration Hands on Cooking Fundamentals Planning & Following recipes Effective Time Management Table Manners Use & Care of Kitchen Equipment. Healthy Nutrition Awareness Grocery Marketing Parent Brunch or Lunch Cooking Competitions Food Labs Featuring a Variety of Delicious Snacks, Desserts, Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinner Foods Inspiring Cooking Enjoyment!

Basic Life Skills are taught such as selecting & preparing food, making nutritious food choices, constructing a simple sewing project, human development and investigating ways to be a smarter consumer.

Prerequisite: Foods & Nutrition or Skills for Life - An accelerated fast paced foods course for students who have mastered the basics, are comfortable planning, measuring & mixing in the kitchen & want to expand their cooking skills. The first half of class will focus on a food related “journey” studying foods, culture, and recipes of the various U.S. regional areas. The second half will be spent exploring international culture, cuisine, & preparing student selected recipes.

Students will learn about saving money and investing. Students will complete projects involving budgeting, credit, purchasing a car, career & college. Students will play the minimum wage game, participate in a banking simulation, a state-wide stock market competition & complete comparison shopping activities and other various finance-related projects. All assignments will be tracked and managed via spreadsheets. Most coursework will be completed during class.

Want to design & create sewing projects for yourself or others? Students will master basic skills of controlling and operating the sewing machine. They will make informed decisions with the purchase & use of patterns, fabrics & notions. Students will work individually on projects, which may include sewing cool accessories, fun crafts, gift items & creative clothing. Projects will be individualized to meet student needs, abilities & experience levels with an emphasis on customization.