FOOD STUDIES 9
Learn basic culinary skills and techniques to create food that looks and tastes great. Discover how good nutrition plays a key role in a healthy lifestyle and develop an understanding of the food system. Develop life skills to share with family and friends. Students prepare a wide variety of foods including sweet and savoury baked goods, breakfasts, soups, salads, and main course entrees.
FOOD STUDIES 11
Expand your repertoire of culinary skills, valuable assets in today’s job market. Discover the many multicultural flavours of the world by studying cuisines of the world, through breads, pot cooking, rice dishes, soups and more. Students will plan, prepare, and enjoy a variety of international foods. The course also covers the importance of nutrition, helping students to make informed eating decisions with a variety of recipes.
FOOD STUDIES 12
Enhance your culinary skills and use professional techniques to prepare a variety of foods from around the world, including indigenous food, pastries, noodles, dumplings and rolls and cakes. Learn how to improvise, balance flavors, and create your own recipes. Learn how to apply key concepts of healthy eating and become prepared for life away from home.
TEXTILES 9
Build your sewing skills, practicing basic sewing machine and serger techniques. Projects range from accessories to garments to upcycling. These projects could include tote bags, pajama pants or shorts, and designing your own hoodie or pullover. Projects/ patterns will be selected according to the experience and desire of the students. Students will also explore fabric construction and garment care in order to become more responsible and knowledgeable consumers.
TEXTILES 11
Enhance machine skills and develop an understanding of a variety of techniques and skills, including seams and seam finishes,darts, hems, and closures (zippers, buttonholes). Students will use design thinking to enhance and create unique textile items. Projects/ patterns will be selected according to the experience and desire of students. Explore a textiles-related inquiry project. This is a great course for those who want to learn to create personalized garments and other textile items.
TEXTILES 12
This advanced course continues to build on sewing construction experiences, allowing students the opportunity to further explore design while refining previous skills. Projects will be selected based on interest, experience, and ability in consultation with instructor. Understanding of fit, specialty fabrics and application of design principles will be important concepts of every project. Students will explore a textiles-related inquiry project. This course is highly recommended for students interested in college or university fashion programs.
INTERPERSONAL AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS 11 (FAMILY STUDIES)
Explore healthy interpersonal relationships in our global society. Learn about yourself and your relationships with others. Students will explore the stages of human growth and development and how they affect you, the individual, as well as society as a whole. This course is all about the roles, rights and responsibilities of adolescence, as well your relationships with others (including your family), focusing on communication, skills in conflict resolution, intimacy, and love. An excellent course for those interested in careers in social or in human services.
FASHION INDUSTRY 12
This course is perfect for those who are interested in the fashion industry and fashion merchandising. Topics include fashion psychology and history, trend development, principles of design, role of designers, an introduction to fashion illustration, fashion marketing,and retailing. Students will work towards a portfolio that may be used for post secondary or job applications. This course is highly recommended for students interested in college or university fashion programs.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CAREGIVING 12 (FAMILY STUDIES)
If you are interested in a career with children, this is the course for you! Child Development and Caregiving 12 is designed forstudents who want to learn about the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of children. Some topics of study include child development theories, pregnancy and birth, and the developmental of young children. Some activities within the course include interacting with elementary school children, an inquiry project related to child development, and a RealCare baby simulation!
HOUSING AND LIVING ENVIRONMENTS 12 (FAMILY STUDIES)
Planning on living on your own? Interested in housing and design? This course is for you! This course will look at when someone should rent or buy, the rights and responsibilities of renters and homeowners, and how housing needs can change over a person’s life. Students will examine trends in housing, housing changes over the past centuries and how to use design to enhance and maximize a living space.
