Family and Consumer Sciences :::
Family and Consumer Sciences
Mr. Robert Fritch, Division Chair
TEL: SC (708) 579-7439, NC (708) 579-6381
FAX: (708) 579-6726
EMAIL:
bfritch@lths.net
Applied Arts Division Philosophy
The Applied Arts Division and departments’ mission is to develop students that are life-long learners through their engagement in the integration and application of multiple curricular areas. The division offers diverse learning opportunities for all students and prepares students to make life decisions in education, career, family, leisure, and life skills.
Family and Consumer Sciences Department Philosophy
The Family and Consumer Sciences Department empowers individuals and families across their life
spans to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse, global society. The
department’s unique focus is on the family, work, and their interrelationships. The goal of
Family and Consumer Sciences is to prepare students to become life-long learners. Family and
Consumer Sciences has developed curricula that provide opportunities to assist students in making
life decisions, and developing career, post-secondary, family, leisure, and life skills, such as
- strengthening the well-being of individuals and families;
- becoming responsible citizens and leaders in diverse settings;
- promoting optimal nutrition and wellness;
- managing resources;
- balancing personal, home, family, and work lives;
- functioning as providers and consumers of goods and services;
- appreciating human worth and accepting responsibility for one’s actions (individually or
collaboratively); and
- finding success in both family and work.
The Family and Consumer Sciences Department has established standards based on information from national and state professional organizations in the fields of sociology, family practices, foods and nutrition, consumerism, fashion and design, science, mathematics, and technology. Nine general standards were established as a result of the review of literature. Each general standard is supported by specific student learning standards, which are available upon request. Additionally, specific course standards have been developed that support the general standards, and these are distributed to students at the beginning of each semester or annual course.
Students within Family and Consumer Sciences will be able to....
- develop skills and strategies to explore career paths in family and consumer sciences.
- select and use appropriate technological instruments and formulas to solve problems, interpret results, and communicate findings.
- recognize and demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- develop and apply strategies to manage conflict and stress in individual and team situations.
- analyze the internal and external factors that influence individual and family wellness throughout their life spans.
- encourage opportunities to develop expertise, experience and emotional intelligence for transferable employability skills in relation to individual, family, career, and community roles and responsibilities.
- promote optimal growth and development of self, family members, and others throughout their life spans.
- evaluate decisions in relation to available resources and options.
- demonstrate leadership skills and abilities reflecting democratic ideals in the family, workplace, and community.