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CAREER-TECHNICAL
PROGRAMS -- FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE/TEEN LIVING
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Jill Brooks
Florence Middle School
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Teen Living is
a semester long exploratory course for grades 7 and 8. An
emphasis is placed on understanding teenage physical,
intellectual, emotional, and social development. Course content
provides opportunities for students to explore personal
development topics such as interpersonal relationships with
family members, friends, and peers. Students also study topics
such as family roles and responsibilities,; peer pressure;
substance abuse; food choice and preparation; manners; and
career awareness. Students participate in project-based learning
opportunities in a school-based laboratory.
Specific Course Assignment - Fall Semester 2008
Family, Career
and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), an integral part of
the curriculum, enhances leadership development skills and
provides opportunities for community service.
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Family and Consumer Sciences
students at Florence Middle School are working on a
project for Hospice. Seventh and eighth grade students are
sewing holders for eyeglasses for patients. |
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