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| | CAREERS W/ CHILDREN IN EDUCATION (ROP) Tech Prep*
Course Requirement: Grades 11-12
Prerequisite Family & Child Development
or strong interest in working with children
Length: Year Class
Course content: The primary objective of the ROP Careers With Children program is to better prepare students for an entry-level position working with children such as a teacher's aide or for further education leading to one of the many career opportunities working with children. This course will combine classroom instruction with hands-on experiences working with young children within the community, such as in a childcare facility or at an elementary school. Units of study will include career awareness, employability skills, workplace policies, program regulations and policies, child development and guidance, curriculum and classroom management and additional topics relating to working with children. | |
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| | INTERIOR DESIGN (Designs for Living) (VEA) Tech Prep*
Course Requirement Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: Completion of Life Skills or instructor
approval.
Length: Year class/may be repeated for credit
with approval of instructor.
Course content: Everyone likes to live in comfortable surroundings. This course is designed to help students express their imagination and encourage creativity by designing pleasing environments. Students learn employment and management skills for careers in interior design, furnishings and maintenance.
This is an activity-based class where students study design principles and apply them to real life situations. They will create texture and color boards and draw floor plans, arranging furniture within them. Architectural drafting programs will be utilized. Students will research architectural design and furniture styles. Field trips to design showcase and model homes, flooring and lighting showrooms, furniture galleries and design studios will be offered throughout the year. Students will assemble a working portfolio that showcases the best of their work and present it for a final grade.
This one-year course in the study and application of interior design will receive one year of fine art credit for graduation.
*Completion of these courses with an A or B will earn students 3 units of Butte College credit and is transferable as elective credit to four-year institutions. California State University and the University of California will not accept these courses as a "VPA" entrance requirement. | |
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| | FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (VEA) Tech Prep*
Course Requirement: Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: Life Skills or instructor approval.
Length: Year class
Course content: This course is designed to help students become aware of the relationships between family members, needs of individuals within the family systems and behaviors of small children. Coping with stress and crisis within the family is covered. The first semester stresses parenting skills, the family life cycle, and behavioral patterns of children beginning with pregnancy and continuing through the childhood stages. The second semester includes units on behavior and discipline, problem situations within the family, understanding the elderly and careers within these areas. Students will have the opportunity to work with young children in order to develop a better understanding of their emotional needs, chronological development and to gain experience in the field of child care. | |
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| | LIFE SKILLS (VEA)
Course Requirement: Grades 9-l2
Length: Year class
Course content: This course is designed to help students take responsibility for themselves while learning the skills necessary to become more independent. Instruction will include units on foods and nutrition, interior design, child development, clothing (construction, care and maintenance) and consumer skills that involve the management of time, money and other resources.
This class is an introduction to several career pathways that include the food industry, childcare, interior design, retail and fashion merchandizing. | |
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| | ADULTHOOD 101 (Survival for Singles) (VEA)
Course Requirement Grades 11-12
Length: Year/semester class
Course content: This course is designed to help students prepare for living on their own. Instruction will include units on nutrition and the preparation of foods. Students will prepare low cost meals that follow the new food guide pyramid. Students will explore career options, create and/or update their resumes and practice communication skills while studying relationships and self-awareness. Consumer skills are emphasized throughout the year with special emphasis on consumer rights and responsibilities, renting and maintaining a place to live, budgeting credit and checking/savings plans. | |
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| | FASHION/TEXTILE DESIGN
Course Requirement Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: Completion of Life Skills or instructor approval
Length: Year class/may be repeated for credit
with approval of instructor
California is recognized as one of the world’s leading fashion centers. In fact, the fashion and apparel industry is one of California’s fastest growing career paths. Few careers offer the creativity and versatility of the fashion world. Opportunities exist for many personality types, and range from retail sales associates and management positions, to fashion artists, photographers, journalists, and designers.
This is activity-based class where students study the elements and principles of design as they apply to apparel and fashion. Students incorporate these design elements to construct original creative designs using various textile mediums, such as fabric dying and painting, weaving, knitting & crocheting, and quilting. In this course students will study the history of fashion and learn its influence on today’s society. Wardrobe planning, consumer trends, textile characteristics and fabric construction will also be discussed, and students will apply this knowledge while constructing original pieces of wearable art (garments and accessories).
This one-year course in the study and application of fashion design and merchandising will receive one year of fine art credit for graduation. | |
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