INTRODUCTION TO CULINARY ARTS No. 1656 | Course Credit: .5 | Grade Level: 9 - 12
Introduction to Culinary Arts is the required introductory course to all of the culinary courses offered at LFCHS. This course will teach food safety and cover types of food borne illnesses, proper measuring techniques/measurements, understanding food preparation terms/techniques, reading a recipe, and kitchen equipment identification/uses. Students will apply this knowledge through various learning methods including lab experiences in quickbreads, cookies and bars and cakes. Your opportunity to enroll in the Open Culinary Block will depend upon your advancement through the required skills offered in this course.Fee $30
CULINARY ARTS OPEN LAB Pre-Req. No.1656 with at least a C Course Credit: .5 | Grade Level: 10 - 12 Quarter 1: 16571A, 16571B, 16571C Quarter 2: 16572A, 16572B, 16572C
To continue your knowledge and understanding in the Culinary pathway, you will have mastered the Introduction to Culinary Arts course successfully. You will now explore new, more advanced experiences through various skill-based options-of your own choosing. These experiences may be both in and outside of the lab, learning at your own pace. You as the student, will be given your required list of skills to achieve, practice the skills and test through each skill with the instructor. Once those skills are mastered, you may advance to the next level of skills. Once all the required skills have been achieved, with the approval of the instructor, you may work towards the planning and mastering of your own Capstone Project. Fee $30
Come and explore the exciting world of housing and interior design! Interior Design is great for anyone considering a career in interior design or someone just interested in learning how to design and decorate a house. This course will teach you the principle elements of design, provide you with skills in decorating and help you discover how living spaces meet various human needs. A final designer’s challenge will be given, and the student’s new knowledge will be applied. There is no fee for this course, but students will need to purchase some supplies for the final project.
Do you like being in the great outdoors? Then this class is for you. You will explore what types of fabrics/textiles are used in the clothing of outdoor gear when participating in activities like hunting, fishing, and skiing. Students will construct/sew a project that will be used when in the outdoors. You will also have the opportunity to explore foods that can be prepared safely in an outdoor setting, which includes grilling techniques and food dehydration. Students will need to purchase materials for the project. Fee $30
This course is designed to introduce students to the world of textiles and art combined to create a quilt. The first nine weeks are devoted to learning the basics of quilting: pattern and fabric selection and tools and construction techniques. Students will construct a table runner and the block sampler. During the second nine weeks, students will construct a bed-size quilt. Students will need to provide their own supplies and fabric for the projects constructed in this course. Fee $10
Do you like chips and salsa, dill pickles, or apple pie? Do you have a love of gardening and want to know how to preserve the bounty of that garden? Students will learn where these fruits and vegetables come from, how they are grown and then how to properly harvest garden produce from the school garden. This produce will then be utilized by the students to learn food preservation techniques in the Foods Lab. Students will learn freezing, hot water bath canning and food dehydration. These foods will be used to prepare different types of dishes to prepare and eat during the lab. Fee $10
Whether you are interested in being a teacher, child care provider, or child psychologist, this is the place to start. This course will cover the developmental areas of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social growth stages. Students will also learn about the types of education and childcare programs available. All students will have the responsibility of boosting positive self-esteem in others when our mentorship program begins in the classroom setting during the second half of the semester. Active participation will include planning and teaching learning activities, reading children’s stories, and preparing nutritious snacks.