Consumer and Family Studies (CFS)

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Consumer and Family Studies programs provide students with life management, transferable, and employ-ability skills through instruction and leadership development activities.  This program focuses on preparing students to balance personal, family, and work responsibilities.

Unit 1: Consumer Education Many people enter the workforce unprepared.  This unit covers the most urgent financial matters; getting a job, paying bills, and using credit.	Unit 2: Food and Nutrition Everyone likes to eat, but many don’t know the cost of food nor how to eat healthy.  This unit teaches about nutrition and presents resources for planning nutritious meals.	Unit 3: Fashion, Textiles and Apparel Whether wearing, repairing, or purchasing, textiles and apparel are integral to life.  This unit will review repairing, sewing, and designing apparel.
Unit 4: Housing and Furnishings Learn about floor plans, remodeling, and decorating.  Then apply those lessons to the interior, exterior, and landscaping.	Unit 5: Child Development and Guidance There is more to children than feeding and changing diapers.  Learn about different development stages of children, both physical and mental.	Unit 6: Family and Human Development Explore the different ways to work as a family unit and plan family activities.
Unit 7: Individual and Family Health This unit will help you understand health and safety for yourself and your family.  You will learn about insurance, exercise, and emergency plans.	Unit 8: Leadership Development Opportunities for great leadership skills abound.  In this unit you will have an opportunity to be a leader as you complete your final project.	Final: Consumer and Family Studies Present what you have learned to your class.