Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) courses provides all students with:

  • Culinary and Baking Courses in commercial-style kitchen

  • Early Childhood Courses with a community preschool program

  • Dual credit in Early Childhood, Baking and Principles of Food Preparation (articulated with Manchester Community College)

  • Courses meet vocational credit for high school graduation

  • Courses prepare students for college and career readiness

A Career Cluster is also available in Early Childhood by completing a series of mandatory and elective courses, job shadowing and portfolio preparation.

A Community Nursery School is run by the students in the Child Development and Childhood Education classes.

Staff
Two young individuals are engaged in a cooking activity, with one stirring a bowl of batter while the other is working on a separate task in the background.
A person wearing an apron and a green jacket is stirring a bowl of batter with a wooden spoon in a kitchen setting.
Two individuals are working together in a kitchen, with one person operating a pasta machine while the other assists by feeding dough into it.
A person in a red hoodie and apron is mixing ingredients in a bowl while standing at a kitchen counter with metal bowls and a workspace in the background.

Course Code

Course Name

Notes

4201

Food for Today

4204

Food Choices

4211

Creative Foods

4216

Baking I

4305

Baking II (CCP)

CCP - College Career Pathways

4226

Principles of Food Preparation 1

4306

Principles of Food Preparation 2

4212A/B

Child Development

4301A/B

Childhood Education (CCP)

CCP - College Career Pathways

4302

Education Practicum

4101

Independent Living