Family & Consumer Sciences

Culinary Nutrition

This course is designed to teach students how to cook and eat in a healthy way as they grow to be independent adults.

ProStart / Advanced Culinary 1 and 2

ProStart is sponsored by the National and Colorado Restaurant Associations.  This class is designed to teach students Hospitality and Culinary Industry skills.  Students have the opportunity to compete in the ProStart Invitational and FCCLA Culinary STAR Events.

Teen Choices

A one-semester class that gives students important problem-solving, decision-making, wellness and personal responsibility information. Students can get a health credit by taking this class.

Life Management

A one-semester class that allows students to investigate concepts they will need to live independently after high school.  Topics include budgeting, banking, credit, housing, transportation, career exploration, resume building, and interview skills.

Child Development

This course investigates the world of successfully parenting children someday as students become adults, but also looks into the many careers that are associated with child development.

Education Exploration

Students work with a teacher and their class at a local elementary as well as learning in the Columbine classroom aspects of teaching and education.

Fashion

Students explore the fashion career industry through design, retail, merchandising, and sewing construction. They also can apply the information to their personal sense of style.

Interior Design

Interior Design focuses on both residential and commercial design, how to draw floor plans to scale, picking finishes, and incorporating the elements and principles of design to their plans.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a career and technical education student organization that functions as an integral part of the family and consumer sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system.

Students who are members of FACS classes have FCCLA incorporated into their classroom activities. If students are interested in taking FCCLA further, they can attend several conferences and have the opportunity to compete in STAR events during the school year.  See one of your FACS teachers for more information.