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Personal Family Development
Grade Level: 8
Prerequisite: None
Course Length: Full year
This comprehensive laboratory course is designed to address a broad range of knowledge and skills related to personal development and management, promotion of strong families, and preparation for adult roles. Content includes a focus on interpersonal skills: decision-making; promotion of family strengths and well-being; developing positive relationships with peers; child development and care; and clothing selection and maintenance. Other studies address nutrition and dietary practices; food selection and preparation; budgeting and consumer-buying practices; and management of family housing needs. Influences of societal and technological changes, career options, and the management of multiple family, community and wage-earner roles are included.
Each student is expected to complete a class related supervised career-connections project outside the classroom which may involve additional materials and costs.
Students successfully completing course requirements can receive one high school graduation credit.
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