Career and Community Connections

Complete Course Materials High School Family & Consumer Science

Community Connections courses provide community based/school based learning experiences mainly within the family and consumer sciences classroom. Learning goals are set by the student, teacher and community partners to create experiences and/or discussions to enhance the development of the 21st century skills (i.e. leadership, empathy, communication, problem solving, cooperation, critical thinking, and resource management) needed to be successful in human services/family and consumer sciences related careers. Career Connections courses provide human services/family and consumer sciences related work-based learning experiences (paid or unpaid) outside the traditional classroom. Learning goals are set by the student, teacher and employer/adult mentor to create field experiences and/or discussions related to human services/ family and consumer sciences occupational technical skill Career and Community Connections is an application level course that applies the technical skills in careers related to providing for the needs of humans. This professional learning experience may be unpaid or paid, outside or within the school environment, but provides the opportunity for learners to focus on 21st century skills, and acquire job-seeking and retention skills needed to advance within this unique workplace.