How does the Home and Career Skills curriculum relate to the Learning Standards?
This course is the vehicle through which middle school learners attain the intermediate level New York State New York State Learning Standards in Family and Consumer Sciences (Personal Health and Fitness, A Safe and Healthy Environment, and Resource Management). It also addresses the intermediate level New York State Learning Standards in Career Development and Occupational Studies (Career Development, Integrated Learning, and Universal Foundation Skills). In addition, Home and Career Skills supports the New York State Learning Standards taught in the academic disciplines of Math, Science, Technology, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Languages Other Than English, and the Arts by providing real-world opportunities in which to apply the key ideas and skills taught in those courses. Home and Career Skills process skills and content topics align with the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences.
