FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences)

Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) education is designed to empower people to improve the lives of individuals, families and communities. FACS programs enable students to acquire broad, transferable skills for employment and personal life as well as job-specific skills in occupations related to children, the elderly, food production and management, hospitality, education, resource management, and social and human services.

All students face the challenge of living and working in a diverse, global society. As life becomes more complex, it is increasingly important to assist people to meet the basic human needs of daily living, to think critically, to take responsibility for their own lives and to respect the rights of others in the family, the workplace and the community.

Sample Pathway Programs of Study

Visual Arts (Word 1.5MB)
Consumer Services (Word 1MB)
Early Childhood Development and Services (Word 1MB)
Family and Community Services (Word 1MB)
Lodging (Word 1MB)
Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services (Word 1MB)
Teaching/Training (Word 1MB)
Travel and Tourism (Word 1MB)
FCS Education Occupational Program Sequence (Word 44KB)

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