New York State Standards

Home and Career Skills is a course designed to help middle level students live in a society of constant change and to improve their quality of life by preparing them to meet their present and future responsibilities as family and community members, consumers, home managers, and wage earners.  The goal is to educate early adolescents to think constructively, make sound decisions, solve problems, and manage resources.

Home and Career Skills Curriculum

Home and Career Skills is the vehicle through which the New York State Intermediate Level Learning Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences are delivered.  It also focuses on the New York State Intermediate Level Learning Standards in Career Development and Occupational Studies.  The Home and Career Skills course affords students multiple opportunities to read, write, and compute in the context of real-world situations that are relevant to early adolescents.

Website Purpose Statement

Home and Career Skills is a course designed to help middle level students live in a society of constant change and to improve their quality of life by preparing them to meet their present and future responsibilities as family and community members, consumers, home managers, and wage earners.  The goal is to educate early adolescents to think constructively, make sound decisions, solve problems, and manage resources.  As you “click” your way through this website I hope you take time to learn something new or share the information with other students and family members. 

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