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Email: Kmillard@beford.k12.va.us

SRHS Phone #: 540-297-7151

Room number: 206 (216 for the third 9 weeks)

Family and Consumer Science Courses Taught:

Family Relations: Students enrolled in Family Relations focus on analyzing the significance of the family, nurturing human development in the family throughout the life span, analyzing factors that build and maintain healthy family relationships, developing communication patterns that enhance family relationships, dealing effectively with family stressors and conflicts, managing work and family roles and responsibilities, and analyzing social forces that influence families across the life span. Critical thinking, practical problem solving, and entrepreneurship opportunities within the area of family responsibilities and services are emphasized. Teachers highlight the basic skills of mathematics, science, and communication when appropriate in content

Nutrition and Wellness: Students enrolled in Nutrition and Wellness focus on making choices that promote wellness and good health; analyzing relationships between psychological and social needs and food choices; choosing foods that promote wellness; obtaining and storing food for self and family; preparing and serving nutritious meals and snacks; selecting and using equipment for food preparation; and identifying strategies to promote optimal nutrition and wellness of society. Critical thinking, practical problem solving, and entrepreneurship opportunities within the area of nutrition and wellness are emphasized.

Independent Living: This course allows students to explore successful strategies for living independently by actively participating in practical problem solving focusing on

• relating to others (relationships)
• applying financial literacy
• managing resources in the areas of apparel, nutrition and wellness, and housing
• using leadership skills to reach individual goals
• planning for careers
• making consumer choices in a global environment