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IMS Teen Living Department


Exploratory Teen Living 6 (HE 8204)

This nine-week course helps students to develop and discover personal interests, abilities and choices related to their future education, careers and lives. The skills students learn include:  improving communication and social skills; acquiring basic knowledge of food management; using clothing management skills; and exploring career options.


  

Mrs. Knight
Financial Skills 7 (HE6121)
Financial Skills is a nine-week Work and Family Studies exploratory course for seventh grade students designed to teach the basics of personal money management., course objectives include the decision making process used to set goals and budget spending, the basics of banking services, and the basics of earning, spending, saving, and managing credit. The objectives will be taught using real-life situations and applying problem solving skills and critical thinking.
Exploratory Teen Living 7 (HE 8207)
This nine week course is focused on fundamental career and job skills for life long  use. The skills students learn include:  preparing to be a competent babysitter; identifying emergency procedures; using rules for table setting service; practicing table manners; calculating measurements and preparing nutritious meals; and constructing a clothing project.


Mrs. Hampton


Career Skills Grade 8 (HE 8252)
This semester course is designed for eighth graders to learn job-readiness skills. These skills iclude showing concern for the customer, improving work processes continuously, maiking decisions based on accurate data, solving problems, and demonstrating the value of teamwork.

Exploratory Teen Living 8 (HE 8210)
This semester course emphasizes consumer and resource management skills. The skills students learn include: identifying business opportunities for teens, executing a business plan for an entrepreneurial project, planning and preparing a nutritious meal, organizing and constructing a garment, and organizing individual living space to create a pleasant living environment.

 

 

 

 

 

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