Hospitality
The Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation sector provides students with the academic and technical preparation necessary to pursue high-skill, high-demand careers in these related and growing industries. The sector encompasses three distinct, yet interrelated, career pathways: Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition; Food Service and Hospitality; and Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation. The standards are designed to integrate academic and career technical concepts. The anchor standards include Consumer and Family Studies comprehensive technical knowledge and skills that prepare students for learning in the pathways. The knowledge and skills are acquired within a sequential, standards-based pathway program that integrates hands-on projects, work-based instruction, and leadership development such as that offered through Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Standards in this sector are designed to prepare students for technical training, postsecondary education, and entry to a career.
Culinary Arts Pathway
The Culinary Arts Pathway introduces students to elements of food preparation. The Culinary Arts Pathway will focus on the skills of safe food handling, basic food preparation and service, culinary science and math, fruit and vegetable carving, planning, preparing and presenting a wide variety of foods. Students will come out of this pathway ready for a career in the Culinary Arts.