Introduction To FCSE

What is the full name for the acronym FCSE.

• Family and Consumer Science Education

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FCSE teaches students life skills

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Benefits of studying FCSE include: conflict resolution skills, marketable skills, lifelong careers and improved self esteem.

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There are __________ main areas of study in FCSE.

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________________ and _____________ are the main areas.

• sewing and cooking

• food and nutrition and clothing construction

• parenting and housing

Pioneers of FCSE in The Bahamas include Dorothy Darling, Dorothy Bowen, Dame DR. Doris Johnson and Shelia Seymour.

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FCSE used to be called Home Economics and Domestic Science.

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Food and Nutrition is the study of food and how the body uses it.

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Dieticians, teachers, chefs, seamstresses, interior decorators and carpenters are examples of FCSE related careers.

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Family and Consumer Science Education is a science based subject.

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