GEHRHSD Curriculum Guide 2026-27

Family and Consumer Sciences Courses

Grades 10-12: Creative Cuisine

This is an optional 4th year course for culinary students who have met the previous requirements in Art of Cooking, Creative Cuisine, and Honors Culinary Arts and also received a teacher recommendation. Students completing this course will gain knowledge in applying basic baking and pastry theories, creating classic and artisan yeast products, quick breads and puff dough, and classic and decorative pastries. Creative Cuisine is the second course in the Culinary Arts pathway program. The course builds on previous work in safety and sanitation, topics in the restaurant industry, food storage and preservation, and food preparation methods. In addition, the students learn the fundamentals of resource management and their application to the Hospitality and Foodservice Industry including coordination of both “front of the house” and “back of the house” areas. The course develops the teamwork and job skills necessary to secure Hospitality and Food Service employment. Students will enhance and demonstrate learned skills through school based enterprise as a structured learning experience. Students will prepare, package, market and distribute meals to faculty and for special school events. Honors Culinary Arts is the third course in the Culinary Arts pathway program designed for students to advance their culinary skills beyond Creative Cuisine. Students completing Honors Culinary Arts will gain knowledge in: Garde Manger Basics, stocks, sauces, hot and cold preparation, soups, desserts, pasta, poultry, meat, seafood preparation, workplace readiness, resume completion, application procedures, and the interview process. Students taking Honors Culinary Arts will finalize their preparation for the transition to a culinary career or advanced education. Prerequisite: Grade of 80 or above in Creative Cuisine OR a teacher recommendation. Note: Students who complete the course sequence of The Art of Cooking, Creative Cuisine, and Honors Culinary Arts and pass the ServSafe test are eligible for articulated college credits through Atlantic Cape Community College. Students should see their guidance counselor for further information. Grades 11-12: Honors Culinary Arts 5 Credits Prerequisite: Successful completion of Art of Cooking. 5 Credits AHS OHS Grade 12: Honors Baking and Pastry

5 Credits

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Art of Cooking, Creative Cuisine, and Honors Culinary Arts, an 80 or above average and a teacher recommendation.