FACS Teachers Ahead of the Curve with Financial Education
To many FACS teachers is sounded like an early April Fool’s joke when in March, the Council for Economic Education, a nonprofit promoting financial education, unveiled new standards for teacher...
View ArticleWhy Buy Local?
One of the major food trends of today is to grow and purchase food locally. I believe this trend is in response to a number of societal factors. One factor is today’s struggling economy and workforce....
View ArticleApril is Financial Literacy Month: Meet some education tools that work
The Minneapolis Star Tribune recently ran an article on the less-than-stellar results of financial education in the classroom. They report… April is holy month for the financial literacy movement that...
View ArticleA New Generation of Preservers
Lately more people seem to be making and packaging their own products and then giving them away as gifts or selling them at farmers’ markets. Every December, my husband and I are the delighted...
View ArticleCelebrity Chefs Cooking Too Large?
A recent UK report has found that meals created by celebrity chefs are less healthy than “ready meals” or packaged meals from the grocery store… Celebrity chefs are “exacerbating” the country’s...
View ArticleThe Home Ec (FACS) Debate Rises Again
About a week ago, the Boston Globe ran an Editorial by Ruth Graham (Bring back home ec!) that promoted FACS promoted Home Ec but sort of fell short of recognizing the potential of FACS education as it...
View ArticleThe Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Recipe Contest- one winner from every state!
We’re happy to share this fun news from the USDA. Good luck to our young chef friends… Together, with the help of their parents, children ages 8 – 12 years old are invited to submit an original lunch...
View ArticleIntroduce kids to FACS with niche sumer camps
On an immediate look, this applied to our friends in Minnesota, close to the MN History Center – but its more than that. It’s a great model for future summer camp programs. A tie into history (or...
View ArticleFamily and Consumer Sciences is alive and well! What’s your story?
In recent press, there has been a lot of talk about the need for teaching our youth cooking and survival skills once again. As a former FCS educator and founder of Learning ZoneXpress, my team and I...
View ArticleSo many FACS stories from you – thank you!!
We asked and you responded! I am writing to express my incredible gratitude for so many of you sharing your stories about Family and Consumer Sciences in your schools and/or organization. I plan to...
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