In Personal Living students explore their own self-concept, values and goals through discussions, journals, and worksheets. Units on study skills, stress, and employability skills are also emphasized. Other units included are decision making, communication, relationships, personalities, and growth patterns. This one semester course emphasizes good nutrition, health, and wellness. Lab experiments are done as well as computer work.
Computers allow each student to receive a personal analysis of their current dietary intake.
Throughout the semester students use the data and compare their intake with government guidelines. Disease, fad diets, caffeine, sodium, the media, food additives, world hunger, and careers are all explored and discussed. Then covered are housing, health insurance and health, money management including budgeting, banking, and checkbooks. Completing the semester are emergency sewing, nutrition, cooking, laundry, and special topics of interest to the group. Many hands-on projects are included that use carpet samples, paint chips, wallpaper samples as well as magazines, paint, and colored pencils.