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The Culinary Arts Program at Arcata High School offers a broad exposure to food, nutrition, and careers in culinary arts. The program uses appropriate, quality materials and products for class assignments and cooking (lab) experiences. Students prepare, cook and consume the products (or have the option to take the product with them). Students will be asked to participate in fundraising activities to assist with the cost of consumer goods.

Culinary Arts I

This class introduces the basics of food safety and sanitation, food preparation, food science and nutrition, food presentation, effective communication, accepting responsibility, setting and achieving goals, time management, and problem solving. Culinary Arts I is the Introductory Course for the Home Economics Career Technical (HECT) sequencing in the articulated instruction for the Food Service and Hospitality Pathway.

Culinary Arts 2

This class is designed to reinforce all basic food safety and food preparation skills developed in Culinary Arts I with the additional emphasis of nutrition software applications, computer applications to food service, and the introduction to commercial food preparation. Students in Culinary Arts II will have the opportunity to take the state exam to receive a California Food Handler Card required for restaurant employment. This course is the Concentration Course for the Home Economics Career Technical (HECT) sequencing in the articulated instruction for the Food Service and Hospitality Pathway.

Culinary Arts 3

This course is designed to prepare students for entry level work in the foodservice industry. Students are required to demonstrate competency in safety and sanitation practices by testing (and receiving) a California Food Handler Card. Demonstration of elementary food science, basic food preparation skills, customer service and catering techniques and job search skills will be emphasized. The course is primarily lab oriented, yet there will be written work and testing involved. Second semester students may have the opportunity to explore and develop job skills through work experience/community classroom. Culinary Arts III is the Capstone Course for the Home Economics Career Technical (HECT) sequencing in the articulated instruction for the Food Service and Hospitality Pathway. Successful completion of this course, assessments, and instructor recommendation can result in course articulation / credits with the College of the Redwoods Restaurant/Hospitality program.