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Edwardsburg Middle School introduces four new electives to expand career and life skills
Summary
Middle-school staff and students presented four new electives — advanced Family and Consumer Sciences, yearbook, digital design and practical law & debate — designed to build practical skills, career awareness and civic knowledge. The board heard student work samples and learned plans for hands-on labs, technology use and a courthouse visit.
At a meeting of the Edwardsburg Public Schools Board of Education, middle-school staff and students presented four new electives intended to build practical life and career skills for grades six through eight.
Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Hilary Dufour told the board the advanced FCS class includes units on textiles and fashion history, basic construction and sewing, caregiving and human development, and food science and culinary arts. The course pairs students with younger children for caregiving activities and emphasizes career exploration across related fields. "Our second unit is kind of incorporating ... caregiving and education and…
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