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Through the Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation pathway, the Culinary Arts program consists of introductory to advanced courses. Students have opportunities to work with state-of-the-art equipment as they learn key aspects of the industry and get hands-on experience through work-based learning projects. Kitchen activities include demonstrations, experiments, and cooking a variety of cultural foods and desserts. They learn from industry experts through guest speakers, field trips, and virtual networking platforms. The teamwork and interpersonal skills learned in Culinary Arts are will be assets in any career or college major.

 

Intro to Culinary Arts: Students learn foundational culinary skills; equipment usage, kitchen safety and sanitation, knife skills, knowledge of mise en place, following a recipe, and measurements and conversions.

Foods: Students learn food preparation, kitchen and meal management and the relationship of diet and nutrition to health.

Advanced Culinary Arts: Students wil learn global cuisines and advanced techniques in food preparation. They also learn table and plate presentations. Add paragraph space and bold the paragraph title below

Baking and Pastry Fundamentals: Students learn the principles and techniques needed to work successfully in the baking industry. Using industry quality equipment and standards, students learn techniques in making breads, pastries, cakes and mousses. They also learn table and plate presentations.

A Culinary Arts pathway is offered during the bell schedule at Northwood High School and at Creekside Education Center. After school, Coastline-ROP Culinary Arts courses are available to all students in the district at the new kitchen facilities, with its state-of-the-art equipment, at the Creekside Education Center.

Coastline ROP (Regional Occupation Program): Through our partnership with Coastline ROP, IUSD offers expanded CTE course options after school, such as Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), Pharmacy Technician, Robotics, Retail Sales, and Sports Medicine. These programs include internships to learn career skills and real-world experience that further career and education goals. For more information, see your counselor or visit Coastlline ROP.

Post Secondary Education: See your Counselor or the ROP Coordinator for more information about post-secondary options in this pathway.