Please note that the following courses have historically had course fees associated with them. Please contact school administration if you have any questions about course fees.

Foods Studies 9                                                                                                  

Cooking is a life skill & fun. This course helps students develop skills in planning, preparing, and serving foods which are wholesome, attractive, and nutritious to eat. The course aims to provide students with the information and experience necessary to be self-reliant when preparing meals and making wise food choices. Emphasis in this course is proper nutrition, balance, moderation, and variety in every day choices. Check out www.sdsscooks.weebly.com for a selection of grade 9 recipes.

 Foods Studies 10                                         

This course reviews and builds upon the techniques and skills learned in Food Studies 9, with an increased emphasis on personal choice and responsibility.  Students are provided with opportunities to develop their learning through recipes of their own choosing, while demonstrating safe kitchen practices and analyzing the nutritional values of their choices.  Students learn to shop for themselves and their families, considering budget and healthy eating, and have the opportunity to study and prepare foods from various cultures of interest.  (Foods Studies 9 would be beneficial but is not required.

 Foods Studies 11/12

(after school)

Do you bake or cook at home? This course is a 4-credit course and counts for the Applied Skills graduation requirement. We meet one day after school. The aim of the Foods Studies 11/12 curriculum is to provide opportunities for students to further develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that have immediate and future applications in their personal and family lives. There will be weekly gatherings to share students’ passions and interests in the area of Foods. Most of the practical, hands-on experiences will take place in the student’s home while being supported by their teacher during, flex, lunch or after school. Student’s ability to follow his or her foods passion independently is essential and vital to success in this program. Journaling and lab reflections will be required to provide proof and documentation of his/her journey and important for his/her growth. (www.sdsscooks.weebly.com)

 Culinary Arts 11                            

The content of this program includes all basic kitchen cooking techniques and principles.  Theory and food history are also taught through daily lectures in the classroom.  The recipes and pace of the program is representative of the commercial food industry.  Students develop their skills and understanding of the Culinary Arts in a working commercial kitchen environment.  They are required to rotate “stations” as they progress through baking, sandwiches and salads, soups and sauces, as well as hot foods, every two weeks.  Students create food items for daily sales in the school cafeteria as well as occasional banquets.  Rudimentary Math and English skills are essential.  FOODSAFE Level I certification will be offered during the school year.

 Culinary Arts 12                                                             

The content of this course includes all basic kitchen principles and techniques, with a strong focus on safety. The course does contain a theory/lecture component.  Students receive “hands on” experience in running the school’s cafeteria and a number of banquets. Students rotate stations: soups, sandwiches, hot foods, dining room service, and front of house, every two weeks, thereby gaining realistic commercial kitchen experience and life skills.  Students enrolled in the program should have a keen interest in food and nutrition, as well as current food trends.  Rudimentary Math and English skills are essential. FOODSAFE Level I certification will be offered during the school year.

Fashion 9                                                                                                                        

Sew much fun! Students sew a onesie or hoodie and sweatpants, a beautiful rag quilt or heritage quilt, a two-piece knit set, a simple summer dress, a totebag of their own design, and many fun scrap projects. Students also learn about fashion illustration, sustainable fashion, and the Elements of Fashion Design (the key to an amazing wardrobe).  There is no homework or exams in this course, and marks come from the work you create in class.

Fashion 10                                                                                                                     

Fashion 10 is awesome! Students have many choices in what they sew, including an embellished hoodie and sweatpants pants, a stunning heirloom quilt you can treasure your whole life, a dress or a shirt, a swim suit, and a tote bag or backpack. The main goal of the course is to teach you to go beyond basic sewing skills and into an intermediate level of clothing construction, fitting, and some pattern manipulation. In Fashion 10 you also study the Principles of Design, a Canadian Designer of your choice, and cultural clothing. There is no homework or exams in this course, and marks come from the work you create in class. All students are welcome. If you have no sewing experience you will just choose easier sewing projects so you will be successful. 

Fashion 11

Fashion 11 is a highly individualized course for students who enjoy creating their own clothing or other sewn projects. Students have many choices in what they sew, so you can work at your skill level while you develop your particular area of interest in Fashion. Choices include simple to advanced quilts, easy to advanced dresses, an unlined blazer or coat, a dress shirt, and jeans or dress pants. Whatever your interest is in the field of fashion, we are here to help you reach your goals and sew the projects you are most interested in. Students also create a Client Style Board, look at the B.C. fashion industry, research a historical era in fashion and study an international designer of your choice. There is no homework or exams in this course, and marks come from the work you create in class. All students are welcome. If you have no sewing experience you will just choose easier sewing projects so you will be successful. 

 FASHION 12

Fashion 12 is also a highly individualized course for students who enjoy sewing as a hobby and as a valuable life skill. Students can choose all of their own sewing projects with teacher approval so you can develop your particular area of interest in Fashion. Some students choose to sew quilts, others are interested in sewing garments, some students even design cosplay costumes. You may choose to learn how to “knock off” your favourite clothing or design your own clothing. Whatever your interest is in the field of fashion, we are here to help you reach your goals and sew the projects you are most interested in. In grade 12 students also look into fashion forecasting, creating a mood board, developing their own storyboard, researching an international design house of their choosing, and investigating some of the problems in the global fashion industry and fast fashion. All students are welcome. If you have no sewing experience you will just choose easier sewing projects so you will be successful. 

Fashion 11/12

(After School)

After school fashion is the team that produces the annual SDSS fashion show! This course is perfect for anyone who loves fashion, but doesn’t want to sew. If you are considering a career in fashion marketing, this is the course for you. In addition to event planning, you will also explore various aspects of fashion merchandising and marketing such as branding, social media management, graphic design, fashion styling, the history of fashion, fashion writing, and fashion trend analysis.

 Fashion Design 12

This course is for students who are interested in designing their own mini collection of clothing, or are considering entering the fashion industry as a career. Students will create a portfolio that could be used to enter fashion universities like Kwantlen’s Wilson School of Design. The portfolio will contain a Design Inspiration File, reflections on fashion in the news, colour samples for your collection, a number of fashion illustrations, and the required sewn sample of a dress shirt. You will create your own designs by learning the flat pattern method, fabric draping, and Transformational Reconstruction. Whatever you choose to sew, at the end of the course you will have a three complete outfits, and a portfolio of work to present to post-secondary institutes or to keep as a personal memento.

COSTUME DESIGN 12 (after school)

In the Costuming course, you will explore the relationship between character and clothing. Students in this class make costumes for the annual SDSS Musical Theatre production, as well as other costumes of their own choice. Costume Design teaches students the technical and creative aspects of costuming for theatre and film. You’ll learn about the history of fashion and the elements and principles of design to effectively create costumes that reflect different time periods as well as various characters. You’ll learn about character and script analysis, wardrobe management, designing, drafting, ageing, dying, and costume construction techniques. You’ll gain hands-on experience working on the SDSS school theatre productions as well as a variety of class projects.