Teaching and Learning

Culinary Arts 1 (ProStart Year 1) provides an opportunity for students with little or no prior foods preparation experience, but with an interest in food, to learn about the hospitality and restaurant industry. This basic course introduces students into the world of professional cooking. Training in safety and sanitation (ServSafe), kitchen basics and food service equipment, fruits and vegetables, and nutrition are taught in this beginning course. Students will focus on kitchen sanitation and safety, nutrition, and the fundamentals of breakfast foods and sandwiches. It will be taught in the new state-of-the-art kitchen facilities. This program is a two-year, industry-based program that prepares students for careers in the restaurant and food service industry. (This course does not qualify for NCAA eligibility.)