What can you do after you take Home Economics strand in SHS?

There are so many careers that you can explore after taking this strand! You can have a future of becoming a baker, barista, makeup artist, barber, stylist, therapist, clerk, tailor, tour guide, or chambermaid. Various business set ups are also into this track like dress shop, beauty salon, coffee shop, bakery, snack bar, food cart, handicrafts among others.

This strand can also prepare you to college degrees on Hospitality and Tourism Management, Nutrition, Food Technology, Culinary Arts, Business Education, or Interior Designing.

SOME HOME ECONOMICS CAREER

A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts. She was offered a job as an accounts clerk with a travel firm.

A Person who manages an itinerary on behalf of the tour operator ensuring the program is carried out as described in the tour operator’s literature and sold to the traveller/consumer and who gives local practical information.

A baker is someone who bakes and sometimes sells bread and other products made using an oven or other concentrated heat source.

barista is a male or female “bartender”, who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks.

makeup artist is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetic on others for theater, television, film , fashion, magazines and other similar productions including all aspects of the modeling industry. 

KUMBIRA 2017

KUMBIRA, the biggest culinary show and competition in Northern Mindanao finally opened Wednesday, November 22, at Limketkai Atrium, Limketkai Center, Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City.

Organized by the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA), this year’s KUMBIRA was anchored on the theme “Kumbira 2017: Eat Right” to promote the use of healthy ingredients and to inspire everybody to eat a balanced diet. 

This year’s participants, Kumbira’s 21st edition, included the VIP Hotel, Limketkai Luxe, Apple Tree resort and hotel, MIA’s Cakery, MSU-Maigo School of Arts and Trades, NikkiLicious Cupcakery, Pane E Dolci, FoodBuds, Manjo’s Cafe, Fumivorein’s Food Haven, Cafe Pillar and Cagayan-An Cafe Cartel.

Ten schools from places such as CARAGA, Iligan, and various Misamis Oriental towns, also took part in the event.

Participating schools included the University of Science and Technology of the Philippines (USTP), Saint Michaels College Caraga, Father Saturnino Urios University, Liceo de Cagayan University, Lourdes College, Iligan Medical Center College, TESDA-KNAS, MSU-Maigo, MSU-Naawan and CSU-Cabadbaran Campus. 

Aside from the professionals, well-known establishments and student categories, there were also 10 schools which participated in the Junior and Kiddie Category- Liceo de Cagayan University High School, Liceo de Cagayan University Grade School, Lourdes College Integrated Bed, Kinoguitan Central School, City Central School, Saint Michaels College of CARAGA, Bugo National High School, Saint Mary’s Academy of Carmen, Molugan National High School and MSU-Maigo.

Various culinary experts, chefs and restaurant owners acted as judges in this year’s competition. The judges included Chef Myrna Segismundo, Chef Norbert Gandler, Chef Eduardo Tuazon,Chef See Cheong Yan,Chef Robby Gocao, Chef Jean Pierre Migne,Chef Raul Ramos,Chef Cathy Dano,Chef Mich Uapal,Chef Awi Chaves,Chef Ramon Cardenas,Chef Jocelyn Chua and food writer Micky Makabenta.

Kumbira is a Cebuano term for “feast.”

Kumbira is a food festival that showcases the talents of chefs from different restaurants around the city of Cagayan de Oro.

Home Economic subjects in Saint Columban College

Subjects in Home Economics can also lead to National Certification based on TESDA standards.

BREAD AND PASTRY

Pastry can also refer to the pastrydough, from which such baked products are made. Pastry dough is rolled out thinly and used as a base for baked products. Pastryis differentiated from bread by having a higher fat content, which contributes to a flaky or crumbly texture.

COOKERY

Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves , to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends.

HOUSEKEEPING

Housekeeping is maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the house. The things that must be done regularly to keep something working properly.

TOURISM

Tourism is the travel for pleasure or business , also the theory and practice of touring , the business of attracting , accommodating , entertaining tourists and the business of 
operating tours.

FRONT OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Every multi-departmental physical business needs to have a front office or reception to receive the visitors. Front Office Department is the face and as well as the voice of a business. Regardless of the star rating of the hotel or the hotel type, the hotel has a front office as its most visible department. For a business such as hospitality, the front office department comes with an aspect of elevating customer experience with the business.

BARTENDING

Bartending is the art of providing excellent service to each guest that enters the bar. A good bartender is one who always is ready to greet a guest, accommodate to their needs and serve them with utmost respect and professionalism.

What is Home Economics all about?

The content of “home economics” courses vary, but may include food, nutrition, and health; personal finance family resource management and planning textiles and clothing; shelter and housing consumerism and consumer science household management; design and “technology” food science and hospitality, human development.

Home Economics stands for the ideal home life for today unhumpered by the traditions of the past and the utilization of all the resources of modern science to improve home lifes.

HISTORY

American mathods of instruction were insured by bringing in hundreds of American called Thomasites in 1901

Vocational training in housekeeping and households arts was made an important element of girls education in the Philippines.

Elvessa Ann Stewart

  • Graduate of the University of Nebraska, she went to the Philippinesasa a teacher in 193

For 20 years, Domestic training had flourished in Filipino Schools starting with ” sewing, cooking and Housekeeping.”

1920

Girls in grade 5 to 7 were required to devote 80 minutes a day to Home Econmics activities.

During 1941
Every secondary girl was required to have at least one year of home economics before graduation. Required subjects included nutrition and child care. Teachers of Intermediate Home Economics were required to be graduates of the Philippine Normal School or the equivalent, which required 3 years of study beyond secondary level.

HOME ECONOMICS TODAY

Professorial continue to practice in many venues including secondary teaching. and research and outreach through cooperative extension programs( K to 12).

SAINT COLUMBAN COLLEGE OFFERS A K-12 TVL AND ACADEMIC TRACK

What does Saint Columban College stand for?

Saint Columban College (SCC) is a private Catholic academic institution built in 1957 as Saint Columban School.

Senior High School department of Saint Columban College offers Academic and Technical-Vocational (Tech-Voc) tracks. The curriculum alignment of Saint Columban College differs from every department. The SHS curriculum is aligned with Heart and Mind Formation

ACADEMIC TRACK

While the other strands are career-specific, the General Academic Strand is great for students who are still undecided on which track to take. You can choose electives from the different academic strands under this track. These subjects include Humanities, Social Sciences, Applied Economics, Organization and Management, and Disaster Preparedness.

The HUMMS strand is designed for those who wonder what is on the other side of the wall. In other words, you are ready to take on the world and talk to a lot of people. This is for those who are considering taking up journalism, communication arts, liberal arts, education, and other social science-related courses in college.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are intertwining disciplines when applied in the real world. The difference of the STEM curriculum with the other strands and tracks is the focus on advanced concepts and topics.

The Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) strand would focus on the basic concepts of financial management, business management, corporate operations, and all things that are accounted for. ABM can also lead you to careers on management and accounting which could be sales manager, human resources, marketing director, project officer, bookkeeper, accounting clerk, internal auditor, and a lot more.

Those are the academic tracks. If do you have that skill then GAS, HUMMS, STEM,ABM is fit for you.

This track also invests primarily on skills that can gain you requisite COCs (Certificates of Competency) and NCs (National Certifications) which would be essential when looking for better career opportunities in agriculture, electronics, and trade. This is also important when applying abroad where the skills you gain would prepare you as you join the workforce.

HOME ECONOMICS

The Home Economics track offers various specializations that can lead to livelihood projects at home. This strand aims to give you job-ready skills that can help you in finding the right employment.

ICT

If you are computer-savvy or a technological freak, step right into the Information Communication Technology strand. Under this strand, you will be encouraged to utilize information and communication technological tools to contextualize, collaborate, and create experiences for learning in this professional strand.

AGRI-FISHERY

The Agri-Fishery strand was designed for hands-on learning and application of skills that are related to agriculture and aquaculture. You will be taking various subjects that are connected to other jobs such as food processing, rubber production, animal production, or landscape installation.

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

Technical Livelihood Education subjects under this track are following the TESDA curriculum so if you are thinking of taking any of technical-vocational courses, this is the strand you should take. Industrial Arts will provide you the skills and knowledge on carpentry, automotive servicing, driving, electronics repair, electrical installation, welding, plumbing, and tile setting.

Those are the strand that TVl has. If do you have that skill then TVL is fit for you.

Saint Columban College in Senior High School Department offers a TechVoc track

Home economics, also known as family and consumer sciences, is a field of education, which concerns itself with management and economics of the community and home. Although it was mostly meant for girls and young women, these days, all genders are involved in home economics classes.

Shout out to senior high schoolers! Are you still undecided on which strand to take? Do you still have a lot of questions about the academic tracks available and how it fits your dream careers or skills? Or are you just trying to research as much as you can to learn something about all the strands? This K-12 blog series is for you.

What do you need to know about the Home Economics strand?

The Home Economics track is one of the K-12 tracks that grants students the skills and knowledge necessary for livelihood projects at home.

Choosing to take subjects in the Home Economics track can also lead you to National certifications that are recognized by TESDA, which means you can start working right after senior high school. From here, the course teaches you various skills, including barbering, bartending, beauty and pastry production, fashion design, hairdressing and tourism promotion.