How does the program work?

The Kids & Family & Consumer Sciences program includes specializations in the human sciences and provides college students and professionals with kits of a wide variety of hands-on activities and demonstrations that are safe and age-appropriate. Existing activities will be collected in a central resource. Each activity will conclude with a short description of the applicable career, including how specialized knowledge is used in professional practice. Examples of activities:

• Clothing and textiles – Experiment with clothing stains, e.g., comparing use of alcohol and soap/water to remove ballpoint pen ink on clothing. Develop tips for caring for clothing.
• Nutrition – Compare nutritive value of snacks. Prepare nutritious snacks.
• Health and wellness - Examine food safety practices. Learn about exercise requirements for health.
• Consumer education – Compare prices of the same product in newspaper. Make budget for allowance. Evaluate advertising for questionable information and deceptive practices.
• Interior design – Develop plan for convenient storage in bedroom.
• Child development – Develop baby-sitting tips. Make plan for reading to a 4-year old or conducting an activity.
• Family relationships – Practice listening and responding effectively to develop good relationships.
• Relationships – Discuss ways of stopping bullying. Explore cultural differences and making friends.

Kappa Omicron Nu will post program and resource kits for the Kids & Family & Consumer Sciences program on its Web site. Hard copy may also be made available if free resources are contributed.

What’s Next?

The Kappa Omicron Nu Board of Directors will launch the program with chapters at Conclave 2003. Other high school and college student groups will be encouraged to participate.