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Fullerton Union High School

The Heart of Fullerton

Culinary Arts Academy

Culinary Academy

 

The Fullerton High School Culinary and Hospitality Academy provides students with the foundation needed for challenging careers in the field of hospitality.

The Culinary and Hospitality Academy offers a four-year sequence of courses that provides training in the basic techniques of professional food preparation and service. The industry driven curriculum includes but is not limited to: sanitation and safety, use of equipment, menu planning, quantity food production, event planning, catering, recipe costing, and customer service.

 

  • (Year One)

    • Sanitation and Safety
    • Nutrition
    • Introduction to Baking
    • Basic Cooking
    • echniques
    • Meal Planning
    • Knife Skills
  • (Year Two)

    • Sanitation and safety
    • World Cuisine
    • Knife Skills
    • Time Management
    • Recipe Execution
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    Prostart Year 1

    Nat’l Restaurant Assoc. Approved

    (Year Three)

    • History of World Cuisine
    • Food and Kitchen Safety
    • Industry Careers
    • Stocks, Sauces, and Soups
    • Fruit, Vegetable, and Grain Cookery
    • Hospitality Pathway

     

  • Prostart Year 2

    Nat’l Restaurant Assoc. Approved

    (Year Four)

    • Foundation of Restaurant Management
    • Recipe Costing
    • Operation of an on-going Campus Catering Program and Bakery
    • Advanced Cooking Techniques
    • Nutrition
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    • Guest speakers
    • Catering and event planning
    • Students learn to work as a team
    • Students learn critical thinking and problem solving skills
    • Prepare students for smooth school to career transitions
    • Community service hours to meet Prostart criteria
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    • Chef Mario Schwarz-Cole

    Culinary Essentials II and Prostart Instructor

    714-626-3865

    mschwarzcole@fjuhsd.org

    • Islah Shinault

    Culinary Essentials I Instructor

    714-626-3864

    ishinault@fjuhsd.org