Why FCCLA?

FCCLA helps students

• develop career skills and learn to balance career and family responsibilities

• strengthen home and family life

• prepare for community living as  responsible citizens

• experience the connection between career and technical and academic skills

• improve self-esteem

• practice and apply creative and criticat thinking

• understand themselves and their relationships with others

• develop a personal leadership style

• identify concerns, make decisions and carry out activities

• experience the satisfaction of helping others

• observe family and consumer sciences activities

• gain recognition for accomplishments

• build supportive relationships with teachers in a less formal atmosphere

• achieve established performance standards and competencies

FCCLA helps teachers

• incorporate school-to-career elements and applied academics into the family and consumer sciences program

• serve special populations

• enrich classroom teaching and motivate students to learn

• fulfill student performance standards and competencies

• reduce preparation time as students take responsibility for learning

• guide students toward meaningful projects that enhance the image of family and consumer sciences education

• model how to help others

• publicize the family and consumer sciences program to parents, administratives, and community

• attract more students

• establish  rapport with students

• develop leaders who can assist in the classroom

• become aware of additional resources

• expand professional experience and fulfillment

• tap into a professional support system

FCCLA helps schools

• motivate and improve students' attitudes toward school and learning

• facilitate the transition from school to career

• demonstrate how accademic lessons are applied through the family and consumer sciences program

• integrate life skills into family and consumer sciences classes, making school and life relevant to one another

• gain community support for programs

• prepare employable citizens

• support school activities

• demonstrate classroom learning in the community

• build support systems for students