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Welcome to Family Studies!
Family Studies is a multidisciplinary subject area within the Social Sciences & Humanities curriculum that encompasses four areas: food and nutrition, fashion and housing, personal life management, and child studies & human development.
Our strength is making learning come to life to develop real-life skills for independant living as well as knowledge, essential skills and work habits for future studies and work.
Students learn by seeing and doing, for example:
Hands-on learning in Food Labs, Sewing Labs
Real-life projects such as Interior Design Board, Electronic Infant care, Master Chef cooking competitions
Off-site practicum at elementary through: Co-op Placements, Dual-Credit, Specialist High Skills Major, OYAP
Click to view a listing of courses offered and how they lead to post-secondary pathways and career options.
NEW for 2025/26
Entering Gr. 9 students can now choose HFN1O Food & Nutrition
Family Studies Teachers
Robin Schafer, Department Lead robin.schafer@ugdsb.on.ca
Jacquelyn Roosenboom
Amy Hertz
Julie Turner
Erin Conroy