Ocean Springs High School
Career Technical Center
College and Career Focus
6825 EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION I
Open to: Grades 10-12 Credit/Weight: 2 units/4.0
Prerequisite: Selection Course length: 2 terms/Full year
This course prepares students for occupations in childcare, preschool, or as a teacher assistant. Students receive
training in child development and psychology, nutrition, health, safety, and planning and carrying out children’s
activities. Students in this course will experience hands-on training in the CTE preschool which serves 3, 4 and 5
year olds.
A $15 lab fee is required.
6826 EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION II
Open to: Grades 11-12 Credit/Weight: 2 units/4.0
Prerequisite: Early Childhood Services Course length: 2 terms/Full Year
and Education I, Selection
This course is a continuation of Early Childhood Services and Education I. Attention is focused on management of nursery
schools, program planning and children’s activities. Instruction includes classroom training, as well as increased lab and teaching experiences in the preschool.
A $15 lab fee is required.
OSHS CTE PRESCHOOL
In connection with the Early Childhood Education class, a preschool is located on the high school campus which serves as a laboratory training site for high school students enrolled in the class. The preschool program is for 3 and 4 year olds that have been fully potty trained and is supervised by a former elementary education teacher with over 30 years experience. For additional information about the preschool, please contact Stacy Travis at stravis@ossdms.org.
Preschool Teacher
Kathy Norris Graham
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Ashlynn Tapp
Mississippi Family Career and Community Leader of American Scholarship
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education . Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
