Title: Syllabus
Course: Floral Design I (18056-I)

Copyright: 2022

Virginia Assignment Code: 8055

Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12

Duration: 36 weeks

Hours: N/A

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: FFA

Course Description:

This course offers an expanded study of floral design, which was begun in the Horticulture Sciences course. Course content covers career opportunities, floral design foundations, design applications, and the marketing of floral products. Specific design styles to be examined include mass, line-mass, line, vase, wedding, balloon, holiday, and personal-adornment arrangements. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Note: Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/agriculture-food-natural-resources/floral-design-i/