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Course Description
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Advanced Floral Design
This course allows students to learn advanced professional florist skills for employment in the floral industry. Students will explore the floriculture industry on a more technical and advanced level with a review of the proper care and handling of flowers, plants, and foliage: evaluate floral materials and arrangements; utilize floral tools, supplies and products to apply design principles to floral medium. The advanced focus of this class will expose students to the business aspects to the floral industry as they construct arrangements for all occasions; display, price and market floral designs; and preserve floral materials as students run their own floral shop. The art elements and principles of design
wills serve as a foundation for each unit covered. After completion of this class, students will be prepared to secure a job in the floral industry. Students will be exposed to careers in Agriculture Business. Students will run floral sales, including marketing, purchasing, construction, delivery, and finances. Students will automatically become members of the FFA and participation in FFA activities and supervised agricultural experience programs will be a graded component of the course.
wills serve as a foundation for each unit covered. After completion of this class, students will be prepared to secure a job in the floral industry. Students will be exposed to careers in Agriculture Business. Students will run floral sales, including marketing, purchasing, construction, delivery, and finances. Students will automatically become members of the FFA and participation in FFA activities and supervised agricultural experience programs will be a graded component of the course.
Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs):
1. Students will understand basic floral design principles
a. Demonstrate the use of plant materials and tools.
b. Apply basic design principles to products and designs.
c. Handle, prepare, and arrange cut flowers appropriately.
2. Students will be able to identify and use the principles of design to discuss, analyze, and write about visual aspects in the environment and in
a. Demonstrate the use of plant materials and tools.
b. Apply basic design principles to products and designs.
c. Handle, prepare, and arrange cut flowers appropriately.
2. Students will be able to identify and use the principles of design to discuss, analyze, and write about visual aspects in the environment and in
works of art, including their own.
3. Students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of the various marketing options for agricultural products and services.
4. Students will develop a marketing plan for an agricultural product or service.
5. Students will determine the most effective methods for assessing customer needs and wants.
6. Students will learn how to maintain a safe and healthful working environment.
7. Students will manage, and actively engage in, a career-related, supervised agricultural experience.
8. Students will understand the importance of maintaining and completing the California Agricultural Record Book.
3. Students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of the various marketing options for agricultural products and services.
4. Students will develop a marketing plan for an agricultural product or service.
5. Students will determine the most effective methods for assessing customer needs and wants.
6. Students will learn how to maintain a safe and healthful working environment.
7. Students will manage, and actively engage in, a career-related, supervised agricultural experience.
8. Students will understand the importance of maintaining and completing the California Agricultural Record Book.
Course Syllabus Chloe Smith csmith@njuhsd.com 530.273.4431