Culinary Arts is a two-year program for aspiring chefs taught in a modern commercial kitchen and bakery. Students study quantity cooking, baking, cake decorating, sanitation procedures and restaurant service and management. Each class operates a restaurant during school hours in the food service area. Students also participate in authentic work experiences in the community catering events at local venues and/or during an internship. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the National Restaurant Association's (NRA) ProStart program which teaches high school students the management and culinary skills needed for a career in the restaurant and food service industry. Whether students are looking to enter the job market directly after graduation or plan to attend college, ProStart training will help provide a successful start in a food service career.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools ensures equal access to all CTE courses. Accessibility accommodations will be provided as needed.
Certification
National Restaurant Association Serve Safe Sanitation Manager; National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Assessment-Retail Commercial Baking; and ProStart Program Certification Examinations-Levels I/II