What does the Cosmetology program bring to the students of SD62?
The Cosmetology curriculum is designed for career and personal growth. The courses allow the student to investigate a variety of career options and develop entry level skills to the beauty industry. Students are introduced to basic hairdressing skills, manicures, facials and make up applications for a variety of occasions. Opportunities for creative design are fostered throughout the courses as students learn to manipulate styles and colours suitable to a variety of individuals.
Benefits include:
Career Awareness:
·Explore a variety of career options within the beauty industry.
· Not everyone who takes these classes will go into this profession. In fact, many students discover it isn’t for them, which saves them from investing their time and money in beauty school.
· For decades there’s been a shortage of skilled, licensed salon professionals, so the industry has had virtually a 0% unemployment rate. It’s likely that you’ll never have to worry about being able to find a job, and even salons that are fully staffed are interested to talk to eager-to-learn young people coming into the field.
Customer Relations skills:
·Develop a professional attitude and professional ethics conducive to the beauty industry.
·Cosmetology students also learn valuable customer service skills that will come in handy no matter what career they pursue.
· Assist students in becoming social competent members of their communities to a degree that each can appreciate and handle the many human relation problems that will be encountered.
Personal Growth:
·Provides an opportunity to see the importance of personal grooming and general deportment as it relates to the beauty industry.
· Fosters a positive self-image and develop self-confidence through knowledge of personal grooming.
· A learning environment, in which students strengthen inner emotional controls, increase self-confidence and self-discipline, and establish a sense of dignity and self worth.
· Fosters a positive self-image and develops self-confidence through knowledge of personal grooming, as well as practicing people and social skills.
Employment Related Skills:
·Develop creative skills related to hair design.
·Work Study allows students to practice and refine skills, become aware of industry standards, develop employability skills, and learn about the use of technical equipment and procedures not available in the school setting.
· Promote interpersonal relationships, which are directed toward developing the ability to work cooperatively.
Salon Management:
·Create an awareness of entrepreneurial ventures related to Cosmetology.
·Provide an opportunity for students to develop leadership abilities.
Creativity:
·Having the chance to express themselves creatively is one of the top reasons people give for making beauty their life’s work. You get to work with your hands and come up with new ideas all the time.
Cross-curricular:
The following is an excerpt from “She just cuts hair.” By : Maggs Elizabeth
She uses intense trigonometry to figure out the exact angle to cut your hair in order for it to lay correctly.
She uses scissors sharper than knives very closely to her hands and fingers with centimeters to spare moving them quicker than your eyes can follow.
She puts her body in odd positions to make sure she is level and can see each strand of hair she is moving, causing major damage to her body while she’s standing and bending for 12+ hours straight.
“She just colors hair.”
She uses chemistry to create a special formula to work with your hair, that most likely won’t work with someone else’s.
She uses time that works against her, as two minutes too late will blow the cuticle in your hair and/ or fry it off.
She strategically places mixtures to blur lines and create a subtle blend and/or dimension.
She changes the combination for each client as mineral build up and pollution from water/environment/ products will react differently.
She changes the color of your hair without knowing exact genetics which play a huge part in reaction to chemicals.
“She just does hair.”
She spends an hour doing a 4 year old's hair because she can’t sit still but it’s mommy’s wedding day. Mommy cries when she’s done because her daughter looks beautiful.
She spends 3 hours with a teenager who tells her every single person messes up their hair and she doubts this one will get it right. Suddenly brunette isn’t her color, she needs it back to blonde next week.
She colors a 35 year old's hair who has been using box color for 15 and didn’t tell her beforehand, so the chemicals reacted and caused it to smoke making this process 6 hours that could’ve been 2. She’s now being yelled at by her next client for running behind.
She wraps a 80 year old's hair in rollers for an hour to ensure she looks beautiful for her husbands funeral. Her daughter calls week later to thank you for making her mother feel beautiful.
She spends hours researching new techniques and finding educational classes to attend on her one day off. Her life revolves around hair. Her brain constantly goes from math to science to social to psychology to client and back to math.
But I must remind you, she’s just a hairstylist. She just does hair.”
Adding cosmetology has also contributed the school environment as a whole:
·Students in these classes don’t just practice on each other; they practice on volunteers from Belmont students and staff. That experience builds rapport. You see students and staff members smiling, laughing and interacting during a style, shampoo, manicure, or make-up application.
·As well, adding cosmetology as an elective series evened the playing field for female students. Male students have long been able to enroll in automotive and metal shop classes. Culinary arts classes can be attractive to both genders, but there really wasn’t another traditional option for the girls. On the flip side, it has helped to foster an equal and inclusive environment, as more and more males are choosing to explore the career option.
And the community….
Local professionals are excited to see the program and have been generous with their time and support. They have welcomed students for work experience hours, and donated their time, services, and products to support an annual competition with the other schools in the region.
The Cosmetology curriculum is designed for career and personal growth. The courses allow the student to investigate a variety of career options and develop entry level skills to the beauty industry. Students are introduced to basic hairdressing skills, manicures, facials and make up applications for a variety of occasions. Opportunities for creative design are fostered throughout the courses as students learn to manipulate styles and colours suitable to a variety of individuals.
Benefits include:
Career Awareness:
·Explore a variety of career options within the beauty industry.
· Not everyone who takes these classes will go into this profession. In fact, many students discover it isn’t for them, which saves them from investing their time and money in beauty school.
· For decades there’s been a shortage of skilled, licensed salon professionals, so the industry has had virtually a 0% unemployment rate. It’s likely that you’ll never have to worry about being able to find a job, and even salons that are fully staffed are interested to talk to eager-to-learn young people coming into the field.
Customer Relations skills:
·Develop a professional attitude and professional ethics conducive to the beauty industry.
·Cosmetology students also learn valuable customer service skills that will come in handy no matter what career they pursue.
· Assist students in becoming social competent members of their communities to a degree that each can appreciate and handle the many human relation problems that will be encountered.
Personal Growth:
·Provides an opportunity to see the importance of personal grooming and general deportment as it relates to the beauty industry.
· Fosters a positive self-image and develop self-confidence through knowledge of personal grooming.
· A learning environment, in which students strengthen inner emotional controls, increase self-confidence and self-discipline, and establish a sense of dignity and self worth.
· Fosters a positive self-image and develops self-confidence through knowledge of personal grooming, as well as practicing people and social skills.
Employment Related Skills:
·Develop creative skills related to hair design.
·Work Study allows students to practice and refine skills, become aware of industry standards, develop employability skills, and learn about the use of technical equipment and procedures not available in the school setting.
· Promote interpersonal relationships, which are directed toward developing the ability to work cooperatively.
Salon Management:
·Create an awareness of entrepreneurial ventures related to Cosmetology.
·Provide an opportunity for students to develop leadership abilities.
Creativity:
·Having the chance to express themselves creatively is one of the top reasons people give for making beauty their life’s work. You get to work with your hands and come up with new ideas all the time.
Cross-curricular:
The following is an excerpt from “She just cuts hair.” By : Maggs Elizabeth
She uses intense trigonometry to figure out the exact angle to cut your hair in order for it to lay correctly.
She uses scissors sharper than knives very closely to her hands and fingers with centimeters to spare moving them quicker than your eyes can follow.
She puts her body in odd positions to make sure she is level and can see each strand of hair she is moving, causing major damage to her body while she’s standing and bending for 12+ hours straight.
“She just colors hair.”
She uses chemistry to create a special formula to work with your hair, that most likely won’t work with someone else’s.
She uses time that works against her, as two minutes too late will blow the cuticle in your hair and/ or fry it off.
She strategically places mixtures to blur lines and create a subtle blend and/or dimension.
She changes the combination for each client as mineral build up and pollution from water/environment/ products will react differently.
She changes the color of your hair without knowing exact genetics which play a huge part in reaction to chemicals.
“She just does hair.”
She spends an hour doing a 4 year old's hair because she can’t sit still but it’s mommy’s wedding day. Mommy cries when she’s done because her daughter looks beautiful.
She spends 3 hours with a teenager who tells her every single person messes up their hair and she doubts this one will get it right. Suddenly brunette isn’t her color, she needs it back to blonde next week.
She colors a 35 year old's hair who has been using box color for 15 and didn’t tell her beforehand, so the chemicals reacted and caused it to smoke making this process 6 hours that could’ve been 2. She’s now being yelled at by her next client for running behind.
She wraps a 80 year old's hair in rollers for an hour to ensure she looks beautiful for her husbands funeral. Her daughter calls week later to thank you for making her mother feel beautiful.
She spends hours researching new techniques and finding educational classes to attend on her one day off. Her life revolves around hair. Her brain constantly goes from math to science to social to psychology to client and back to math.
But I must remind you, she’s just a hairstylist. She just does hair.”
Adding cosmetology has also contributed the school environment as a whole:
·Students in these classes don’t just practice on each other; they practice on volunteers from Belmont students and staff. That experience builds rapport. You see students and staff members smiling, laughing and interacting during a style, shampoo, manicure, or make-up application.
·As well, adding cosmetology as an elective series evened the playing field for female students. Male students have long been able to enroll in automotive and metal shop classes. Culinary arts classes can be attractive to both genders, but there really wasn’t another traditional option for the girls. On the flip side, it has helped to foster an equal and inclusive environment, as more and more males are choosing to explore the career option.
And the community….
Local professionals are excited to see the program and have been generous with their time and support. They have welcomed students for work experience hours, and donated their time, services, and products to support an annual competition with the other schools in the region.