What does Family Career &
Community Leaders of America
represent to you?
Share at your table.
Get the Facts
About FCCLA
Membership Trivia
• Each table is a team
• When the question is read, work as a team
to determine the correct response
• Write it on your white board
• When I say “go” hold the white board up
What year was FCCLA
founded nationally?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1896
1945
1989
1994
1945
We are a Career and Technical Student Organization.
Our name changed to FCCLA in 1999; we were formally known as
Future Homemakers of America.
Approximately how many
members are there nationally?
A.
B.
C.
D.
100,000
175,000
200,000
250,000
175,000
Young men and women in 6,500 local chapters. There are 50 state
associations including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands.
Who is eligible to join
Montana FCCLA?
A. A student enrolled in any CTE class
B. A student currently taking a FCS class
C. A student who has formally taken a FCS
class
D. B & C only
E. All of the above
Any student who has taken or is
taking a course in FCS through
grade 12 is eligible for
membership in an organized
chapter within their school.
Montana FCCLA has approximately 1,000 members in 67
chapters.
How much are state and
national dues in Montana?
A.
B.
C.
D.
$9
$18
$27
$36
$18
Members receive several benefits including:
•
Opportunity to travel & compete
•
Member-only publications
•
Experience to include on resume & job applications
What is a benefit of
membership?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Career & College Preparation
Recognition & Scholarships
Travel & Meet New People
Creativity & Critical Thinking
All of the above
All of the above!
Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand
their leadership potential and develop skills for life – planning, goal
setting, problem solving, decision making and interpersonal
communication – necessary in the home and workplace.
FCCLA: Family
A single word with many definitions.
Relatives, friends, community
members, pets, etc.
FCCLA Creed
We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We
face the future with warm courage and high hope. For we have the
clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values.
For we are the
builders of
homes,
Homes for
America’s
future,
Homes where
living will be
the expression
of everything
that is good
and fair,
Homes where
truth and love
and security
and faith will
be realities,
not dreams.
We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face
the future with warm courage and high hope.
“
What does family mean to
you?
”
Discuss at your tables.
Pipe Cleaner Challenge
Work
together
Build
your
FCCLA
family
Be
creative!
Discussion
How did your group define
family?
How are FCCLA members
“the builder of homes?”
How does FCCLA
strengthen families?
FCCLA: The Ultimate
Leadership Experience
FCCLA Mission
• To promote personal growth and leadership
development through Family and Consumer
Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of
family member, wage earner, and community
leader, members develop skills for life through
character development, creative and critical
thinking, interpersonal communications, practical
knowledge, and career preparation.
Officer Positions
Chapter
Officers
District
Officers
State
Officers
Musical Bags
• Objective: ensure everyone gets a bag
every round!
• When the music starts, mingle around.
• When the music stops, each person must
have both feet on a paper bag by the
countdown 3-2-1
Reflection
What was easy or
hard about the
challenge?
How did people
help or encourage
each other?
How did you work
as a team?
Did someone take
on a leadership
role or was there
shared leadership?
Involvement in FCCLA’s Competitive Events programs offers members the
opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life
necessary in families, communities, and workplaces.
STAR Events
(Students Taking
Action with
Recognition)
Skill
Demonstration
Events
Family and
Consumer
Sciences
Knowledge Bowl
Family and Consumer Sciences
Knowledge Bowl
Team competition
with questions about
FCS Knowledge
FCCLA Knowledge
Skill Demonstration & STAR Events
Skill Demonstration
Enhance a skill
Competition at
the National
Cluster Meeting &
State Leadership
Conference
Planning process
Earn a trip to
National FCCLA
Toys That Teach
Fashion Sketch
FCCLA Creed
Speaking
Focus on Children
Illustrated talk
Food Innovations
Planning Process
Identify Concerns
Set a Goal
Form a Plan
ACT
Follow Up
Competitive Events Bingo
• Objective: Be the first to get a diagonal or line
• Ask individuals questions to complete your card
• Each block must be completed by a different
person
• Include their answer and signature in the block
FCCLA: Helping Others
Service projects to make a
difference in our school,
communities and world.
National FCCLA:
A service-learning program that fosters teamwork in an effort to help students
learn and develop key leadership skills as they take action to solve real-life
hunger issues.
Montana FCCLA:
We’re focusing on financial fitness, striving to be our best selves by developing
our financial literacy skills and challenging others to join us on our journey.
8 National Programs
Enrich the
well-being of
individuals
and families
Align with
FCS
Standards
Address realworld problems
National Programs
A national peer
education program
through which
students gain a better
understanding of how
families work and
learn skills to become
strong family
members.
A national program
that guides students
to link their options
and skills for success
in their families,
careers, and
communities.
A national program
through which students
strive to save lives by
educating adults and
young people about
traffic safety and
supporting enforcement
of local rules and
regulations regarding
community traffic safety.
National Programs
A national program
designed to help
students find and use
their personal power.
Members set their
own goals, work to
achieve them, and
enjoy the results.
A national peer
education program
that involves
students teaching
one another how to
make, save, and
spend money
wisely.
A national program
that guides students
to develop, plan,
carry out, and
evaluate projects
that improve the
quality of life in their
communities.
National Programs
A national peer
education program
that guides members
to develop, plan, carry
out, and evaluate
advocacy activities to
improve the quality of
life in their
communities.
A national peer
education program
that helps young
people learn to eat
right, be fit, and make
healthy choices.
National Programs
Table Challenge
1. Divide the table into two teams sitting opposite
of one another
2. In the center is each National Program
3. Each team will select one member to begin
4. A National Program description will be read
5. Team members will “swat” the answer
6. The team with the most points wins
Table Challenge
• A national program through which students
strive to save lives by educating adults and
young people about traffic safety and
supporting enforcement of local rules and
regulations regarding community traffic safety.
• A national peer education program that
involves students teaching one another how to
make, save, and spend money wisely.
• A national program designed to help students
find and use their personal power. Members set
their own goals, work to achieve them, and
enjoy the results.
Table Challenge
• A national peer education program that helps
young people learn to eat right, be fit, and make
healthy choices.
• A national peer education program through
which students gain a better understanding of
how families work and learn skills to become
strong family members.
• A national program that guides students to
develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate projects
that improve the quality of life in their
communities.
Table Challenge
• A national peer education program that
guides members to develop, plan, carry
out, and evaluate advocacy activities
to improve the quality of life in their
communities.
• A national program that guides students
to link their options and skills for success
in their families, careers, and
communities.
FCCLA: Meetings &
Events
Leadership training &
competitions
In Montana
Leadership Rally
September 28-29: Leadership training and planning for
2021-22 school year
District Meeting
October-December: Elect District Officers, Workshops
State Leadership Conference
March 17-18: Competitions, install officers, workshops
Nationally
National
Fall Conference
November: Expand Leadership, Skill Events, Explore Pathways
National Leadership Conference
June 29 - July 2: San Diego, CA
8,000 attendees
STAR Events, Knowledge Bowl & Leadership Training
How will FCCLA help you to Make It Count in
your school, community and world?
2021-2022 State Executive Council
www.mtfccla.org