The Culinary Arts Program at New Smyrna Beach High School is committed to providing a quality education incorporating both theory and practice in order to prepare professionally responsible and capable individuals who will demonstrate value to employers within the hospitality industry. Additionally, our mission is to provide the hospitality industry with leaders who will make meaningful contributions to both the industry and their communities.

This program provides students with the necessary food service skills and culinary skills for an entry- level position as a restaurant cook. The curriculum is designed to give the student a solid foundation of cooking skills. Students also are taught basic sanitation and safety before program completion. The program provides technical skill proficiency and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to greater academic knowledge, including higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills related to all aspects of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry.

Graduates of the Program will be able to: 1. Identify organization and functions of the culinary industry. 2. Demonstrate skills in food service and beverage sanitation and safety and management services. 3. Recognize, identify and demonstrate usage of foods. 4. Demonstrate proficiency in employability skills.