Dori Harvey

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE (FACS) / HEALTH

WELCOME!

I am so glad you took the time to visit my class webpage.  The picture is of me and my lazy, but loved cat Snowball. 

I am passionate about teaching classes leading into the career pathways of FACS.  You might be saying, "WHAT?!  Career pathways, come on this used to be home ec and that is just for girls."  I would reply:

1. Women have been working away from home since World War II, therefore major changes came in what is taught.  With changes came a much needed class name change to FACS.  Today, many find satisfying careers as a chef, a child care specialist, fashion merchandiser (clothing store), interior designer, and the thousands of other family and consumer science related careers.
2. Men definitely become chef's, child specialist's, teacher's, family and financial counselor's, and even famous fashion designers.  Good Morning America's Chef Emerill (BAM!) is not shamed to share his passion for cooking and sharing these skills with Amercia.  
3. Personal finance classes have been the foundation of my ability to set financial goals, create a budget, and make wise spending decisions on food and other household needs.  This is emphacized in all of the classes I teach.

ABOUT ME: 

Dori Harvey comes to Mediapolis from Brooklyn, Iowa (2 hours north west, in between Iowa City and Des Moines off of I-80).  Residing in Brooklyn, the Harvey household consists of her husband, Dave, two college student children, Matthew and Melissa, and two large, loveable adopted dogs, Ricky and Lucy.  Dori brings experience as a Middle School FACS teacher at Grinnell-Newburg Community School District, as a state registered child care provider, and a 5 year private business venture as owner and baker in an organic whole grain bakery where she baked 200 loaves of bread, 150 pounds of granola, and 30 dozen cookies each week during the summer months in a commercial oven.