Alumni Update: Kate Frye ‘14, Teaching Life Skills

Kate Frye graduated from Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education with a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, secondary education (FCS Ed) in 2014.

Frye, a non-traditional student, was one of the last graduates of the former FCS Ed program.

I was one of the last to earn the FCS Ed certification from Appalachian.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FACS) concentration is now housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s Career and Technical Education program.

FACS coordinator, Cheryl Lee, remembered Frye. “Kate was a great student!” said Lee.

Frye excelled at Appalachian in part due to the unique opportunities. During her time here, she was able to participate in the college’s International Student Teaching (IST) program, which allows selected student teachers to spend the first two-thirds of the student teaching semester in a North Carolina setting and the last one-third in an international school. Frye completed her international student teaching in Bangalore and Chittoor, India, where she taught English as a second language (ESL) to preschool to fifth grade classrooms.

Frye is currently teaching in Roanoke County Virginia and is placed at three schools.  

I teach FACS interest blocks for 6th and 7th graders at one middle school, Teen Living for 8th graders at two middle schools, and Nutrition & Wellness at the high school level.

Frye shared that she loves teaching FACS content because she knows that her students leave the classroom with valuable life skills they can carry into adulthood.

These skills include:

  • personal finance skills;
  • how to maintain a home and apparel ;
  • personal relationship skills;
  • and much more!

I love seeing them grasp a new idea and I do my best to allow them to run with their own ideas.

About Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FACS)

The Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FACS) concentration focuses on the preparation of family and consumer sciences teachers in grades 6-12. Students address all areas of family and consumer sciences including family living and parenting, child development, apparel and textiles, housing and interior design, foods and nutrition, and consumer education.


Kate Frye graduated from Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education with a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, secondary education (FCS Ed).
Published: Mar 30, 2018 2:45pm

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