In my Home-Ec class, we also had to do meal planning. It had to be balanced, and healthy. Also, we had to design something,ie. a dress, a quilt, hot pads..... I designed and made a heart quilt, all made from 1" squares and 1/2 squares, it turned out really nice, I gave it to my best friend for her birthday. The school had certain criteria we had to fulfill to qualify as an acredited class.