4-h youth development: investing in south …4-h youth development: investing in south carolina’s...

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Who We Serve •Youth, grades K-12, from suburban, urban, and rural areas •Volunteers, parents, teachers, community leaders, and other adults who work with youth How We Reach Our Audiences 4-H offers youth fun, safe, and inclusive learning environments to meet their need for belonging, such as: •4-H Clubs •After School Programs •Special Interest & Short-Term Programs •School Enrichment Programs •Camping Methods We Use •Experiential Learning (learn by doing) •Youth-Adult Partnerships •Fun curriculum materials and activities such as contests & events •Service learning •Collaborations with other youth- serving agencies & organizations The Difference We Make Major Programs We Emphasize Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Environmental Stewardship Science, Technology, & Engineering Healthy Lifestyles Leadership, Personal Development, & Citizenship 4-H Youth Development: Investing in South Carolina’s Future 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. The South Carolina 4-H Youth Development Program uses a learn-by-doing approach, the involvement of caring adults, and the knowledge and resources of Clemson University and the land grant university system to empower youth to become healthy, productive, and contributing members of society. 4-H provides youth the opportunity to explore a variety of topics and to master the knowledge and skills they learn. Program focus areas include: Youth develop important life skills and gain workforce preparation and developmental assets such as: •Communication skills •Organizational abilities •Wise decision- making skills •Independence & self-confidence •Respect and caring for others & the community www.clemson.edu/extension/4h 4-H is the youth development program of the Cooperative Extension Service, a nationwide partnership of federal, state, and county governments, and the private sector. The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer. Adopted March 2005. Rev. 10.05

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Page 1: 4-H Youth Development: Investing in South …4-H Youth Development: Investing in South Carolina’s Future 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership,

Who WeServe

•Youth,grades K-12,fromsuburban,urban, andrural areas•Volunteers,parents,teachers,communityleaders, andother adultswho workwith youth

How We ReachOur Audiences

4-H offers youth fun, safe,and inclusive learningenvironments to meet theirneed for belonging, such as:

•4-H Clubs•After SchoolPrograms•Special Interest &Short-Term Programs•School EnrichmentPrograms•Camping

Methods We Use

•ExperientialLearning (learnby doing)•Youth-AdultPartnerships•Fun curriculummaterials andactivities such ascontests & events•Service learning•Collaborationswith other youth-serving agencies& organizations

TheDifferenceWe Make

Major ProgramsWe Emphasize

Agriculture,Natural Resources,& EnvironmentalStewardship

Science,Technology,& Engineering

HealthyLifestyles

Leadership,PersonalDevelopment,& Citizenship

4-H Youth Development: Investing in South Carolina’s Future4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, andlife skills. The South Carolina 4-H Youth Development Program uses a learn-by-doing approach,the involvement of caring adults, and the knowledge and resources of Clemson University and theland grant university system to empower youth to become healthy, productive, and contributingmembers of society.

4-H provides youth theopportunity to explore avariety of topics and tomaster the knowledge andskills they learn. Programfocus areas include:

Youth developimportant life skills andgain workforcepreparation anddevelopmental assetssuch as:

•Communicationskills•Organizationalabilities•Wise decision-making skills•Independence &self-confidence•Respect and caringfor others & thecommunity

www.clemson.edu/extension/4h4-H is the youth development program of the Cooperative Extension Service, a nationwide partnership of federal, state, and county governments, and the private sector. The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.

Adopted March 2005. Rev. 10.05