The 4h youth development program is a dynamic nonformal education program. The montana 4 h mission statement to educate youth and adults for living in a global and everchanging world by using the resources of the land grant universities and the u. In your 4 h club, you will work with other young people and adult volunteers to make new friends, learn new skills, practice being a leader, and give back to your community. The 4 h goat program is part of the animal science project. The 4h club emblem is a four leaf clover with the letter h on each leaf. When you check in for your presentation, please tell them you are a member of bainbridge island 4h. Learn by doing activities, youthadult partnerships, and researchbased educational programs help young people enhance their leadership abilities and develop a wide range of other life skills.
Acknoweldgements the 4h officers manual 20 was authored by. History change change source boys showing prize heifers at a 4 h fair in charleston, west virginia, 1921. This motto challenges everyone involved in 4h to do the very best job they can. Each club has at least one community club leader who is an adult volunteer. A 4h project is a series of handson learning experiences in which youth learn subject matter and life skills. Indeed, the 4h program has a reputation for using a learnbydoing approach for teaching youth. Riding the wave of the maker movement should be critically important to 4h programs because many of these maker projects incorporate a variety of stem topics. My head to clear thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living, for my club, my community and my country. Mission, vision, slogan, motto, and pledge virginia. The 4h pledge i pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living, for my club, my community and my country. Youth join a club, take part in monthly meetings run by members and explore their individual interests through projects. In your 4h club, you will work with other young people and adult volunteers to make new friends, learn new skills, practice being a leader, and give back to your community. The focus of all 4h programs is the development of youth as individuals and as responsible and productive citizens.
The 4h goat program is part of the animal science project. Keep your 4h calendar in a convenient place so its easy to find and use. The 4 h community club program offers a wide variety of activities for youth. If you havent signed up yet, contact your county 4 h office and become a member today. For my club, my community, my country and my world. The mission of 4h is to assist youth, and adults working with those youth, to gain additional knowledge, life skills, and attitudes that will further their development as selfdirecting, contributing, and productive members of society. The 4h motto to make the est etter the 4h slogan learn by doing. Keep your head when you win and your heart when you lose. Ohio 4h youth development reaches more than 240,000 youth each year helping kids learn by doing through handson activities. Motto, pledge, and grace 4h newfoundland and labrador.
There are handson, learnbydoing, opportunities for everyone. At the first national 4h camp in washington, dc in 1927, the present 4h. Moreover, these caring adults and youth could greatly benefit from the structure and essential elements of a 4h club as they meet together to learn stem abilities through handson maker. The 4h club officer handbook is a handy resource tool for them to rely on in planning and conducting effective meetings during the coming year. Currently, our office remains open 8 am 5 pm and we will continue to service members and their families via phone, email, and other appropriate means. The 4h grace tune of auld lang syne we thank thee lord, for blessings great on this our own. The 4h motto is to make the best better, while its slogan is learn by doing sometimes written as learn to do by doing. About california 4h university of california 4h youth.
Leaves of the clover are green and the hs are white. The 4 h youth development program is a dynamic nonformal education program. As a 4 h member, you will choose one or more topics to learn about during the year. When you check in for your presentation, please tell them you are a member of bainbridge island 4 h. Miner, 4h thrive academic coordinator katie churchill, program support staff. Glenn county maintains a large 4 h program,which includes 10 clubs, 100 adult volunteers and over 500 youth. Green symbolizes natures most common color and represents life, springtime and youth. The 4h approach learn by doing in 4h, we dont just learn by listening and watching, we learn through handson experiences. Through 4 h, young people are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities that emphasize 4 h s learning by doing philosophy of youth development. From livestock to leadership there is a 4h project out there just waiting to help vermont youth learn by doing. To develop, guide, educate, and support 4h youth and leaders within waupaca county.
Teaches and develops record keeping skills that are an essential part of everyday life. We encourage you to discover your passions, adopt a growth mindset, practice selfreflection and set goals. The program will help you learn about feeding, caring for, managing, selecting goat project and showing goats. If you have already signed up for this 4h project, come on in and get started. The focus of all 4 h programs is the development of youth as individuals and as responsible and productive citizens. The start of 4h began around 1900, with the work of several people in. The mission of 4 h is to assist youth, and adults working with those youth, to gain additional knowledge, life skills, and attitudes that will further their development as self. Whether its learning to build a robot, care for a horse, or do great photography, 4h volunteer leaders and staff make sure that youth have a safe place to dive right into what they. Boys showing prize heifers at a 4h fair in charleston, west virginia, 1921. To find out more about 4 h opportunities in your area, contact your local. Make the best better the 4h slogan learn by doing 4h competition motto is. A completed project book to be displayed and judged.
The 4h record book record books are an important part of the completion of a members project. Find educational resources, activities, and curriculum for kids and teens. Whether its learning to build a robot, care for a horse, or do great photography, 4h volunteer leaders and staff make sure that youth have a safe place to dive right into what they want to learn. H that taught you responsibility and the value of hard work, but just like you, weve grown a lot over the. A minimum of four completed projects to be displayed and judged. Fun 4h facts jefferson county 4h is the youth development program of washington state university extension.
From a 4h club located in your community, a spin club that focuses on one particular project area, or participating in 4h through your classroom at school, 4h allows youth to learn in many different environments. Learn by doing in 4h, we dont just learn by listening and watching, we learn through handson experiences. Please adhere to the covid19 guidelines put forth by governor bullock, msu president cruzado, and dr. To find out more about 4h opportunities in your area, contact your local. Each year we learn something new by participating in a 4h project. The 4h grace tune of auld lang syne we thank thee, lord, for blessings great. Information for this book was compiled by the members of the ottawa county 4h teen club. Ravi ravinder, 4h thrive program representative shannon j. Click one of the buttons below to learn more about each type of. The four hs stand for head, heart, hands, and health. There will be three pa 4h horse cloverbud activity books. Exploring 4h activity sheet find christopher clovers match 4 h camp 4 h learn by doing 3. We are an organization of over 24,000 youth members, aged 6 to 25, and 7,600 volunteers across the country. The 4h emblem symbolizes the aim and desired results of effective learning for.
Based on their interests and guided by adult mentors, youth develop their own pathway in 4. The florida 4h youth development program uses as learnbydoing. As a 4h member, you will choose one or more topics to learn about during the year. What you have learned new skills you have gained over this past year in 4h. Dogan, associate director of 4h program and policy gemma m. Projects are done both individually and as a group. Jefferson county 4h is the youth development program of washington state university extension. Taiwan shenkeng 4h club and msu extension staff at the tea ceremony. Glenn county maintains a large 4h program,which includes. This year, all cloverbud horse club members complete book a. Ky club leader handbook kentucky 4h university of kentucky.
You can participate in 4h through clubs, schools, military clubs, camps, and more. The 4h community club program offers a wide variety of activities for youth. The 4 h emblem is a fourleaf clover with the letter h on each leaf. Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter h four times in the organizations original motto head, heart, hands, and health which was later incorporated into the fuller pledge officially adopted in 1927.
I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living, for my club, my community, and my country. From a 4 h club located in your community, a spin club that focuses on one particular project area, or participating in 4 h through your classroom at school, 4 h allows youth to learn in many different environments. Its based on their interests and guided by adult volunteers. The 4h motto encourages members to stretch their abilities and capacities to. H program to be inclusive of youth and adults from all backgrounds. If you havent signed up yet, contact your county 4h office and become a member today.
For over 100 years, 4 h canada has been one of the most highly respected youth organizations in canada. That includes everything from learning how to cook, build a robot, or care for the. The 4 h motto is to make the best better, while its slogan is learn by doing sometimes written as learn to do by doing. Although learning by doing has been the core of how 4h teaches kids since its beginning in the early 1900s, 4h has more recently adopted an official model to depict this process. The 4h motto learn to do by doing the 4h pledge i pledge. The youth showed off their 4h record books, giggled as we tried to copy. You may also be asked general 4h questions such as. The purpose of supershowmanship is to help 4h members meet other 4h members, learn new skills and try out showing. The essential elements of 4h youth development are basic principles upon which the 4h youth. The 4h motto learn to do by doing the 4h pledge i pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living, for my club, my community, and my country. If you have already signed up for this 4 h project, come on in and get started. All cloverbud members in one club or group should complete the same book in the course of one year, regardless of their ages or the length of time they have been members. Largest youth organization in the world to make the best better heart green and white ut and tsu. H programs, which provide handson, learnbydoing, opportunities.
A world in which youth and adults learn, grow and work together as catalysts for positive change. Please con nue on to unit two to learn how we help young people learn in 4. Green life, springtime, youth whitefresh, clean the 4h motto is. Dues are charged by some clubs for refreshments, project book costs, and.