Communications and Expressive ArtsMajor Program

18866

Total Hours

Contributed.

106718

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

53

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

5468

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)

9984

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)

10327

Number of youth who completed a drama, music, or dance project (PRACTICE)

7845

Number of youth who completed a speech or demonstration (PRACTICE)

17625

Number of youth who completed a state fair arts, photography, or other visual arts project (PRACTICE)

10893

Stories

Art Leads to Positive Youth Development

In todays society many youth struggle with stress, anxiety and depression due to circumstances at home, social media factors, peer groups and other aspects. Mental health awareness has become more common in recent years than ever before. School leaders, parents and other leaders in in the community are looking for avenues for opportunities and encouragement for our youth. Luckily, the Cooperative Extension Offices across the state of Kentucky offer a variety of 4-H youth programs that foster pos...

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Art Leads to Positive Youth Development

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • 10 years of 4-H

    The county youth development agent encouraged and provided transportation for this young person to audition for the Performing Arts Troupe.Oh, Kentucky 4-H, you have no idea how good youve been to me!... Read More

  • art

    Art is all around us. It can be as grand as a painting in the Lourve or as subtle as a sparkling drop of dew on a blade of grass. Art encompasses so much emotion and feeling, and we look at a piece of... Read More

  • School Clubs Up and Going

    After a few years without having 4-H School Clubs in the 4th and 5th grades, we now have them going again. Fourth grade clubs started back last year focusing on Communications. This year we have added... Read More

  • Treble Chorus 4-H Choir Camp and Veteran's Day Concert

    As a young person progresses in their 4-H career, and in their life as they become an adult, public speaking and performing in front of a audience is inevitable in a professional setting. In the 4-H T... Read More

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