Enrichment through Academics and Life SkillsPlan of Work

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Lawrence County CES

Title:
Enrichment through Academics and Life Skills
MAP:
Positive Youth Development
Agents Involved:
McCreary
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:

Education is central to the development and improvement of the lives of young people. Worldwide, 11% of young people are non-literate, lacking basic numerical and reading skills that enable them to sustain a living through full and decent employment. For our youth to become productive citizens in their communities, they have many skills to learn to achieve a good quality of life. Increased efforts are needed to ensure that education at all levels is

adequate to the needs of our young people and the realities in which they live, so they are adequately equipped for participation in social and economic life.

Long-Term Outcomes:

*Give youth opportunities to become self-motivated contributing members of society

*Use healthy living, teamwork, communication and leadership skills daily

*Become self-confident in areas that typically lead to high school dropouts

Intermediate Outcomes:

*Enable youth to choose and create ways they can contribute to their county or community

*Practice the utilization of healthy living skills, teamwork, communication and leadership in individual and group routines

*Show growth and improvement in areas that hinder the educational process

Initial Outcomes:

*Help youth identify ways they can contribute to society

*Develop activities and opportunities for youth to practice healthy living skills, teamwork, communication and leadership

*Identify the social roadblocks (and others) that hinder the educational process in schools

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Help youth identify ways they can contribute to society

Indicator: Number of individuals involved in assisting youth in identifying ways they can contribute

Method: survey, observation, shadowing, mentoring

Timeline: 2016-2020


Intermediate Outcome: Enable youth to choose and create ways they can contribute to their county or community

Indicator: survey, observation, shadowing, mentoring

Method: Number of youth participating in activities provided

Timeline: 2016-2020


Long-term Outcome: Give youth opportunities to become self-motivated contributing members of society

Indicator: Growth in the number of youth confidently and independently working in their community

Method: survey, observation, shadowing, mentoring

Timeline: 2016-2020


Initial Outcome: Develop activities and opportunities for youth to practice healthy living skills, teamwork, communication and leadership

Indicator: Developing a framework of programs/events for youth participation and growth

Method: classes/programs, contests, community service, councils

Timeline: 2016-2020


Intermediate Outcome: Practice the utilization of healthy living skills, teamwork, communication and leadership in individual and group routines

Indicator: Implementing the programs and events for youth participation and growth

Method: classes/programs, contests, community service, councils

Timeline: 2016-2020


Long-term Outcome: Use healthy living, teamwork, communication and leadership skills daily

Indicator: Independent growth and development of skills in the areas of communication, healthy living, teamwork and leadership

Method: classes/programs, contests, community service, councils

Timeline: 2016-2020


Initial Outcome: Identify the social roadblocks (and others) that hinder the educational process in schools

Indicator: Establishing the hindrances our youth face

Method: surveys, observations

Timeline: 2016-2020 (August-June)


Intermediate Outcome: Show growth and improvement in areas that hinder the educational process

Indicator: Number of youth being observed with improvements in the mentioned hindrances

Method: surveys, observations, programming

Timeline: 2016-2020 (August-June)


Long-term Outcome: Become self-confident in areas that typically lead to high school dropouts

Indicator: Number of youth successfully beating the odds and graduating (with a decrease in the overall dropout rate)

Method: programming, mentoring

Timeline: 2016-2020 (August-June)

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth ages 6-14

Project or Activity: 4-H Lego Robotics

Content or Curriculum: SET Robotics Curriculum and First Lego League Education

Inputs: ACTC Science/Robotics Department, Challenger Center of Kentucky, County Volunteers, UK Extension Agents

Date: 2016-2020 (year-round)


Audience: Youth in 8th grade

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: Reality Store Guide, Workforce Prep Curriculum

Inputs: UK Extension Agents, School Staff, County Volunteers

Date: 2016-2020 (Spring)


Audience: Youth ages 6 and up

Project or Activity: 4-H Camp and Cloverbud Camp

Content or Curriculum: Camping Curriculum, Relative 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: County Volunteers, UK Extension Agents and Program Assistants

Date: 2016-2020 (June and July)


Audience: 4-H Teens

Program/Activity: 4-H Teen Council

Content/Curriculum: Leadership, Relative 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: UK Extension Agents, County Volunteers, 4-H Council Members

Date: 2016-2020, monthly


Audience: 4-H Teens (graduated 8th graders through 12th graders)

Program/Activity: 4-H Teen Conference

Content/Curriculum: Leadership Development, Relative 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: UK Extension Agents, 4-H State Specialists, County Volunteers

Date: 2016-2020 (June)


Audience: Youth ages 5 and up

Program/Activity: Summer day Camps

Content/Curriculum: Relative 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: UK Extension Agents, County Volunteers, Teens

Date: 2016-2020, May through July





Success Stories

Home Alone and Raising Ourselves

Author: Caryn McCreary

Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

Home Alone and Raising Ourselves

Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans, young and beyond, to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. Why do we want our youth to learn life skills? When should they be learning certain “survival skills”? When are our children old enough to be home alone to self-sustain for hours upon end? These are all questions posed as Lawrence County 4-H developed their own series of skills lessons to be taught to our students in grades 3-

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4-H Summit 2019

Author: Alivia Faris

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

4-H Summit 2019

According to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019); this is true for youth in not only Kentucky but specifically Lawrence County as well. It is imperative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. With the information in mind the Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and consumer Sciences Education prepared a p

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Adulting Class Teaches Life Skills

Author: Alivia Faris

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

The life of the high school senior is full of “adult” decisions: selecting a college, picking a major, choosing a career path, and moving out! Although today’s adolescents are technologically advanced compared to prior generations, they sometimes lack basic practical living skills. After being approached by school officials with this very same concern, the Family Consumer Science Agent and 4-H Youth Development Agent decided a crash course was needed. The Adulting 101 program w

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