4-H Youth Development - Youth Agriculture EducationPlan of Work

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Campbell County CES

Title:
4-H Youth Development - Youth Agriculture Education
MAP:
4-H Youth Development Education
Agents Involved:
Prim, Farley, Agnew, Harney, Reilly
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Volunteer Development
Situation:

Agriculture is Kentucky's largest employer and accounts for the greatest amount of revenue in the state's economy. Every person in Kentucky is impacted by Agriculture every day in the food that we eat and the fibers that are used in our clothes, homes, workplaces, and vehicles. Eighty seven percent of the citizens of Campbell County live in urban communities. This increasing population has limited understanding or appreciation for the importance of agriculture.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth and adults to use life skills gained such as leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility, and entrepreneurship in their daily lives.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth and adults will develop valuable life skills including decision making, communications, record keeping, leadership and service, through participation in 4-H animal science, plant science and horticulture projects and activities.

Youth will set goals and accomplish them.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth and adults will gain knowledge, understanding and appreciation about agriculture and of its importance by participating in 4-H projects and activities.

Evaluation:

LongTerm Outcome: Youth to use life skills gained such as leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility, and entrepreneurship.

Indicator: Participation, Project Record Book, evaluation

Method: Record book completion and score, youth and teacher written evaluations, minimum of 6 educational hours completed by youth, 4-H Alumni testimonials

Timeline: July 2021–2022

 

Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults will develop valuable life skills through participation in 4-H animal science, plant science and horticulture projects and activities.

Indicator: Participation, Project Record Book, evaluation

Method: Record book completion and score, youth and teacher written evaluations, minimum of 6 educational hours completed by youth, shows and fairs, judging events

Timeline: July 2021-2022

 

Initial Outcome: Youth and adults will gain knowledge, understanding and appreciation about agriculture and of its importance by participating in 4-H projects and activities.

Indicator: Participation, Project Record Book, evaluation

Method: Record book completion and score, youth and teacher written evaluations, minimum of 6 educational hours completed by youth, club meetings

Timeline: July 2021-2022

Learning Opportunities:

 

Audience: 4-H/FFA Livestock project members

Project or Activity: 4-H/FFA Livestock Field Day

Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification

Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers

Date: January 2022
 

Audience: 4-H/FFA Livestock project members

Project or Activity: Monthly meetings 4-H/FFA Livestock Club

Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification

Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers

Date: 3rd Monday of each month, October 2021 – May 2022

 

Audience: 4-H/FFA Volunteers

Project or Activity: 4-H Horse & Livestock Leader Certification Trainings

Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification

Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers

Date: Fall 2021 

 

Audience: 4-H Horse project members

Project or Activity: Monthly meetings - Saddle Up 4-H club and MR Riders club

Content or Curriculum: Horse Industry Handbook, Horse Volunteer Certification Materials

Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers

Date: 1st Thursday of each month

 

Audience: 4-H Horse Project members

Project or Activity: Horse Camp

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Horse Camp Guidelines, Horse Industry Handbook, Horse Volunteer Certification Materials

Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers

Date: June 2022

 

 

Audience: 4-H members

Project or Activity: Livestock Judging and Horse

Content or Curriculum: State supported materials

Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, program monies

Date: July 2021-July 2022

 

Audience: 4th & 5th Grade Youth

Project or Activity: Chick Incubation, life cycles

Content or Curriculum: OSU Chick Quest and state supported materials

Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, program monies 

Date: March/ April 2022

 

Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years 

 Project or Activity: 4-H Country Ham

 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock Volunteer Certification Materials

 Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, UK meats, Country Ham State Fair

 Date: December 2021 – August 2022

 

 

 



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