Teaching today's children to be tomorrow's leadersPlan of Work

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Grant County CES

Title:
Teaching today's children to be tomorrow's leaders
MAP:
Engaging Community Youth
Agents Involved:
FCS, 4H, Ammerman
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Volunteer Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Civic Engagement
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Youth Engagement Leadership Program (YELP)
Situation:

Discussions with local stakeholders and recent community survey identified youth activites that develop and promote core competences needed in life and that education was needed to further those core competences in all areas.  

Long-Term Outcomes:

Students acquire and educate others life skills

Intermediate Outcomes:

Students apply acquired skills to enhance personal well being

Initial Outcomes:

Students learn basic life skills and are capable of responding in general and emergency situations. 

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Students learn basic life skills

Indicator: Students attend and learn basic life skills

Method:end of meeting questionaires and observations

Timeline: year round

Intermediate Outcome: Students apply acquired skills

Indicator: Students are faced with decisions in life and apply knowledge gained to make better informed decisons

Method: followup questionaires and personal testimonies

Timeline:year round


Long-term Outcome:  Students acquire and educate others life skills

Indicator:  former students return to programs to educate others

Method: observations

Timeline: year round

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4H Youth

Project or Activity: 4H Country Ham

Content or Curriculum:  UK Food Science

Inputs: hams, house, socks papers and volunteers

Date: Jan - Aug 2022


Audience: 4H Youth

Project or Activity: Babysitting Clinic

Content or Curriculum: 4H Babysitting and Red Cross First Aid/CPR

Inputs: volunteers

Date: Summer 2022


Audience: 4H Youth

Project or Activity: Project Nights

Content or Curriculum: varies by project

Inputs: volunteers and supplies by project

Date: spring and summer 2022


Audience: 4H Youth

Project or Activity: 4H Camp

Content or Curriculum:  4H Camp and Agents

Inputs: kids, camp staff and volunteers

Date: Summer 2022


Audience: 4H Youth

Project or Activity: Environmental Camp

Content or Curriculum: 4H Camp Staff, kids and volunteers

Date: Spring 2022


Audience: 4H Youth

Project or Activity: 4H Teen Council

Content or Curriculum: varies by project

Inputs: volunteers and supplies by project

Date: year round




Success Stories

2021 Camp

Author: Chris Ammerman

Major Program: Camping

Being a single agent county bound in a world full of the COVID conundrum presented a unique set of challenges.  Initial feedback from stakeholders was that camp numbers would fall off dramatically and that we would be hard pressed to meet our minimum numbers required for the program.   Through determined work at fundraising and the county District Board agreeing to help cover part of the programming cost for campers, we were able to offer a reduced cost per camper and still cover count

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Overcoming Stage Fright

Author: Ari Veach

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts

Overcoming Stage Fright

February 2022, Williamstown Elementary School, in the 5th grade history class. This is where some Grant County 5th graders learned that they can public speak and overcame their fears of giving a speech in front of people. On one of my monthly school visits the kids learned how to prepare a speech or demonstration for the communication contest. They learned about the parts that make up a speech, how to dress, researching it, and how to deliver them. Once we went through the lessons the kids had a

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