Extension
It Starts With Us
Enhance Life Skills of Youth Through School Enrichment and After School Programs
Growing Grayson County through Rural, Youth, and Community Development
Ewing Jones, K.
Agriculture
Family and Consumer Science
Communications and Expressive Arts
Grayson County youth lack the necessary life skills essential for personal development. Youth must learn by doing in order to maintain that which is taught to them. Young people who learn life skills by practicing those skills at early ages will keep, hold and refine them as they mature into adults. As youth master life skills, they learn. They gain not only confidence, but also a sense of accomplishment.
Life skills developed will cultivate a positive environment for continuous growth and add to the quality of life for youth in Grayson County with the benefits carrying on with them into adulthood.
Youth master life skills that will facilitate them in becoming productive citizens and self-sustaining adults. Youth will demonstrate knowledge learned through completion of projects and will enter 4-H competitions
Youth learn and obtain skills in areas that support positive youth development. Youth will learn the basics in many life skill areas with the possibility to further their knowledge through project work.
Initial Outcome: Youth will use 4-H Development projects to aid them in understanding classroom concepts. Youth will also participate in activities and projects outside of the classroom.
Indicator: Youth report increase in knowledge and skills which will be substantiated by parents and teachers.
Method: Youth will participate in experiential learning activities that reinforce classroom concepts and help youth meet state and local expectations.
Timeline: 4-H program year (September through August)
Intermediate Outcome: Youth master life skills important for them to become productive.
Indicator: Projects completed and entered into 4-H competition.
Method: Demonstrated knowledge
Timeline: Spring/summer
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Audience: All county youth; 4-H members
Project or Activity: Wide variety of curriculum based on teacher and youth requests for programming.
Content or Curriculum: Kentucky 4-H Youth Development projects and materials from National 4-H Council.
Inputs: paid staff and 4-H volunteers will provide teaching for school enrichment activities and after school programs. Classroom teachers will also do lesson follow-up and some presentation of materials when staff and volunteers are unavailable.
Date: Fall/Spring- school year
Audience: Youth ages 9-18
Project or Activity: County Communications Event, Area Communications Event, State Communications Events
Content or Curriculum: Rules and content set by State 4-H Office
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Volunteers
Date: Spring
Audience: All county youth; 4-H members
Project or Activity: core content lessons provided through virtual learning video lessons
Content or Curriculum: Kentucky 4-H Youth Development projects and materials from National 4-H Council
Inputs: 4-H Agent; 4-H Volunteers; 4-H Youth leaders
Date: 4-H Program year (September through August)
Author: Kindra Jones
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
The Reality Store program works to teach students life skills, the importance of valuing their education and how the effects life choices can impact their futures. In Grayson County, the 4-H Agent works directly with the Life Skills teachers at the middle school and has turned the booths and options in to a packet for the students to work through. The agent and teachers have tied the "Reality Check" to the financial unit taught in the classroom each nine weeks, giving the agent an oppo
Author: Kindra Jones
Major Program: Leadership
Increased school programming keeps the Grayson County 4-H Agent busy throughout each month, but with that the youth impact is great. With a direct reach of 750+ elementary students and nearly 300 7th grade students, the hands on lessons are those the youth will remember for many years to come. Teachers request to remain on the lesson schedule of the agent for the next school year and maintain contact throughout the summer to plan dates and times, knowing how valuable the lesson time is in the cl
