Learning Lifeskills through Project Based LearningPlan of Work

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Lyon County CES

Title:
Learning Lifeskills through Project Based Learning
MAP:
Youth Development
Agents Involved:
Mary Beth Riley
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Civic Engagement
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Communications
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Health
Situation:

Parents increasingly rely on schools to teach concepts and skills once taught within the family. Teachers report concern over youth who lack organizational skills needed to be successful in school. They report that youth are not independent enough to complete tasks without individual attention. They suggest that essential life skills such as working with others, problem solving, decision making, and resource management are missing in a great number of students.


Life choices are often based more on personal desires rather than factual information. Those who seek information often turn to sources which may not be research based. Decision-making may be based on product marketing claims, family tradition, myths, faulty information, and lack of knowledge.


4-H offers projects which assist youth toward becoming responsible and contributing members of the family and of Kentucky communities.


Positive youth development, according to Dr. Kenneth Jones in Youth Development: A Priority within 4-H, aims to help youth reach full potential in order to become productive adults. Educational efforts by the 4-H program in these areas will help youth prepare to become productive, contributing citizens of Lyon County.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth will use valuable life-skills, including communications, record-keeping, leadership, and service to make effective decisions. Youth will utilize life skills (self-efficacy) learned in 4-H projects to affect their community through creative problem solving, critical and logical thinking learned in Agriculture, FCS, Natural Resources, and SET projects.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth will expand skills through participation in judging and skill-a-thons. They will gain confidence through increased development of decision making, organizational and communication skills. They will have an increased awareness of social problems that could be addressed through good stewardship and be able to identify problems using SET related skills.

Initial Outcomes:

An increased number of youth will enroll and participate in projects, programs and activities in the Agriculture, FCS, Natural Resources, and SET Core Content Areas where they will be engaged in learning opportunities to help develop independence and learn consequences for their actions.



Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will be actively engaged in opportunities to enhance knowledge.

Indicator: Increase in number of participants

Method: Formal and informal evaluation

Timeline: Throughout 2023-2024 year


Intermediate Outcome: Youth will gain confidence through increased skills

Indicator: Number of youth willing to learn new things and participate in competitions

Method: Formal and informal evaluation

Timeline: Throughout 2023-2024 year


Long-term Outcome: Youth will exhibit life-skills including communications, record-keeping, and leadership to make effective decisions

Indicator: Number of youth who show an increase in problem solving ability

Method: Formal and informal evaluation

Timeline: Throughout 2023-2024 year

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Horse Club Activities

Content or Curriculum: Approved 4-H curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Certified Volunteers, Specialists

Date: 2022-2023


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Country Ham Project

Content or Curriculum: Approved 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Volunteers, Specialists

Date: 2022-2023 throughout year



Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Sewing Projects

Content or Curriculum: Approved FCS curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Volunteers

Date: Spring 2024


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Cooking Club

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Cooking 101,201 and 301

Inputs: Agent, Volunteers

Date: Throughout 2023-2024


Audience: 7-8 year olds

Project or Activity: Cloverbud Club

Content or Curriculum: Cloverbud Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Volunteer

Date: Throughout 2023-2024


Audience: 8th Grade Students

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: 4-H It's Your Reality and Dollar and Sense Curriculum 

Inputs: Agent, Volunteers

Date: Spring 2024


Audience: 4-H Aged Youth

Project or Activity: Shooting Sports

Content or Curriculum: Natural Resources Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Certified Volunteers, Specialists

Date: Throughout 2023-2024



Audience: 4-H Aged Youth

Project or Activity: Trash Sculpture

Content or Curriculum: Recycling

Inputs: Agent, Teachers, Recycling Committee

Date: Fall 2023



Audience: 4-H Aged Youth

Project or Activity: Lego Club

Content or Curriculum: SET Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Volunteer

Date: Throughout school year 2023-2024







Success Stories

Cloverbud Program Engages Younger Students to be a part of Lyon County 4-H

Author: Mary Beth Riley

Major Program: Camping

Cloverbud Program Engages Younger Students to be a part of Lyon County 4-H

Lyon County 4-H Cloverbud Program has seen remarkable growth this year, successfully engaging over 70 young participants in its activities. Targeting Kindergarten to 3rd grade students, the Cloverbud Program aims to introduce youth to the world of 4-H through hands-on learning experiences, nurturing a passion for agriculture, nutrition, and community involvement from an early age.Research consistently shows that hands-on activities are crucial for young learners. According to the National Associ

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