Extension
It Starts With Us
Enhance Youth Life Skills in Leadership and Personal Development
Growing Grayson County through Rural, Youth, and Community Development
Ewing Jones, K.
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
4-H Youth Development Programming
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
A large percentage of Grayson County youth lack the life skills necessary to function effectively in modern society. County school teachers report that students lack problem solving and decision making skills. Parents are often unable to help students, since they also lack these same skills.
Grayson County youth will become responsible, self-sufficient citizens that take an active role in county life. This will include an increase in job readiness skills, aspiration to attain higher levels of education and an increase in use of critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Youth must be able to set personal and career goals and have the self discipline to attain those goals. All individuals will increase personal stability and increase their self confidence for obtaining their goals set for the future.
Youth will increase their knowledge of the connection between education and future stability. Individuals will increase their knowledge of effective life skills and have the ability to implement and modify those skills to serve them throughout their lives.
Initial Outcome: Youth accepting leadership roles in their 4-H club(s) at the county level and beyond. Youth will also participate in activities and projects that increase their leadership skills.
Indicator: Youth will accept leadership roles within 4-H and other groups.
Method: youth will be served on skills learned after participation in activities and events.
Timeline: Multi-county Teen Leadership Academy; August through May
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Audience: All 4-H youth with special emphasis placed on teen activities such as Teen Conference and multi-county teen events. Teens will also be encouraged to participate as members of county 4-H Council and County Extension Council.
Project or Activity: County, Area, and State Teen Council membership; Teen Conference, activities such as camper participation and camp teen leaders.
Content or Curriculum: Youth leadership from county Teen Club, Teen Conference, Camp leader training.
Inputs: paid staff and 4-H Volunteers will promote 4-H activities that encourage the development of leadership skills. Efforts will be made to find financial resources to help sponsor lower socio-economic youth so that financial need does not prevent them from being able to participate.
Date: Summer- 4-H Camp; Fall/Spring- Teen Leadership Academy; June- Teen Conference; Spring- Teen Summit
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