4-H Youth DevelopmentPlan of Work
Butler County CES
Title:
4-H Youth Development
MAP:
Youth Development
Agents Involved:
Saylor
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
4-H Youth Development Programming
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
4-H Leadership Core Curriculum
Situation:
4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. 4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Youth will contribute to self, family, community and to the institutions of our society. Youth will have reduced risky behavior now and in the future. 4-H alumni will be successful in a global society. 4-H youth will successfully enter the workplace and/or institution of higher learning.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Youth will use scientific decision making techniques to make decisions on a daily basis. Youth will express themselves to others in group settings and on an individual bases. Youth have a positive bond with a caring adult who believe in their success. Youth apply the skills learned in 4-H in other activities at home, school and in the community. Youth set and achieve goals through a 4-H program.
Initial Outcomes:
Youth will gain knowledge and skills in the decision-making process. Youth learn skills need to communicate with others. Adult mentors will understand elements of positive youth development. Youth learn and develop life skills though 4-H. Youth learn steps in goal setting and developing a plan of action.
Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: Youth learn communication, decision-making, goal setting, plan of action. Adults understand positive youth development.
Indicator: Number of youth who participate
Method: Observation, survey, evaluation
Timeline: Pre/Post Surveys
Intermediate Outcome: Youth apply decision-making skills and communication learned in everyday life. Set and achieve goals through 4-H.
Indicator: Youth demonstrate skills learned
Method: Observation, survey, evaluation
Timeline: Pre/Post Surveys
Long-term Outcome: Youth will contribute to self, family, community and to the institutions of our society. Show less risky behavior and enter higher ed/workforce successfully.
Indicator: Youth will achieve, based upon demonstrated skills, leadership positions, scholarships, etc.
Method: Observation, survey, evaluation
Timeline: Pre/Post surveys
Learning Opportunities:
Audience: Youth, 4-Hers
Project or Activity: Citizenship
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Citizenship, 4-H curriculum
Inputs: Agent time, volunteers time, financial resources
Date: January –June 2020
Audience: Youth, 4-Hers
Project or Activity: Communications/Demonstrations
Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum
Inputs: Agent time, volunteers time
Date: July 2020 (State contest, State Fair contests) Jan./April 2020 (Speech contest, Demonstration Contests and Mock Interviews, County and Mammoth Cave Area)
Youth on PAT and Communications Boards, year round.
Audience: Youth, 4-Hers
Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum
Inputs: agent time, volunteer time, financial resources
Date: Year round
Audience: Youth, 4-Hers
Project or Activity: Project Camp
Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum
Inputs: Agent time, volunteers time, 4-H financial resources
Date: June 2020
Audience: Youth, 4-Hers
Project or Activity: SET Aerospace
Content or Curriculum: SET Aerospace
Inputs: Agent time, volunteers time
Date: April 2020 Youth on SET Board year round.
Success Stories
4-H Camp July 2019
Author: Lloyd Saylor
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
4-H CampSignature Program. 4-H Camp has been referred to by Dr. Jimmy Henning and Dean Nancy Cox as KY 4-H’s “Signature “program. .For Butler County, it is. The KY State 4-H Office says that a county our size should take a minimum of 25 camp participants. That a county our size, doing an excellent job should have a goal of 40 participants. Our camp participation was 102 and ranges from year to year between 90 and 105.Our program is large because ou
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Covid 19
Author: Lloyd Saylor
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
Covid 19Unexpected, and unprepared. We canceled almost everything. Our clientele have been very supportive.But we were able to go full on with our 4-H Bee Keeping Project. Youth have been learning through 4-H Manuals we got from Purdue Extension. Plus some facetime/zoom, and some individual one on one instruction in the field.Due to a donation from Miss Patricia Pendley, we were able to start 10 youth as new bee keepers, and add 2 hives and an observation hive to the West KY 4-H Camp.We pu
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