Grayson County CES

Title:

Enhance Life Skills of Youth Through School Enrichment and After School Programs

MAP:

Growing Grayson County through Rural, Youth, and Community Development

Agents Involved:

Ewing Jones, K.

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Agriculture

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Family and Consumer Science

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Communications and Expressive Arts

Situation:

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.

Long-Term Outcomes:

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.

Intermediate Outcomes:

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

Initial Outcomes:

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.

Evaluation:

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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Learning Opportunities:

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)

Success Stories