4-H Youth Development - Leadership
4-H Youth Development Education
Prim, Farley, Townsend, Sorrell, Agnew, Harney, Reilly,
Volunteer Development
Leadership
Camping
Leadership is a needed and important programming emphasis in Kentucky 4-H. The Cooperative Extension Service provides opportunities for youth and families to help improve their leadership ability and create a positive impact on their future. Leadership opportunities for youth create a setting that reduces the access of youth to risk factors that can negatively impact their success. Basic leadership knowledge & skills are essential for success in almost any field. The skills associated with leadership are necessary when working in a group or communicating with others. Employers look for leadership skills in future employees. Developing leadership in the youth and adults who are involved in the 4-H program is a priority. By assisting the development of leadership skills in today’s youth, we improve their ability to face the challenges of tomorrow (Unlock Your Leadership Potential, University of Florida, 2017).
Communities are equipped with competent, effective leaders. Youth will engage others to initiate projects. They will participate in civic engagement. Campers will become a trained counselor at camp in their future.
Youth will put skills into practice by becoming more engaged and take on leadership roles. They will become more engaged in non-formal leadership roles which increases involvement and action. Youth will be inclusive of all individuals. They will volunteer and participate in community service.
Youth will increase knowledge of effective leadership skills available through the Extension service programs. They will develop and enhance their leadership skills.
Long-Term Outcome: Campers will become camp counselors
Indicator: measured through the application process
Method written, verbal & interview
Timeline: Feb-April 2021
Intermediate Outcome: Youth will take on new leadership responsibilities.
Indicator: Number of youths involved in leadership groups
Method: leadership groups, meetings, observations
Timeline: July 2020-June 2021
Initial Outcome: Youth will be involved in discussing 4-H leadership opportunitiesIndicator: number of youth and adults will receive leadership training
Method: leadership training programs, observations
Timeline: July 2020-June 2021
Audience: Teens, age 15-19 years old
Project or Activity: Junior Counselor Training
Content: Curriculum: State 4-H counselor modules, ACA Standards, University Camp Policies
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, facilities, district board funds
Date: July 2020
Audience: 4-H'ers and community leadership students
Project or Activity: 4-H Officer Training
Content or Curriculum: Parliamentary Procedure/4-H Officer Handbooks
Inputs: paid staff, 4-H Leaders, volunteers, facilities, district board funds
Date: November 2020
Audience: 4-H Teen Club MembersProject or Activity: leadership trainings/community service projects
Content or Curriculum: state supported materials
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, community partners, district board funds
Date: July 2020-June 2021
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: Camping
Due to the pandemic and the move to remote learning the University of Kentucky Campbell County Extension 4-H Youth Development program offered multiple virtual day camps over the summer months. Over 160 youth participated ranging in age from 5-14 years old. 4-H projects were highlighted during the day camps such as arts, Home Environment, Woodworking, Baking, and Horticulture. A face mask holder Zoom was also held and will be utilized in several Google Meet classroom settings this fall. Families
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: Leadership
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 Kentucky 4-H Summit could not be implemented in the typical face-to-face format. Kentucky 4-H Program volunteers, members, and professionals decided, based on current events and fundamental developmental needs, that middle school youth needed the opportunity to connect to others and practice their leadership skills through 4-H. If adolescents are to develop the skills necessary for adulthood, they must learn basic skills for everyday life (Carnegie Council f
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: Leadership
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down programming in March 2020 youth, families, and communities experienced long-term isolation and alteration of their typical lives related to in and out of school activities. Youth out-of-school time programs, such as 4-H, are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth’s developmental pathways (Ettekal & Aganas, 2020). For many youth COVID-19 will be the defining issue of their lives