Extension
It Starts With Us
Get Creative and Communicate in Wayne County
Communication, Arts, and Creativity
T.Humble, J. Paver, G. Roberts, S. Coffey, S. Hart, C. Munsey
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
Trail Design
Research consistently shows a correlation between involvement in the arts, academic success and civic engagement. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp decrease over the years in Arts programs for schools and communities. Therefore enhancing the creative capacity for our local community will encourage and support the inclusion of creative placemaking as an economic development strategy.
-Community members utilize their communication skills gained through education and involvement in Extension programs to serve as leaders
-Community members share the elements of music, dance, drama and visual arts with their community.
-Children, Youth, and Adults become more comfortable sharing their thoughts with others.
-Youth develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Programs
- The local Community will be more diverse and resilient due to arts inclusion and creative placemaking,
- Community Leaders are confident in arts-related community development
practices
- The local community entices arts entrepreneurs
- Youth construct a speech that has a clear introduction, body and closing.
- Youth present before their family, a group of their peers, a school or county event or qualifying event.
-Children, Youth, and Adults demonstrate an increased level of confidence when presenting in front of groups.
-Community Members searching for a job will have an increased level of confidence with completing job applications, writing resumes, and participating in job interviews
-Children, Youth, and Adults use their communications skills to assume a leadership role
-Children, Youth, and Adults apply elements of music, drama, and visual arts in creating and performing.
-Creative place making is incorporated within economic development strategies
- The local Community develops pride in local culture
- The Community collectively increases skill sets within the arts
- Youth research a presentation topic prior to developing a speech or demonstration.
-Youth write an outline, including an introduction, body and conclusion for their speech or demonstration.
-Youth create a formal presentation, speech or outline using the written outline.
-Youth be prepared to present before their family, a group of their peers and a school or county qualifying event.
-Children, Youth, and Adults can identify key elements of music, dance, drama and visual arts.
- Community Members searching for a job can write resumes, complete job applications, and have the skills to participate in a job interview and effectively communicate their intentions and current job skills successfully
- Increase awareness of existing arts initiatives, leaders understand creative
placemaking and apply to their local communities;
-Artisan entrepreneurs develop enhanced business practices
Initial Outcome:Participants have improved their communication and expressive arts skills
Indicator: More people will participate in communication and expressive arts programs
Method: school clubs, county fair, state fair, local and state performing arts troupe, local and areas speech and demonstration contest, 4-H Arts Club, 21st Century Art Club, Local Work Ready Initiative, Chamber of Commerce
Timeline: August 2016 - July 2020
Intermediate Outcome: Participants use their communications skills to assume a leadership roles in 4-H or other organizations.
Indicator: More participation on an Area, District and State Level
Method: State Leadership Boards, State Teen Council, Extension Homemakers, Local, Businesses and other county organizations
Timeline: July 2016 - June 2020
Long-term Outcome: Participants develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Programs
Indicator: Participants can create communication pieces, music, dance, drama and visual arts independently
Method: school clubs, county fair, state fair, local and state performing arts troupe, local and areas speech and demonstration contest, 4-H Arts Club, 21st Century Art Club, Local Work Ready Initiative, Chamber of Commerce
Timeline: July 2016 - June 2020
Audience: Youth Ages 9-18
Project or Activity: 4-H School Enrichment, 4-H After School Programs, 4-H Summer Day Camps, County/District Speech and Demonstration Contest, KY 4-H Performing Arts Troupe, State Fair Arts, State Fair Photography
Content or Curriculum: KET Toolkit for Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts, Picking Up the Pieces, Putting it Together, Portfolio Pathways, 4-H Speeches, Sketchbook Crossroads
Inputs: Facilities to be utilized to include: county Extension Offices, Community Centers, Schools, Churches. The efforts of paid staff will be to make connections with local collaborators to either train volunteers to implement programs or top provide the programs themselves. It will be a total collaborative effort of community partners with the local Extension Office to provide space and funding.
Date: July 2016 - June 2020
Audience: General Public, Tourists, Entrepreneurs, Textile & Quilt artists, Extension Homemakers, Quilt Guild Members, EXPO participants,
Project or Activity: Quilting Displays and artistic educational opportunities and cultural arts programs
Content or Curriculum: Quilt Guild, special speakers, tours, Extension Homemaker programs, County Fair, Kentucky Arts Council, KET curriculum, 4-H Needlework and FCS Curriculum, CEDIK
Inputs: Extension Staff, trained volunteers, Local Quilt Guild, Extension Homemakers, Farmer's Market Participants, Extension Council, Advisory Councils, Chamber of Commerce, Work Ready Initiative
Date: June 2016-July 2020
Audience: General population & tourists
Project or Activity: Wayne Co Quilt Trail, Quilt Block painting classes, quilt trail brochure, Quilt Guild, Quilt Show of the Little Mountains, Wayne COunty Fair and EXPO, Local Festivals
Content or Curriculum: Extension Homemaker Programs, CEDIK Resources, KY Arts Council, Master Clothing Volunteers, 4-H FCS programing,
Inputs: Extension Staff, community members, local tourism offices, Quilt Guild, Local Arts Council, Local Farmers Market, USDA, Extension Council, Advisory Councils, Chamber of Commerce, Work Ready Initiative
Date: 2016-2020
Audience: Volunteer leaders, KEHA members, 4H Leaders/Youth, Wayne County Schools, Organizations, Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSCs), Social service agencies, Libraries, Schools, Faith-based organizations, Government officials, Chamber of commerce, Work Ready Initiative Participants
Project or Activity: Local Work Ready Initiative, Communication and Leadership Development,
Content or Curriculum: Empowering Leaders in Kentucky (ELK), Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD), Champion Food Volunteer (CFV) training
Advisory Council training, SEAL Training, KEHA Leader training
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community partners, Extension Facility, Volunteers, Monticello Schools and Wayne County Schools, Hope Center, Health Department, Quilt Guild members,Extension Council, Advisory Councils, Chamber of Commerce, Work Ready Initiative
Date: July 2016 - June 2020
