Green County CES

Title:

Developing Youth Into Productive and Contributing Citizens

MAP:

Youth Development

Agents Involved:

Tyrone Gentry

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

4-H Youth Development Programming

Situation:

There are skills that cannot be accessed through formalized testing like communication, soft skills and making career based skill connections. A growing number of people are losing their connection to our environment; therefore it's important that we car for and teach respect of our resources. Almost 30% of youth in the United States (or over 5.7 million) are estimated to be involved in bullying as either a bully, a target of bullying, or both. It is important for youth to learn respect for themselves an others. By achieving self respect and skills, youth have confidence and skills necessary to affect change in their current situation and future.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Youth will gain and maintain employment through life skill development.
• Youth will engage in community projects related to natural resources.
• Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H programs.
• Youth will choose a career path in science, engineering or technology subject matter.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Youth can explain the role of agriculture in daily life to others.
• Youth will make decisions in their daily lives that positively impact natural resources.
• Youth will increase adoption and mastery of healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.

Initial Outcomes:

• Youth will develop valuable life-skills, including decision-making, communications, record-keeping, leadership and service.
• Youth will gain knowledge of the interrelationship and interdependence within an ecosystem.
• Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.

Evaluation:

• Initial Outcome: Youth will develop valuable life-skills, including decision-making, communications, record-keeping, leadership and service.
• Indicator: The number of youth who learn new safety skills.
• Method: Evaluation
• Timeline: October and April

• Intermediate Outcome: Youth will make decisions in their daily lives that positively impact natural resources.
• Indicator: Number of youth making changes to better their natural resources.
• Method: Survey
• Timeline: March, June

• Long-term Outcome: Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H programs.
• Indicator: Youth will have an increased number of positive assets.
• Method: Survey using Search Institute Asset Approach
• Timeline: November and March

Learning Opportunities:

• Audience: Youth in grades K-5
• Project or Activity: Ag Safety Day
• Content or Curriculum: Acres of Adventure, KY Farm 2 School
• Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Community Leaders, Schools
• Date: October

• Audience: 4th-8th grades
• Project or Activity: Project Days
• Content or Curriculum: Entomology, Project FLP, Project Wet
• Inputs: Agent, Schools, Parks, project materials
• Date: August, September, March, May

• Audience: Science Club
• Project or Activity: Water Quality Studies
• Content or Curriculum: Project Wet
• Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Mentors, Water Kits, Rivers/streams
• Date: May-July

• Audience: 4th-8th grades
• Project or Activity: Cooking School
• Content or Curriculum: Jump Into Food and Fitness, Youth Cooking Series, Super Star Chef
• Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Chefs, Cooks, Food, Kitchen Equipment
• Date: February

• Audience: 7th Graders
• Project or Activity: Financial Management and Career Planning
• Content or Curriculum: Reality Check, World of Work
• Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Schools, Businesses, Community Leaders, Banks
• Date: November

• Audience: Youth 4th-12th grades
• Project or Activity: Ham Project
• Content or Curriculum: Livestock Curriculum
• Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Farms, Local Businesses
• Date: January, February, May, August

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