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Leadership and Communication Skills Development
Leadership Development
Adkins, Harper, Lovett, Lucas, Wilson
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
4-H Youth Development Programming
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
Pulaski County is projected to have population growth in the next 5 years and has seen growth over the last 7 years. With these trends of rapid growth happening throughout Pulaski County, as well as the conservative economic times we are in; it is imperative that youth develop distinguished skills in leadership and communication to give them the greatest chance to continue their education in college and find fulfilling and well-paying jobs in the future.
Youth will develop leadership skills that will propel them into successful collegiate and professional careers.
Youth will develop distinguished communication skills that they will utilize in their future leadership roles within Pulaski County, Kentucky and Worldwide.
Youth will learn the importance of volunteering and community service and will become contributing members of society who give back to their communities and serve others.
Youth will participate in community service projects in which they will serve others and the community of Pulaski County.
Youth will participate in public speaking opportunities where they will be able to develop and discover their personal speaking style and strengths.
Youth will take part in leadership functions within Pulaski County as well as Statewide events that will teach them effective leadership skills and how to apply those skills to their lives.
Youth will learn how to prepare a speech or demonstration.
Youth will learn the presentation skills necessary to give an effective speech or demonstration to a group.
Youth will learn the definition of leadership and the various styles of leadership that different people possess. They will also identify the style of leadership that they most likely fall under.
Initial Outcome: Youth will develop leadership skills that will propel them into successful collegiate and professional careers.
Indicator: School clubs, APES, Capitol Experience, JR MANRRS
Method: Pre and Post evaluations, Performance evaluations
Timeline:
Intermediate Outcome:Youth will develop distinguished communication skills that they will utilize in their future leadership roles within Pulaski County, Kentucky and Worldwide.
Indicator: School clubs, Talk Meet and Demonstration Program, Area Showcase of Stars, State Communications Day
Method: Performance evaluations
Timeline:
Long-term Outcome: Youth will learn the importance of volunteering and community service and will become contributing members of society who give back to their communities and serve others.
Indicator: School clubs, Teen Council, CleverClovers, Community clubs, Day Camp
Method: Pop Tabs collecting totals, Service projects
Timeline:
Audience: Youth ages 9-18
Project or Activity: Speech and Demonstration
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, Teachers
Date: September 2017- May 2018
Audience: Youth ages 9-18
Project or Activity: School Clubs; school enrichment
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, Teachers
Date: September 2017- May 2018
Audience: Middle School Students
Project or Activity: Afterschool, Teen Summit
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Art curriculum, Teen Leadership, 4-H Photography curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers
Date: September 2017- May 2018
Audience: High School Juniors/Seniors
Project or Activity: APES, KY Youth Seminar
Content or Curriculum: 4-H APES Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, counselors
Date: September 2017- May 2018
Audience: High School Students (freshmen-Senior)
Project or Activity: Capitol Experience, Teen Council, Teen Conference
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, teachers
Date:September 2017- August 2018
Author: Edith Lovett
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Sixty-nine “City People” from Pulaski County attended the “City To Farm Tour” to learn how six farmers make their living, living on the farm. For the first time the city people learned how to have their soil tested to see what nutrients may be needed to help their plants grow better. They also visited a meat processing company to see how fresh meats were processed and how they could take advantage of this service. What d
Author: Meagan Lucas
Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
The Pulaski County 4-H Teen Council currently has six incredibly active members that are truly dedicated to service and leadership. One of the service projects that they have completed was a book drive, they collected over 600 books to be donated to Lexington Friends of the Library group to be given to children with limited access to books. They have also began plans to create small lending libraries that would be stationed at a local church that a homeschool co-op uses weekly for classes. Four
