Extension
It Starts With Us
Encouraging youth to become skillful, productive, contributing members of our community.
Youth At Risk
4-H, FCS, ANR
4-H Youth Development Programming
Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
Communication Programs are one of the seven core content areas in the Kentucky 4-H Program. Providing youth with the ability to enhance and develop communication skills is of great importance in Kentucky. The development of communications skills is one of the preeminent skills necessary to grow as an individual, a community member and a leader. Using age appropriate activities selected from the approved Kentucky 4-H Communications Curriculum, educators can maximize the ability of youth to develop their writing, reading and personal communication capacities. This in turn creates a solid foundation for positive youth development (Jones, K. R. 2006)
Strong writing, reading and presentation skills present youth with the dexterity of being good communicators as well as allowing them to form receptive relationships with peers and adults. When young people are confident and capable in presenting their thoughts and feelings they are more likely to accept roles of responsibility in their communities and enhance their contribution to society. This development of internal and external assets, as researched by the Search Institutes “The 40 Developmental Assets” helps to develop youth into competent, caring and contributing adults. (Jones, K.R. 2006)
Bullying is an issue of concern for 4-H leaders and community members at listening sessions that can be addressed through 4-H Curriculum. The 4-H Summer Camp experience is one way to give children a means to learn team work, conflict management and other interpersonal skills. Our advisory committees suggest that we work towards providing youth with skills that will allow them to be skillful and productive community members in the future.
Youth gain confidence in setting goals and completion of projects. By providing special interest clubs and special interest activities allow youth to socialize, establish a goal and work to achieve that goal. Club and project work is judged by the Danish system and allows youth to measure the quality of their work and reset their new goals.
Young adults are prepared to enter the workforce with confidence and skills necessary to be a productive member of society. Youth display a new found empathy for those around them. Youth will have developed a better self-esteem and sense of accomplishment through 4-H programs.
Youth will:
-use strong team skills to accomplish tasks
-take responsibility for tasks from beginning to completion.
-learn respect,tolerance,and empathy while working with others.
-demonstrate skills and work habits that lead to success in future schooling and work
-demonstrate positive growth in self-concept through appropriate tasks or projects
-students demonstrate the ability to become self-sufficient individuals.
Number of youth who participate in and
-research, write and present a speech or demonstration as a part of classwork
-become more comfortable with speaking in public
-attend anti bullying classes
-become a part of step-up to leadership classes
-become a member of extension advisory board
-become a member of teen leadership board
-establish personal goals, identify steps to achieve those goals, achieve their goals
Long-Term Outcome: Students are able to use basic communication for purposes and situations they will encounter throughout their lives.
Indicator: students who report back to Extension
Method: Written data, pre & post test, focus groups
Timeline: After Graduation
Intermediate Outcome: Students demonstrate skills and work habits that lead to success in future schooling and work
Indicator: School Success
Method: 4-H Club and student assessment scores
Timeline: yearly
Initial Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to be adaptable and flexible through appropriate tasks or projects.
Indicator:participation in individual and group projects
Method: project completion
Timeline:end of project
Audience: 4-H Members (9 -19 years old)
Project or Activity: Club meetings, special interest clubs, 4-H activities
Content or Curriculum: Youth Development, Leadership, Team Building, Communications
Inputs: 4-H Leaders and agent
Date: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 monthly club meetings
Audience: 4-H Members (High School)
Project or Activity: Teen Conference
Content or Curriculum: Basic communication skills, Parliamentary Procedures
Inputs: Older 4-H members, 4-H agents, Leaders
Date: 2017-18, 2018-19 summer/fall
Audience: 4-H Members (9-19 years old)
Project or Activity: Speech & Demonstration
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum plus supporting materials & score sheets
Inputs: Leaders, Teachers, School Administrator, Parents, and 4-H agent.
Date: February, March & April Yearly
MEASURE: Grades given in schools/4-H scores
Audience: 9-14 years old
Project or Activity: 4-H Camping Experience
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Camp Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H, possibly assisted by FCS or ANR
Date: Summer 2018
Audience: 15-19 years old & Adult Volunteers/Parents
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences
Inputs: 4-H, ANR and FCS
Dates: 2017-18, 2018-19 monthly club May
Audience: 12-14 years old
Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Summit
Inputs: 4-H
Dates: Spring 2018
Audience: 14-19 years old
Project or Activity: Teen Retreat
Inputs: 4-H agents & volunteers
Dates: Spring 2018
Project or Activity: Babysitter Day Camp
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Babysitting Curriculum, FCS Human Development resources
Inputs: FCS, 4-H
Dates: Summers of 2017, 2018, 2019
Project or Activity: Girls Day Out
Content or Curriculum: UK extension resources (4-H and FCS curriculums)
Inputs: FCS, 4-H
Dates: Summers of 2017, 2018, 2019
Author: Dominique Wood
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
Livingston County is a rural county with a population of 9,200 people and a high percentage of poverty (14.5%). Livingston County 4-H strives to provide a variety of educational experiences to create opportunities for youth to discover their talents and career paths. The CHOPPED Cooking Club began in 2016 with ten youth ages 8 to 17. The group meets monthly to develop life skills and healthy eating habits as they prepare recipes. The club uses the CHOP CHOP Magazine and educati
Author: Dominique Wood
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
Research suggests distinctive characteristics of young adolescents (middle school aged youth) regarding their physical, cognitive, moral, psychological, and social-emotional development, as well as spiritual development (Scales, 2010). Young adolescents (middle school aged youth) warrant educational experiences and schools that are organized to address their physical, intellectual, emotional/psychological, moral/ethical, spiritual, and social developmental characteristics (Caskey & Anfara, 2
Author: Adam Barnes
Major Program: Youth Forestry and Natural Resource Education
The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service has an honored history of bringing educational opportunities to the public in unique and exciting new ways. Extension Agents, Leslea Barnes, Crittenden County’s 4-H agent and Adam Barnes Livingston County’s ANR agent started discussing ideas for some new extension programing. The goal was to create a quality program that could meet many of the priority indictors, mesh the m
Author: Dominique Wood
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
Through the 94th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference, 4-H’ers from across the Commonwealth developed leadership and teamwork skills, improved communication skills, became involved in civic life, expanded knowledge related to a 4-H core content area: communication/citizenship, health, natural resources, agriculture, expressive arts, family consumer sciences, and science, engineering, and technology. The participants fostered a sense of belonging through networking, engaged in youth-adult pa
Author: Dominique Wood
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
West Kentucky 4-H Camp serves 4-H guests for eight weeks of the Summer schedule for camping groups comprised of two to six counties and specialty groups. Livingston County 4-H clientele participated in Cloverbud Camp and 4-H Summer Camp with record attendance. According to the 2016 U.S. Census, 2017 estimated to have a poverty rate of 14.5% with a population of 9,269 in Livingston County. 4-H Camp fees have increased annually but still remain lower than competitive camps due to the efforts of th
