Extension
It Starts With Us
Developing Leadership, Life Skills, and Volunteer Skills
Leadership and Life Skill Development
Lisa Hagman
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
Many leadership scholars and youth development professionals agree that leadership development is an important, but often overlooked facet of youth development and education (MacNeil,2000). The development of leadership contributes greatly to the positive development of young people and their
communities. Leadership skills, such as goal-setting, problem-solving and sound decision-making, are not just necessary for leaders -these skills are needed for success in today's world (MacNeil,2000).
Furthermore, helping young people develop leadership competencies makes them better able to solve community problems and enhances their civic participation (O'Brien & Kohlmeier, 2003). Young leaders also demonstrate higher career aspirations, increased self-esteem, and improved high school completion rates (Bloomberg, Ganey, Alba, Quintero, & Alcantara, 2003).
*Youth will serve as teen and adult leaders for local 4-H Clubs and 4-H camps and in their communities, community organizations, and as mentors for younger youth.
*Youth will be productive,contributing adults in the future.
*Youth will demonstrate leadership, teamwork and communication skills in their day to day lives.
*Youth will utilize leadership skills learned during their time in 4-H in clubs, activities and other venues with 4-H and other community organizations.
*Senior 4-H members will become leaders or co-leaders of a 4-H project club, day camp or other project based group of younger 4-H members.
*Youth will learn the communication, leadership and procedural skills that will allow them to run a meeting.
*Youth will increase their knowledge about leadership and how to be an effective leader, team player and communicator.
*Youth will learn about leadership styles and will be able to identify positive and negative leadership characteristics.
Initial Outcome: Youth will learn about leadership styles and will be able to identify positive and negative leadership characteristics.
Indicator: Youth will participate, discuss, and evaluate leadership styles.
Method: observation, discussion
Timeline: September 2017-April 2018
Intermediate Outcome: 4-H Teen Club members will utilize leadership skills in the 4-H Camp Setting.
Indicator: leadership skills displayed while working with younger 4-H members
Method: observation, self-evaluation
Timeline: June 2018
Long-term Outcome: 4-H youth will attend camp and serve as adult and teen counselors.
Indicator: Camp attendance
Method: observation
Timeline: June 2018
Audience: 4-H Camp Volunteer Adult and Teen Leaders
Project or Activity: 4-H Camp
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Camp Leader Training materials
Inputs: 4-H Camp, State 4-H Office
Date: June 2018
Audience: 4-H Campers
Project or Activity: 4-H Camp
Content or Curriculum: overnight camp
Inputs: 4-H camp, state 4-H office
Date: June 2018
Audience: 4-H Shooting Sports Certified Coaches
Project or Activity: shooting sports practices and competitions
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Shooting Sports Coaches' manual per each discipline
Inputs: State 4-H Office, county 4-H council
Date: July 2017-June 2018
Audience: 4-H Members
Project or Activity: Speeches/Demonstrations
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications Core Curriculum
Inputs: Hancock County Public Schools, Afterschool programs
Date: September 2017-April 2018
Audience: High School, Middle School, and Afterschool 4-H Club members
Project or Activity: leadership skill development
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Leadership Core Curriculum
Inputs: Hancock County Public Schools
Date: September 2017-May 2018
Audience: 4-H Culinary Arts Club
Project or Activity: cooking and nutrition
Content or Curriculum: Family and Consumer Sciences and Health Core Curriculum
Inputs: Hancock County Middle School, Hancock County High School, Youth Service Center, Community Education
Date: August 2017-April 2018
Audience: Homemaker Club members
Project or Activity: homemaker leader trainings
Content or Curriculum: homemaker leader training
Inputs: Green River FCS agents
Date: October 2017-May 2018
Audience: all 8th and 10th Grade Students
Project or Activity: 4-H Reality Store
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences Core Curriculum
Inputs: Hancock County Middle and High Schools, Youth Services Center and numerous community volunteers
Date: October 2017
Audience: 4-H Livestock Club Members
Project or Activity: Speech/Demonstration and Record Book
Content or Curriculum: Speak Up publication, How to Give a 4-H Demonstration publication, and the Hancock County 4-H Livestock Record Book
Inputs: Hancock County 4-H Livestock Club leader, Hancock County Fairboard
Date: July 2017-June 2018
Author: Lisa Hagman
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Under the direction of the Hancock County Cooperative Extension Service, the 4-H Livestock Club had a tremendous 2nd year. A new volunteer completed the Livestock Certification process and obtained her required educational hours. The number of club members grew from 13 to 16, ages 5-18, participated in a series of educational meetings throughout the year, submitted an essay, participated in community service, presented a speech, and completed a project record book just to be eligible to sh
Author: Evan Tate
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Under the direction of the Hancock County Cooperative Extension Service, the 4-H Livestock Club had a tremendous 2nd year. A new volunteer completed the Livestock Certification process and obtained her required educational hours. The number of club members grew from 13 to 16, ages 5-18, participated in a series of educational meetings throughout the year, submitted an essay, participated in community service, presented a speech, and completed a project record book just to be eligible to sh
Author: Lisa Hagman
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
As our society becomes more globalized it is imperative that as non-formal educators we provide opportunities for youth to engage in activities that will expand their worldview. In 2017, Kentucky 4-H hosted fourteen youth and one adult from the Japanese LABO Program through the States’ 4-H International Program. Japanese youth are paired with an American youth to spend four-weeks immersed in American culture. A Hancock County 4-H family was host to a youth. At the end of the four-week
Author: Lisa Hagman
Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
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: Lisa Hagman
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
A piece of mail lands on a desk…return address is a correctional facility with a stamp in red ink across it that reads, “This mail is from an inmate of the Orange County Jail.” The hand-written letter inside this envelope was heartfelt words from a former Hancock County 4-H member.For more than 10 years, 4-H has partnered with Tufts University to study the effectiveness of its youth development programs. This first of its kind research study found that 4-H’s unique hands
Author: Lisa Hagman
Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
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: Evan Tate
Major Program: Master Gardener
Exercise and Activity for residents of assisted living centers is a necessity for good health. Residents often enjoy have day to day task and these routines can be apart of an exercise regiment that promotes mobility and wards off obesity. Additionally, assited living centers often operate on tight budgets and are constantly looking for sources of healthy food at an affordable price.The Hancock County Cooperative Extension Service, Audubon Area Community Services and local buisnesses all p
Author: Evan Tate
Major Program: Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
Leadership has long been recognized as the reason some communities advance while othersstruggle to maintain the status quo. The Green River Area counties are home to alarge number of engaged and motivated agricultural producers who are recognizedas leaders among both their peers and elected officials at the state andnational level. This notoriety does notoccur overnight. Formal and non-formal education,dissatisfaction
