Extension
It Starts With Us
| 4051 - Leadership | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4051.1) | 6 |
Number of youth who served as group leaders or officers (PRACTICE) |
| 4051.2) | 0 |
Number of youth who received education related to diversity and inclusivity (KOSA) |
| 4051.3) | 12 |
Number of youth who served as direct mentors to one or more younger youth (SEEC) |
| 4051.4) | 4 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC) |
| 4051.5) | 4 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC) |
Author: Rhonda Jewell
Major Program: Leadership
Five Caldwell County 4-H teens participated in a virtual leadership conference with youth from surrounding southern states. The Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference, or SRTLC, is held annually to allow youth and adults to develop leadership skills as well as to practice networking skills with 4-H’ers from other states. To abide with COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s conference was held virtually, with workshops, networking events, virtual campfires and dances, leadership
Author: Rhonda Jewell
Major Program: Leadership
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down programming in March 2020 youth, families, and communities experienced long-term isolation and alteration of their typical lives related to in and out of school activities. Youth out-of-school time programs, such as 4-H, are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth’s developmental pathways (Ettekal & Aganas, 2020). For many youth COVID-19 will be the defining issue of their lives
Author: Rhonda Jewell
Major Program: Leadership
The Caldwell County 4-H Teen Council has been functioning for the past seventeen years. The group met one morning a month before school at 7:00 a.m. at the high school. This worked for the teens because it allowed them to be members and still play sports or work afterschool. When Covid-19 hit in March of 2020 and students were sent home, teen council was put on hold along with all other school related activities. This pause in activity was a chance to rethink and rebuild.
