Success Stories

4-H Quilt Camp

Author: Aubrey Lawson

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Clark County 4-H Agent offered two sessions of a four-day 4-H quilting day camp series this summer to thirteen youth.  The development of life skills such as sewing has been shown to increase hand/eye coordination, improve critical thinking skills, develop creative thinkers and serve as an expressive art form (Rohmah et al., Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 2020). By learning to complete sewing projects youth develop confidence and a sense of accomplishment by

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4-H Reality Store Equips 8th Graders with Financial Life Skills

Author: Aubrey Lawson

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

According to a study completed by the Junior Achievement Organization, more than half (54%) of teens to say they feel unprepared to finance their futures according to new research from Junior Achievement and Citizens (2022). This year, Clark County 4-H Agents brought the 4-H Reality Store program to all 8th grade students at Robert D. Campbell Junior High School, giving nearly 400 youth a powerful lesson in real-life money management.Through a series of engaging lessons, students learn

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