Success StorySummer Camps



Summer Camps

Author: Patrice Thompson

Planning Unit: Jefferson County CES

Major Program: Camping

Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work

Outcome: Initial Outcome

This summer, the 4-H team conducted 5 summer camps, 3 of which, I participated in. I was responsible for assisting with the planning, managing the groups of participants during camp, and facilitating activities. AgDiscovery was the first of the four camps, we hosted 20 participants from all over the country. AgDiscovery is a unique opportunity for students to explore agricultural sciences and gain knowledge about careers in animal and plant disciplines, wildlife management, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, entomology, food safety, food production, agribusiness, forestry, and much more. Students experience hands-on learning workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, laboratory and field exercises, and a variety of character- and team-building activities. Shortly after AgDiscovery ended, we prepared for 4-H Adventures in Learning (Cloverbuds), Cloverbud camp is designed to give youth ages 5-8 a place to discover, learn, and grow. Youth participated in a series of activities that addressed all of the 4-H seven core content areas. The Summer Transportation Institute is to provide awareness to high school students about transportation careers and encourage them to consider transportation-related courses of study in their higher education pursuits. A goal of the STI program is to increase the number of students pursuing advanced degrees and careers in Transportation related STEM fields while helping to broaden the participation of women and minorities in those fields, and over time the program should help to deliver a STEM-capable workforce. Between these three camps we served 60 Kentucky youth from the tri-county area, this was a huge accomplishment for Kentucky State University’s 4-H program, considering we are a small staff, we were able to provide high quality programming to youth within the 4-H age spectrum to make a positive impact on their summer and future career goals.






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