Author: Louis Milligan
Planning Unit: KSU Administration
Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development
Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Guttermuth Elementary in partnership with various community organizations hosted a Transition Middle School Camp on June 3, 2022. Ms. Ramona Sands the Family Resource Youth Services Center at Guttermuth Elementary contacted Louis Milligan 4-H Agent about presenting lessons to their students during the camp. The week long camp allowed fifth grade students transitioning to middle school a closer look s like attending middle school and give them tools for success as they transition to middle school
Lessons and activities from the 4-H Mindfulness Curriculum was used as to address address student emotional well being as well as helping participates find out their Sparks!! Participants also completed team building exercises with peers. 43 students participated in camp.
Data from student evaluation from the camp revealed that 88% of the participants gained a new spark(skill) as a result of participating in the 4-H activities during the Transition Camp.
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