Success Story4-H Summer Camp Allows Youth to Develop Life Skills



4-H Summer Camp Allows Youth to Develop Life Skills

Author: Michael Rose

Planning Unit: Adair County CES

Major Program: Summer Residential Camps

Plan of Work: Developing Life Skills

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

4-H's mission is to help young people become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. The 4-H Camping program gives youth a chance to develop in all three of these areas. The Adair County Cooperative Extension Service provides multiple opportunities for youth throughout the week to develop skills in all three of these areas. Adair County Cooperative Extension Service provided 80 campers, 17 Teen Leaders, and 10 Adult Leaders the opportunity to attend summer camp.  This is the largest number of campers, teens, and adults that have attended from Adair County in 10 years.  

Summer Camp gave the youth the opportunity to develop a sense of belonging, gain independence and develop social skills. The youth learned how to live in a group environment, be responsible for their own belongings, and be physically active. They also learned how to work with others, respect others, developed new skills and how to take on new challenges. Teen Leaders learned how to be responsible for others and how to work as a team and take ownership of the camping program. This past year over $6500 was raised for the camp scholarship to help youth attend camp that otherwise would not have been able to afford to attend.

A survey of the Adair County Campers who attended the camp demonstrated personal growth in life skills by attending camp. An end of the camp survey revealed the following results:
92% learned something at camp that will help them at home, school or other places,
100% tried something new at camp,
91% made new friends,
97% were responsible at camp (took care of my belongings and self, was on time, cleaned up after myself.






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