Success StoryBreathitt High School 4-H/ Life skills Club



Breathitt High School 4-H/ Life skills Club

Author: Ryan Spicer

Planning Unit: Breathitt County CES

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

Plan of Work: Developing Leaders in Breathitt County

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

According to Kentucky: By the Numbers, Breathitt County in 2017 had 2,114 youth between the ages of 5-19. Of those youth, 284 had a disability, making the percent of youth with a disability over 13% for the county. Breathitt County’s Agent for 4-H Youth Development believes that the best way to reach this population is to teach them different concepts and skills that they will need to succeed with their disability. He partnered with the Breathitt High School life skills classes to schedule on site lessons at the Breathitt County Extension Office. Classes focused on the 7 core areas of the 4-H Curriculum. Over the course of a few months he completed 6 hours of instruction with these 21 students in the 4-H core area of Science, Engineering, and Technology. He concentrated on atoms, electricity, and circuits. He implemented group activities, hands on learning, and used educational technology. 100% of students who participated showed an interest in this 4-H core area and identified that they were able to master new content. The 4-H agent looks forward to partnering with the school’s life skills classes in the future, and in the years to come, to further instruct students with disabilities.






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