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BuildingaBIG-M,4-HPositiveYouthDevelopment PrograminaRuralAfterschoolSetting

CarolynS.Hansen,4-HYouthDevelopmentEducator,McLeanCountycshansen@Illinois.edu

SoWhatis4-H?ItisaninternationalYouthDevelopmentorganizationin70+countries,all50states(+Guam),inall102counties,opentoallyouthages5– 18(asofSeptember1oftheprogramyear).

Whatis4-HAllAbout?We’reallabouthelpingyoungpeople:• Realizeindividualpotential• Developcriticalthinking• Developlife-longskills• AssistwithCOLLEGEANDCAREER

READINESS(nomattertheage)

JustHowDoWeDoThis?• UniversityofIllinois– Wearepart

ofit!• Trained,YouthDevelopment

Professionals(Educators,ProgramCoordinators,StateStaff)

• StrongNationalsupportfromNational4-HCouncil,USDA,andothers

And...• Evidence-basedcurricula

researchedandwrittenbyLandGrantUniversityAcademicProfessionalsandProfessors

• Screened,trainedvolunteers,thousandsoftheminIllinois!

• YOUTH– TeenTeachers,STEM/STEAMTeam

AreasofFocus:• ExpandingFOODACCESS• EncouragingHEALTHYLIVING• ProtectingourENVIRONMENT• PreparingforCOLLEGE&CAREERS

• EnhancingLEADERSHIP

WhatisBIG-M?Thetenantsofthe4-HPositiveYouthDevelopmentphilosophyare:BelongingIndependenceGenerosityMastery

BELONGING:EssentialElements:• Apositiverelationshipwitha

CARINGADULT• AnINCLUSIVEEnvironment• ASAFEEmotionalandPhysical

Environment

Examples?

INDEPENDENCEEssentialElements:• Opportunitytoseeoneselfasan

ACTIVEPARTICIPANTinthefuture• OpportunityforSELF-

DETERMINATION

Examples?

GENEROSITY

EssentialElement:• OpportunitytoVALUEand

PRACTICESERVICETOOTHERS

Examples?

MASTERY

EssentialElements:• OpportunityforMASTERY• ENGAGEMENTinLEARNING

Examples?

Let’shaveatryatBIG-M,PYD…

ProgramsofInterest:• TeenTeachers• HungerAmbassadors• HealthJam• HealthRocks• IlliniSummerAcademies• LeadershipConferences

DoWeHavetoStartaClub?Notnecessarily– everycountyisdifferent.Itcouldbe:• ASPIN(SPecial INterest)Club• ACOMMUNITYClub• ACLOVERBUDClub• APROGRAM

SowhodoIcall?

CallyourCountyExtensionOfficeOr,Googlethem:e.g.4HinMcLeanCounty4-HinMcLeanCounty- UniversityofIllinoisExtensionserving...

web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/mclean4h/ExtensionEducator,4-H YouthDevelopment,Metro-McLeanCounty UniversityofIllinois ExtensionUNITYCommunityCenter

632OrlandoAvenueNormal,IL ...

WhatcanIexpect?Notwocountiesarethesame,soexpectafewquestions:• Whatisityouaretryingtoaccomplish?• Howmanyyouthareinvolved?• Howoftendoyouneedassistance?• Whatschoolandwhataretheagesof

theyouthyouserve?

Thenwhatmighthappen?Becauseeachcountyisdifferent,you’llgetvariedresponses:• Anappointmenttotalk?• Asitevisit?• Aretherevolunteerswhocould

help?• Arethereteensfrommiddleor

highschoolwhocouldhelp?

Whyisn’titthesame?Justasnotwoschoolsarethesame,neitherarecounties:Differentneeds,socio-economicconditions,Extensionresources,localbusinesses,transportation,differentcommunityandcountyservices…Extensionprogramsareneeds-based,onesizedoesNOTfitall.

CommonMisconceptionsof4-H:• Youhavetoliveonafarm.NOPE!• Youhavetoliveinthecountry.Well,youhavetoliveINa

countrybutnotOUTinthecountry.• Youhavetohaveanimals.NO!Neverdid,neitherdidmy

son!Exceptforourdogandthatwasaproject.• Youhavetomakecookies.Nada– unlessyoulikethem

(mymotherdidn’tcook,soIhadtolearnsomehow)!• 4-Hisfornerds!What?I’mnotanerd,neitherareJenniferNettles(Singer),AstonKutcher(Actor),JacquelineKennedyOnassis,JimDavis(Garfieldcomics),GordonGee(Pres.ofOhioState),GilpinDrew(PresofHarvard),RobertFulghum (EverythingIEverNeeded…),NedJarrett(NASCAR),ReggieWhite(NFL),Rosalyn&JimmyCarter,MargeWhitson(CurrentCommanderoftheInternationalSpaceStation),andcountlessothers!!

QUESTIONS?

ForMoreInformation:CarolynS.Hansen,309-862-4041cshansen@Illinois.edu

State4-HOffice,217-333-09104h.extension.Illinois.edu

#4HGrowsTrueLeaders