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BuildingaBIG-M,4-HPositiveYouthDevelopment PrograminaRuralAfterschoolSetting
CarolynS.Hansen,4-HYouthDevelopmentEducator,[email protected]
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,[email protected]
State4-HOffice,217-333-09104h.extension.Illinois.edu
#4HGrowsTrueLeaders
