What
is 4-H all about?
4-H is a youth program that provides hands-on learning opportunities
for kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Kids can choose from a
number of projects to be involved in, ranging from Animal Science
to Computer Science to Expressive Arts. 4-H offers workshops, clinics,
conferences, camps, community service projects and leadership development
opportunities at the local, state and national levels. 4-H clubs
are groups of young people with an adult volunteer who meet regularly
for their chosen projects. 4-H members form lifelong friendships,
develop leadership skills, and practice real-life application of
concepts through project work. 4-H is not just for youths, parents
and adult volunteers are also involved in 4-H. Contact
us for more information
on joining a 4-H club, or becoming a volunteer,
Membership
and Enrollment Requirements
Membership is open to youths in Kindergarten who have reached their
5th birthday before January 1 of the current 4-H year, through those
in the 12 grade or who have not reached their 19th birthday before
January 1 of the current year.
Exceptions
Members must be in the 3rd grade AND have reached their 8th birthday
by January 1 of the current 4-H year to be eligible for the following
projects:
large animal projects including beef, dairy, goat, equine, sheep,
llama, and swine.
competitive situations, including livestock shows or sales.
food preservation projects using hot water bath or pressure canning
methods.
projects using firearms or motorized vehicles.
Kindergarten
through second grade members may enroll in pygmy goat and horseless
horse projects.
GRADE
DIVISIONS
Primary: K - 2nd grade
Junior: 3rd - 5th
Intermediate: 6th - 8th
Senior: 9th - 12th
TYPES
OF 4-H ENROLLMENTS
ORGANIZED 4-H CLUB
An organized group of youth with officers and a planned program
carried throughout all or several months of the year. These may
be single project clubs, multi-project (community) clubs, and family
clubs.
INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY 4-H
Planned learning experiences that occur independent of a formal
group setting, as an individual, mentoring, or family effort.
4-H Projects
Animal Sciences
Environmental Stewardship
Expressive Arts
Family Living
Interdisciplinary
Mechanical Sciences
Plant Sciences
Social Sciences
4-H
Website
Project publications can be purchased or downloaded from the 4-H Website by clicking
on Projects & Bulletins.
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