Welcome to Williamson County 4-H Youth Development Focus: Teaching Youth Life Skills through hands-on activities studentsenjoy
The Mission of Williamson County 4-H is to teach youth in 4th-12th grade life skills through hands-on learning experiences in areas students enjoy. We get our name from our focus on the whole student – Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. 4- H Pledge Contact Us: I pledge my head to clearer thinking; UT Extension, Williamson County My heart to greater loyalty; Office: 615-790-5721 My hands to larger service and; Address: 4215 Long Lane, Suite 200, My health to better living, Franklin, TN 37064 For my club, my community, my Email our full-time 4-H staff: country, and my world. Mary Beth Antunes, 4-H Agent, mlee60@utk.edu Doug Berny, 4-H Agent, dberny@utk.edu
4-H is for All Youth Did you know? 4-H is the oldest and largest youth organization in the world. Since 4- H began more than 100 years ago, it has grown into the nation’s largest youth development organization. The 4-H idea is simple: help young people and their families gain the skills needed to be proactive forces in their communities. Farming & Agriculture Beginning to So Much More! 4-H Today – Today, 4- H’ers are tackling the nation’s top When 4-H began in the Late 1800's: researchers discovered issues,from global food security, climate change and adults in the farming community did not readily accept sustainable energy to childhood obesity and food safety. 4-H new agricultural developments on university campuses out-of-school programming, in-school enrichment programs, but found that young people were open to new thinking and clubs, and camps also offer a wide variety of STEM would experiment with new ideas and share their experiences opportunities – from agricultural and animal sciences to with adults. In this way, rural youth programs introduced rocketry, robotics, environmental protection and computer new agriculture technology to communities. The practical and science – to improve the nation’s ability to compete in key “hands - on” learning enabled community clubs to help scientific fields and take on the leading challenges of the solve agricultural challenges and was a first step toward youth 21stcentury. learning more about the industries in their community.
Williamson County 4-H Youth Development Williamson County 4-H Project Groups 3D Printing | Art Club | Communications Life Skills Driven & Marketing | Crime Scene Investigation | Culinary | Drones | Engineering | Horse | Communication, Honor Club | Junior Solar Sprint | Technical Skills, Problem Livestock- Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep | Solving, Community Micro:bit | Nutrition, Health, Fitness | Photography | Poultry | Python Service, Leadership, Learn by Programming | Robotics- | Exploring Doing, Teamwork, Responsibility, STEM Fun | Sewing* | Shooting Sports*- Citizenship, Healthy Competition, Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Archery, B.B. Self-Confidence, Cooperation *Not meeting Fall 2020 due to COVID
Williamson County Focus: Teaching Youth Life Skills through 4-H Youth Development hands-on activities students enjoy Communications Focus County 4-H Scholarship Volunteers Behind Everything We place an emphases We love for parents to be involved by $21,200 awarded on teaching youth volunteering alongside your student or in 2020 communication skills in a with another club you have interest in. variety of platforms $170,000 + awarded since While volunteering as a parent is not a because we know communicating requirement, we know from experience 1997 by Williamson Co 4-H with others, especially it provides a positive atmosphere for public speaking is important but everyone involved and hope you will find something you only learn by doing . a way to join the fun!
Welcome to Williamson County 4-H Youth Development Focus: Teaching Youth Life Skills through hands-on activities studentsenjoy
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