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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 10:36:15 AM
I have had a busy morning...my 12 and 13 year olds served pancake breakfasts at the park (fundraiser) from 6:30 to 8:30 (this after we were all up until 11:30pm at least (me much later as usual) for pageant last night....and then 13 year old went to soccer practice and 12 year old and two 11 year olds went to a 4H science workshop. I went to a volunteer training during a small part of that workshop..fora bout an hour..the kids are still there until 1:30..and that is only 1/2 of our day today...but anyway......
I found out that there are alot of scolarships available that 4H leadership for kids, and even particpation can help to get. I plan to start my kid's 4H portfolios as soon as possible and until I get actual binders I will use a big manilla envelope for each of the 4 still at home for certificates, project sheets and medals. It hadn't occured to me to document so much stuff.I need to be better about that, apparently. I plan to be more involved in 4H now that my year as PTA pres. is over. whew. We always do more 4H stuff in summertime, just cuz we have more time that is just the kids and I.
We are doing cooking, basic animal care and gardening, but the kids each have their own special interest things too. Anyway....it is worth looking up what can help your kids with scolarships later. I am thinking of that now since I have 3 in middle school and one going into high school when school starts back up after summmer.
Jenny in Utah
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| farmgrlchick |
Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 06:26:37 AM
It's funny you should post, I have all the paper work in front of me and was planning on making phone calls today. Since the boys are homeschooled that documentation Jenny talked about is so important. It's nice for the kids to be under the direction of another adult as well. Anyway looking foward to 4-H activities!
Farmgirl Blessings,
Theresa
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 10:10:07 PM
Utah is sort of like that too..since we are rural, many times we have family clubs..that is what we do mostly..and work on our projects with other friends and families who are interested in the same thing..and then alot of the animal projects are individual things.
There are 4H projects and club ideas/booklets for most anything...science, geology, cooking, public speaking, birdwatching..anything you can think of..as well as the well known animal projects.
Our local county 4H office does month workshops and then alot of "getting ready for the fair" days in August (our county fair is in late August) and has local contests and stuff all the time. It is very easy and inexpensive to get involved.
Jenny in Utah
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| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 10:02:09 PM
Sheila,
4-H is a great organization with lots of things for the kids to do, depending on how involved they want to be.
My first recommendation would be to contact your county 4-H office. It could be under the cooperative extension or farm advisors office. They will be able to give you all the info you want...especially about how the chapters or clubs work.
Not all states are the same. In some states you join the club that has the project you're interested in - like a gardening club. And if you're interested in more than one project you belong to more than one club.
Here in CA one club can have many projects with many different leaders. For instance, our club has projects in sheep, poultry, swine, rabbits, cooking, gardening, scrapbooking, ceramics, surfing (we live near the coast) and outdoor adventures. In the past, when we've had leaders we had projects in sewing, quilting, dollmaking, web design, etc. It just depends on who we have to lead projects. Also in CA, you don't have to have any kind of expertise in an area to be a leader. When we did the dollmaking project we just did lots of research on the internet.
Most states have local, county and state activities that your kids can participate in. How far you want to participate will determine how busy you are.
You can also search for your states state 4-H website. That will give you lots of info.
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| SheilaC |
Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 7:00:09 PM
So, I have some really dumb questions. I was never exposed to 4H, my only knowledge comes from walking through the 4h building at the fair each year and seeing their exhibits. BUT. . .I'd like my kiddos involved (3rd grade, right?). What all is involved? And do you just learn about one thing, or what is the deal with the chapter themes, etc? |
| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 4:31:40 PM
Jenny, that's a great idea. We just started one for DD at the suggestion of her school advisor. It will also help when writing college esseys. DD wants to attend Vet school so accounting for all her animal experience is important. Here in CA students have to have a min of 300 hours of practical animal involvement, but our friend at UC Davis said most have over 3,000 hours. Fourtunately we are allowed to count everything in high school on up.
Our advisor also suggested writing important things like volunteering or summer jobs or internships on an index card to keep track of it. Anything where you wouldn't get an award or certificate.
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 11:45:20 AM
In Arkansas the universities usually have a lot of money for agriculture related scholorships. I think in the next few years jobs in agriculture are going to be on the rise. There is such an interested in organic methods too that this is really a growing field of interest. I wish there had been a 4H chapter close by when I grew up (in vermont) but fortunatly my mom worked at a farm so I was able to get a lot of hands on experience.
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