What is 4H

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What is 4-H?

• Programmatic outreach of the Land Grant
  University through CES to our youngest citizens
  in their communities.
• The Land Grant Idea taken to youth.

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Program Leadership in 4-H Content/Context
CONTENT
Belonging Mastery Independence Generosity
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Content/Context in 4-H
CONTENT
Belonging Mastery Independence Generosity
School Enrichment
High Content High Content
High Context Low Context
High Context Low Content
Developed by Cathann A. Kress, National 4-H
Headquarters, CSREES, USDA
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Content/Context and Life Skills
CONTENT
Life Skills
Belonging Mastery Independence Generosity
School Enrichment
High Content High Content
High Context Low Context
High Context Low Content
Developed by Cathann A. Kress, National 4-H
Headquarters, CSREES, USDA
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If you were to design a youth development program
intended to assist young people to become
healthy, problem-solving constructive adults
what would it look like?
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What would it look like?

• It would offer opportunities for youth to
  experience belonging
• It would offer opportunities for youth to
  experience a hands-on laboratory which connects
  them to research-based knowledge
• It would offer opportunities for young people to
  choose
• It would offer opportunities to experience what
  it means to be a citizen

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It would look a lot like 4-H.