4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H Brings Hands-on Science Education to Summer School Story by: Janet Nagele, Extension Faculty, 4-H Reading science text books and listening to lectures seldom inspire school-aged youth. Instead, FUN hands-on natural science lessons engaged most youth. 4-H Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Farm to School Ag Day Story by: Jan Williams, Clackamas County – 4-H Youth Development Instructor This year, 4-H in Clackamas Countypartnered with North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), Canby FFA, and Clackamas County Farm Bureau (CCFB) Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT “Amazing Kid” Maggie Gilbert uses virtual platforms for 4-H training Winter Palmateer, a 4-H member from Estacada, training her third mustang, Rico. Story by: Wendy Hein, Extension Faculty What do you do with an untamed, wild horse? Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Latinx teens become teachers and community leaders Six high school teens served as teachers for elementary Latinx youth in Molalla through the 4-H “Teens as Teachers Corps” program. The program is designed to give teens the opportunity Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H STEM supporting summer school programs 4-H partnered with schools to provide hands-on STEM education during Summer School. During COVID-19, most school students learned on-line. Because of the difficulty of on-line education and limited hours, many younger Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Community bands together to support 4-H family Community comes together to support an Estacada 4-H family at the County Fair Alves Goat Auction. The 53rd Annual Clackamas County Junior Livestock Auction ended with a record-setting final lot Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H youth receive free computers for distance learning During COVID-19, the 4-H Youth Development Program turned to distance learning. In doing so, we discovered that many of our Latinx members lacked computers to participate in on-line programs, Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT “Amazing Kid” Maggie Gilbert uses virtual platforms for 4-H training Maggie Gilbert with her dog at the Clackamas County Fair. Maggie created videos for virtual club training during the COVID pandemic. 4-H Club member, Maggie Gilbert, was Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT How to join 4H After a one-year COVID-19 hiatus, all 4-H and FFA youth were excited to be able to enter their exhibits and animals in County Fair in 2021. Each youth was given a special t-shirt Read More
