UGA Cooperative Extension
Jenkins County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development
What is Georgia 4-H? - What is the Mission of Georgia 4-H?
- Club Information
- Current Newsletter
- Events & Activities
- Forms
- Contact
What is Georgia 4-H?
A world in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change!
What is the mission of Georgia 4-H?
The mission of Georgia 4-H is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. This mission is accomplished, through "hands on" learning experiences, focused on agricultural and environmental issues, agriculture awareness, leadership, communication skills, foods and nutrition, health, energy conservation, and citizenship.
Exploring and discovering, encouraging and challenging, that's what Georgia 4-H is all about. As a program of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension System, 4-H is part of the nationwide Extension network.
4-H'ers are known for sharing their research-based knowledge and technology to people where they live and work. 4-H combines federal, state, and local expertise and resources.
Club Information
- Cloverleaf (grades 5 & 6) - 4-H meetings are held each month from August through May. Our 4-H staff meet “in-school” with 5th and 6th graders in Jenkins County. Curriculum focuses on healthy lifestyles, safety, citizenship, character education, and public speaking.
- Junior (grades 7 & 8) - 4-H Meetings are held during school for all 7th & 8th grade students in Jenkins County. Curriculum focuses on communication skills, leadership, citizenship, and character education.
- Senior (grades 9-12) - Senior club meetings are held once a month during the day. Curriculum focuses on public speaking, character education, leadership and citizenship.
- Senior Sigma Lambda Chi (grades 9-12) - Meetings are held once a month at night.
Current Newsletter
- Still taking deposits of $75.00 for Cloverleaf, Junior, & Senior camps.
- You can still sign-up for Junior Spring Conference the cost is $70.00
Events & Activities
- Ambassador Weekend - Health Rocks , Rock Eagle-- April 2-3, 2011
- Junior Spring Conference - Tybee Island -- April 9-10, 2011
- District Shotgun Match - Hanging Rocks Plantation -- April 16, 2011
Forms
Contact
For more information about Jenkins County 4-H Youth Development Programs, contact Elaine Lanier at elanier@uga.edu or call (478) 982-4408.
Visit the Georgia 4-H Web site at www.georgia4h.org.
