4-H 201

4-H 201Identifying Clubs

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OBJECTIVE

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Identify 2 unique characteristics of clubs.

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Community Club• Meets regularly

• Provides positive youth development opportunities

• Meets the needs of young people to experience Belonging, Independence, Mastery, and Generosity and gain in-depth knowledge and skills

• Offers a variety of 4-H projects

• Conducts general 4-H meetings which usually include

• Business• Education• Sharing from the project groups

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Project Club

• Smaller group of youth

• Focuses on one particular 4-H project

• May conduct periodic business meetings as part of their single-project focus

• Usually, but not always, a part of a 4-H Community Club

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Cloverbud Club

• For younger children (ages 5-8)

• Primary goal is to promote children’s healthy environment – mentally, physically, socially and emotionally

• Allows for and encourages creativity and play

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Military Club

• A community, project, or Cloverbud club that meets on a military installation

• Made up of primarily military youth

• Military 4-H Clubs may meet monthly or weekly

• May meet weekly or even daily for a shorter period of time (6-8 weeks)

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OBJECTIVE

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Identify 2 ways to plan for flexibility in clubs.

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Flexible Club Planning Examples

• Some projects may meet daily or weekly for a short period of time

• Most adult leaders are paid staff in youth programs

• May have required projects for consistency between locations

• Officers may share leadership or offices may rotate several times.

• Club and project meetings are conducted by paid staff during out-of-school hours

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Flexible Club Planning Examples

• County-wide project clubs are formed to take advantage of specially skilled adult leaders

• Access to programs may be limited due to location

• Clubs may meet in a variety of locations to accommodate involvement of parents

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One installation takes advantage of the school district’s policy of starting classes one hour late on Wednesdays.

4-H meetings begin at 7:15 a.m. and the school bus picks participants up at 8:30 a.m.

Parents keep their regular drop-off routine and efficiently run clubs have plenty of time for business, educational programming and fun.

Promising Practice: Make 4-H Fit in Your Community

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OBJECTIVE

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Identify 1 way to include the Essential Elements in each of the 4-H club models.

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4-H Mission

4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in

partnership with caring adults.- 4-H.org

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ACTIVITY

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Essential Elements: A Part of the Club Experience

• Materials:

• Essential Elements: A Part of the Club Experience Worksheet

• Record how your clubs incorporate the Essential Elements.

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Consider:• How the club embraces the Essential Elements

• Ways the 4-H club strengthens other programs by using the Essential Elements

• How can/does using the Essential Elements in 4-H clubs reinforce the core areas of the military youth programs?

Belonging Independence Generosity Mastery

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REFLECTION

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• How was your vision or your reality of a 4-H club meeting different than what is currently happening?

• Did everyone in your group agree?

• What did you learn as a part of this group that you might not have learned alone?

• What did you learn about your planning skills?

Reflect

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REFLECTION

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• What new information or ideas will you take home?

• How can you apply this to other planning / training you do?

• How will this information influence your program planning in the future?

Apply

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CONCLUSION

Key Concepts• Recognize the similarities and differences among a:

• Community club• Project club• Clover Bud club• Military club

• Add flexibility to clubs so they are more family friendly

• Connect the Essential Elements of Belonging, Independence, Generosity and Mastery with ways to make 4-H clubs successful and meaningful

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REFERENCE

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• 4-H 101 Lessons 2, 11, 12

• Essential Elements Key Ingredients for Program Success Online Curriculum<www.4-h.org/resource-library/professional-development-learning/national-learning-priorities/essential-elements.html>

• 4-H 101 Army Resources: Project Meeting Training<www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/p.aspx?tabid=167>

• Michigan 4-H Youth Development Resources: Characteristics of Effective 4-H Clubs, 2009. <4h.msue.msu.edu/4h/resources/effective_4h_club>

• Ohio 4-H Cloverbuds Website - <www.ohio4h.org/youth/cloverbud/index.html>

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