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4-H is a dynamic organization for
today's young people. It is the youth program of the
Canyon County Cooperative Extension System, carried on in
cooperation with the University of Idaho and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
The mission of 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.
Who Can
Belong to 4-H?
Today's 4-H is for all youth-city, or
country-from all racial, cultural, economic and social
backgrounds between the ages of 8 and 18 years. Cloverbuds
are pre-4-H.
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Age Classification
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Age
as of January 1 |
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Cloverbud
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5 to 7 years |
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Junior
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8 to 11 years
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| Intermediate |
12 to 14 years |
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Senior |
15 to 18 years |
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What Do 4-H Members Do?
Youth join a 4-H club. They are
involved in the learning activities of one or more interesting
4-H projects. Youth have a choice of projects from a wide
variety of subjects.
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Citizenship & Civic Education
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Communications & Expressive Arts
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Consumer & Family Sciences
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Environmental Education & Earth
Sciences
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Healthy Lifestyles Education
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Personal Development & Leadership
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Plants & Animals
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Science &
Technology
A complete listing of projects is provided in the
Idaho
4-H Today publication, available at the Canyon
County Extension Office.
In a
club:
-Youth belong
to a group
-Elect officers and plan the club program
-Learn to work and plan together with other young
people through meetings and club activities
-Exhibit their project work, usually at a county fair
Idaho 4-H Project Requirements:
1. Attend the majority of scheduled meetings
2. Give an oral presentation to your regular
club, project group, or
other group
approved by the
club leader or
county extension educator
3. Complete a project record including a story
4. Exhibit end
results as required by the project
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