Several clubs can be organized in the same community to meet the needs and development stages of youth. The recommended membership according to age in community clubs include 5 to 8, 9 to 12, and 13 to 19.Chatham 4-H clubs include: Red Wolves 4-H Homeschool Club, Rocky River Riders 4-H Club, Silk Hope 4-H Horse Adventureers Club, and the Charging Champions Livestock 4-H Club. At present there are 1,484 4-H members in Chatham County.
Educational enrichment
activities
are available
to Chatham youth. Examples of such activites include:
Leadership
Development, Bicycle Safety & Maintenance, Nutritional Health,
Public Speaking, Career Development,
Demonstration/Presentation, 4-H Congress, 4-H Camp and Animal Science.
4-H SCHOOL ENRICHMENT
4-H school enrichment projects are a cooperative effort between the schools and the 4-H
program.
Teachers can request curriculum topics that include: Project
Learning Tree - K thru 12, Embryology - 3rd grade, River's
Edge/Environmental Science - 5th grade, and Environmental
Education - 2nd thru 8th grades.
4-H AFTER-SCHOOL
4-H enrichment activities
are
available in all after-school programs. Through hands-on experiences,
youth can develop life and leadership skills. Contact the 4-H agent for more information on how NC 4-H can help your after-schoo program.
Camping opportunities are
available
to boys and
girls ages 6-19 during the months of June - August. Early
registration and fees are required. Chatham County will be attending Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H
Camp the week of July 24-29,2005.Chatham County 4-H Day Camps are held at
Jordan Lake
each summer.
"I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater
loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to better
living...for my club, my community, my country and my
world."
Sarah Hardison, Extension Agent,
4-H
This page was created by
Paulette
Thomas, County
Extension Secretary II
paulette_thomas@ncsu.edu
Created:1999 |
