Youth Program

K-3 rd Grade Youth Development Program

Program Description:

The North Carolina K-3 rd Grade Youth Program uses a
multi-state, interdisciplinary curriculum to promote
developmentally appropriate, cooperative, and experiential
learning which accelerates life-skill development and
positive self-images.

Target audience:

Youth 5 to 8 years of age, their parents, older teens and other
volunteers

Goals and Objectives:

Children will:

1. develop life-skills in social interaction, decision-making,
health and physical fitness, and self-awareness,

2. gain age-appropriate knowledge and learning experiences
through curricula designed around the 4-H experiential
learning model, and

3. engage in activities that strengthen positive interactions
with their parents and other adults

Parents/Partners will:

1. develop skills in planning, implementing and evaluating
age-appropriate learning experiences for children 5 to 8, and

2. increase and strengthen positive interactions with children as
they make learning a cooperative activity

Contact:

Shirley McNeill, PhD, 4-H Youth Development Specialist
Cooperative Extension Program
North Carolina A&T State University
P.O. Box 21928
Greensboro NC 27420
(336) 334-7956
Email: mcneills@ncat.edu

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Down-to-Earth

An award- winning program that encourages youth and educators
to use gardening as a means to explore growing food or fiber.

http://www.ag.ncat.edu/extension/programs/dte/index.htm

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Children's Environmental Health:

http://www.ag.ncat.edu/extension/programs/childrens_env.htm

Program Description:

Children's environmental health issues are a major concern,
particularly with the increase of asthma among children.
This program addresses the environmental health- related
issues that have a significant impact on children, especially
those in limited-resource families.

Target audience:

Limited-resource families, day care centers and schools

Goals and Objectives:

1. Participants will identify children's environmental health
issues related to:

· indoor air quality

· asthma and its triggers

· second-hand smoke

· pesticide and herbicide use

· lead poisoning

· mold and mildew

· household hazardous products

· mercury

· sun exposure

2. Participants will become proactive at reducing and/or
eliminating identified potential health problems

Contact:

Ellen Smoak, PhD - Textiles and Apparel Specialist
M. Jean Baldwin, PhD - Human Development and Family Life Specialist
Robert Williamson, PhD - Natural Resources Specialist

Cooperative Extension Program
North Carolina A&T State University
P.O. Box 21928
Greensboro , NC 27420
Phone (336) 334-7956

jeanb@ncat.edu
smoak@ncat.edu
robertw@ncat.edu

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The 4-H Public Housing Mini-Society Project:

http://www.ag.ncat.edu/extension/programs/mini_society.htm

Program Description:

Mini-Society uses an experience-based approach to teach youth,
ages 8-12, entrepreneurship, citizenship, economics, ethics,
government, and decision-making.

Target audience:

Youth 8-12 years; volunteers

Goals and Objectives:

Youth participants will:

1. increase their knowledge in multiple subject areas
including government, ethics, economics, and
entrepreneurship through critical thinking, role-playing
and interactive instructions,

2. increase entrepreneurship skills through starting their
own business,

3. increase entrepreneurship competency through the use
of at least four of the five steps in starting a business
for an International Day experience, and

4. increase their knowledge of local business practices
through interactions with community business persons

Contact:

Shirley McNeill, PhD, 4-H Youth Development Specialist
Cooperative Extension Program
North Carolina A&T State University
P.O. Box 21928
Greensboro NC 27420
(336) 334-7956
mcneills@ncat.edu