Welcome! Youʼve volunteered and have been selected to be a new 4-H leader! Congratulations! You are starting an interesting, challenging, and rewarding experience. Because we know you have lots of questions about this new venture, we believe youʼll fi nd the following information
helpful.
• How to recruit 4-H members and how many should we have?
• How can I enroll my group as a 4-H club?
• What about project materials?
• Are there dues for 4-H members?
• What about insurance?
• Where will our club meet?
• How often will our...
Now that youʼve had several club meetings and the members are excited about their project work, youʼd probably like to consider other
families. Ask at your local Extension office about the many 4-H activities available to your members. Watch for announcements and descriptions of these in your county 4-H newsletters...
As you feel comfortable with one aspect of the program, youʼll want to challenge yourself to take on new leadership experiences. Youʼve probably discovered that, along with your members, you, too, are gaining new knowledge. Many opportunities are available for 4-H leaders to learn more about the 4-H program, make...
Key ideas
• The child-centered approach
• Ways to say “Very good”
• Helping youth learn
• Teaching tools
• Leadership styles and your club
• Leader characteristics
• What to do about kids who act up
• The activity, ideas, or meeting bombed! Now what?
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) has articulated a set of overarching Guiding Principles to frame the creation of a new national ocean policy. When taken collectively, these principles provide a careful, circumspect, and ambitious context from which to develop policies that will promote vibrant coastal communities, healthy and...
Reports the work of the 2004/2005 Oregon State University Faculty Senate Task Force on Scholarly Communication. Report: Determines the current practices that impede an open and sustainable system of scholarly communication, citing data where necessary to substantiate the findings;
2. Determines actions that OSU faculty members, as authors, readers, reviewers,...
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