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4-H Afterschool InitiativeExtraordinary Learning Opportunities!
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4-H Afterschool Initiative
What is 4-H Afterschool?
4-H, Cooperative Extension and
community-based organizations
working together
to offer quality programming
for school-aged youth
during their out of school time.
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4-H Afterschool Initiative
South Dakota is a participating state in this national initiative
National 4-H Council & CSREES, USDA Partial funding through the JCPenney
Afterschool Fund Hours of Opportunity – March 2003 National Roll-out Conference – April 2003 South Dakota’s training for Youth
Development/4-H Educators – Sept. 2003
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Goals of 4-H Afterschool
Children and Youth To provide educational
programs for youth not currently served by Extension
To provide positive learning environments
To promote youth leadership
To increase children’s social skills
Community Organizations To form partnerships
with the directors and staff of existing after school programs
To provide training on positive youth development principles for after school staff and volunteers
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Role of Youth Development/4-H Educators
YD/4-H Educators are currently: Providing youth development training,
curriculum resources, and technical assistance to staff
Serving on boards of after school programs Assisting in writing grant proposals Recruiting teen and adult volunteers
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After School Environment
National Afterschool Association (NAA)
Standards for Quality School-Age Care
Nine Critical Elements identified by 4-H
1. Positive relationship with a caring adults
2. Safe environment, physically & emotionally
3. Opportunity to master skills & content
4. Opportunity to be an active, engaged learner
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After School Environment
Nine Critical Elements identified by 4-H
5. Opportunity to value service to others
6. Opportunity to practice service for others
7. Opportunity for self-determination
8. An inclusive environment
9. Able to see one’s self as an active participant in the future
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4-H Afterschool Collaborations
Educators met with representatives of 60+ after school programs and established partnerships with more than half of these programs/locations, which resulted in the formation of 40 4-H Afterschool clubs
Ongoing collaboration with Sisseton- Wahpeton Extension Coordinator
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Statewide 4-H Afterschool Collaborations
South Dakota Office of Child Care Services Boys & Girls Clubs YMCA’s Single and multiple-site after school programs
in rural and urban communities South Dakota School Age Care Alliance
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4-H Afterschool IDEAS Grant Collaborators
The Source, Boys & Girls Club, Sisseton Tiospa Zina Boys & Girls Club Enemy Swim Elementary School After
School Program Westside (Elementary) After School
Program, Sisseton Department of Visual Arts, South Dakota
State University
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Example of One-Hour Session
Youth arrive after school and check-in If nice weather, youth go outside and play
organized game for 10 minutes Nutritious snacks available Bring meeting to order, recite pledges Begin learning activity, e.g., investigate
different types of vegetable seeds Create an artistic collage, using a variety of
seeds and other media
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South Dakota 4-H Afterschool 2003-04
In May 2004, YD/4-H Educators reported:
Formation of 40 4-H Afterschool groups/clubs Membership of 995 youth in 4-H Afterschool Participation of 65 after-school staff members Participation of 67 teen and adult volunteers
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4-H Afterschool Resources
USDA grant partially funded state-wide Educator training and curricula resources
JCPenney Afterschool Fund partially funded train-the-trainer roll-out conference
South Dakota received one of 15 grants from JCPenney Afterschool Fund to develop 4-H Afterschool in Roberts County in cooperation with Sisseton-Wahpeton Community College, a 1994 institution.
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4-H Afterschool Educational Resources
4-H Cooperative Curriculum System – youth activity guides on many topics available through www.n4hccs.org
4-H Afterschool in a Box, CSREES, USDA and National 4-H Council
Adventures in Learning, North Carolina CES Cloverbuds, Series I & II, The Ohio State
University Extension Wonderwise: Women in Science, University of
Nebraska State Museum and Nebraska 4-H
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Lights On Afterschool!
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JCPenney Afterschool Fund
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Summary
YD/4-H Educators have formed partnerships with after-school providers
Extension is providing youth development training especially for smaller programs and those with frequent staff turnover
Formation of 40 clubs with 1000 members Over 130 teens and adults have a better
understanding of developmental needs of youth and positive learning environments
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Afterschool Websites
www.4hafterschool.org www.fourhcouncil.edu www.jcpenneyafterschool.org www.afterschoolalliance.org www.4h.sdstate.edu www.4husa.org
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Acknowledgements
This presentation was delivered to the South Dakota State Extension Advisory Board on September 13, 2004 in Brookings
Prepared by Marilyn F. Rasmussen, Ph.D.Carolyn Clague, Ed.D.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension Work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with USDA. Gerald W. Warmann, Director of the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University, Brookings. South Dakota State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (Male/Female) and offers all benefits, services, education, and employment opportunities without regard for ancestry, age, race, citizenship, color, creed, religion, gender, disability, national origin, sexual preference, or Vietnam Era veteran status.
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