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CCE 4-H Youth Development
4-H SET Plans
Sci Tech PWT & State Office
SET Launch
4/27/09
SET Launch Parties
• Materials to be covered– SET Project codes, – checklist for choosing SET activities– delivering with SET agenda in mind
• Group discussion – low input, high output successes to introduce new youth to SET
• Follow up with counties – how often, what
SET is one of the three programmatic “mission mandates” from National 4-H Headquarters. Mission mandates include:
• Science, Engineering and Technology• Healthy Lifestyles• Citizenship (Youth Community Action)
National 4-H SET Goal
Nationally 4-H is aiming to prepare 1 million new youth in the next five
years to excel in science and technology by exposing those
youth to 6 or more hours each of
4-H science activities.
NYS 4-H SET Goal
Reaching 100 new youth per county per year with 6 hours or more of inquiry based science
activities.
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Current NY SET Enrollment
• C - Consumer/Family Science – 7,048• D - Natural Resources/Environ – 18,749• E - Healthy Lifestyles -23,580• G - Plants and Animals – 46,309• H - Science and Technology – 31,813
How will we increase our efforts?
1. Expanding and improving curriculum options
2. Continuing to focus on how 4-H Connects Kids to Cornell
Looks familiar, eh? The NYS SET Plan is aligned with the goals for the 4-H program
(See Guiding Principles):
• Teach Life Skills
• Engage Young People in the work of the Land Grant University
• Promote Positive Youth Development
Options for Resources
• 4-H Science Toolkit
•National 4-H Resources
•NYS 4-H Resource Directory Resources
•School Enrichment Aids
Connections to Cornell – six+ hours
•Campus based 4-H events
•Campus based Cornell Outreach activities (coordinate trips)
•Non-campus based 4-H events
•Partnerships – traditional and new
SET & Evaluation Partnership Program
• Richer picture of impact
•Usable data
•Ability to strengthen programming and relationships
•Tools and research connection being developed/strengthened