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