1 / 28

Teen Led Camping Opportunities

Teen Led Camping Opportunities. State Camps. Junior Leadership Conference Fashion Camp Food and Fitness Camp Citizenship Camp LOST Camp (Louisiana Outdoor Skills and Technology). Louisiana State Teen Boards. Objectives Increase youth voice in state program

garret
Download Presentation

Teen Led Camping Opportunities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Teen Led Camping Opportunities

  2. State Camps • Junior Leadership Conference • Fashion Camp • Food and Fitness Camp • Citizenship Camp • LOST Camp (Louisiana Outdoor Skills and Technology)

  3. Louisiana State Teen Boards • Objectives • Increase youth voice in state program • Offer additional opportunity for youth and adult partnerships • Increase leadership skills among teens • Increase engagement and retention of teens in Louisiana 4-H • expand technical, subject matter knowledge relative to the respective board. • Increase programming in parishes

  4. Louisiana State Teen Boards • Executive Committee • Food and Fitness (Healthy Living) • SET • Citizenship • Fashion • Shooting Sports Ambassadors

  5. Selection Process • Executive Committee – elected by peers after completing a written and phone interview screening process • All other Boards – selected by an interview and application process Selected during State event held in June

  6. High Quality Teen Leadership Programs: What the Research Says? • Keep Programs Flexible (Astroth; and Wingerter, Kleon and King) • Empower and Provide Automony(Astroth; Morland; and Huebner) • Exercise Good Communication (Astroth; Morland; and Wingerter, Kleon and King) • Practice and Value Service (Astroth)

  7. What the Research Says? • Take Time for Training (Astroth) • Equal Balance Between Fun and Work (Astroth; Wingerter, Kleon and King) • Emphasize Experiences (Morland) • Newcomers Mentored Helping to Understand Culture and Opportunities (Astroth; Morland) • Support and Affirm (Astroth)

  8. Camp planning process • 3-4 meetings – different locations • Includes education, teambuilding, social time and planning time • Create teaching teams paired with adult to develop youth/adult partnerships

  9. Do’s for Working with 4-H Youth • Involve them from the very beginning, before it’s too late for them to be a part of a meaningful change • Give youth responsibility • Take youth input seriously

  10. Do’s for Working with 4-H Youth • Act as a responsible role-model—youth will respect what you teach them • Include as many youth as possible • Be honest and stick to promises • Think of youth oriented problems (after school activities, transportation)

  11. Don’ts for Working with 4-H Youth • Forget to show them the steps needed to do the task • Ask youth to attend meetings and not use their ideas • Invite the youth for image reasons • Mislead youth into thinking you can do something that you can’t

  12. Don’ts for Working with 4-H Youth • Forget youth ideas during implementation • Set meetings at times youth can’t attend • Involve youth so late in the process that all the decisions are already made • Use youth as a “stamp of approval”

  13. Challenges… lessons learned • Transportation – variety of adult sponsors in different locations • Communication – Facebook, text, email, call • Adults providing too much input – training • Teens need specific guidance on how to teach others – experiential learning model, practice

  14. “If it is about us……. Don’t do it without us!”

  15. Board the Bus! Lets go Camping!

  16. Fashion Board • Main Focus – Apparel and Textiles • 30 teens – 6 adult faculty and volunteers • 3 meetings plus Fashion Trip • Responsibilities: • Fashion Camp • Fashion Show at 4-H University

  17. Fashion Camp • Target audience 5th – 8th graders • One night • Basic clothing construction • Fashion board members duties • Plan camp • Plan teaching activities • One on one instruction with campers • Work with adult volunteers in partnership to execute every portion of the camp

  18. Executive Committee • State officers and representatives • 32 youth - 3 faculty, 3 volunteers • 1 year term • Responsible for: • Junior Leadership Conference (350 teens) • ViVa La 4-H … Deal out the Leadership • 4-H University program (speakers, decorations) • Serving on State Committees with equal power (4-H U, Foundation, Camp)

  19. Executive Committee • 4 planning meetings • Summer- begin planning events and assign to committees • Fall- plan JLC and determine tracks to be taught • Winter -finalize JLC plans and plan 4-H University • Spring- finalize plans for 4-H University • Communicate via Facebook, text, email • Track reports due throughout the year

  20. Citizenship Board • Main Focus-Service Learning • 25 teens – 5 adults • Responsibilities: • Implement State Service Learning Project Annually • Citizenship Camp • LA Connections - a road trip across Louisiana to learn about our culture, government and people • 4-H Day at the Capital program

  21. Food and Fitness Board • Serve a one year term, may be reappointed • 25 members -6 adult faculty and volunteer sponsors • Responsible for: • Food and Fitness Camp –(Wild about Food and Fitness) • 100 4-H youth –( 4th -6th grade) • Board designs and develops tracks • Board members teach tracks - Parish and regional food and fitness events

  22. Food and Fitness Board • Summer board meeting – elect officers and begin yearly plan • Winter board meeting – finalize plan for food and fitness camp • Food and fitness camp –spring of the year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoTsLZf3rc

  23. SET Board • Main Focus: Science, Engineering and Technology • Responsibilities: • LOST Camp ( 250 7th -8th grade) • Improve Science literacy and aptitude • Raise awareness for careers within Science, Engineering and Technology • Develop camp opportunities for 7th and 8th graders • Track areas: Kitchen Chemistry, Forensic Science, Robotics, Wetlands, Energy, Rocketry, Outdoor Skills, Videography, Recycling • Organize SET activities on local level

  24. Shooting Sports Ambassadors • Newest formed board • Main focus – Shooting Sports, Outdoor skills • 15 youth – 2 adult faculty and volunteers • Responsibilities : • Regional and State Competition • Outdoor skills track at LOST Camp • Outdoor skills track at Summer Camp • Promote program at various community events

  25. Recognition/Celebration • LSU 4-H Tailgate & Game • 4-H Night at Hornets • Governor’s Mansion Dinner • SRTLC • 4-HUniversity

  26. Evaluations • 100% of participants were able to think independently and have a positive feeling about their future. • 97% increased their subject matter knowledge related to the Board they served on; mastered leadership skills, and improved their ability to communicate with others.

  27. Teens said: • “I met so many new people and I felt that my voice and ideas were really heard. It was the greatest leadership experience yet.” • “The lessons I learned have helped me to lead my club in a positive direction.”

  28. “The more we increase the active participation and partnership with young people, the better we serve them. … And the more comprehensively we work with them as service partners, the more we increase our public value to the entire community.” - Carmen Martinez

More Related