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Identifying Clubs

Identifying Clubs. 1. Identify 2 unique characteristics of clubs. 2. Community Club. Meets regularly Provides positive youth development opportunities

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Identifying Clubs

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  1. Identifying Clubs 1

  2. Identify 2 unique characteristics of clubs. 2

  3. Community Club • Meets regularly • Provides positive youth development opportunities • Meets the needs of young people to experience Belonging, Independence, Mastery, and Generosity and gain in-depth knowledge and skills • Offers a variety of 4-H projects • Conducts general 4-H meetings which usually include • Business • Education • Sharing from the project groups 3

  4. Project Club • Smaller group of youth • Focuses on one particular 4-H project • May conduct periodic business meetings as part of their single-project focus • Usually, but not always, a part of a 4-H Community Club 4

  5. Cloverbud Club • For younger children (ages 5-8) • Primary goal is to promote children’s healthy environment – mentally, physically, socially and emotionally • Allows for and encourages creativity and play 5

  6. Military Club • A community, project, or Cloverbudclub that meets on a military installation • Made up of primarily military youth • Military 4-H Clubs may meet monthly or weekly • May meet weekly or even daily for a shorter period of time (6-8 weeks) 6

  7. Identify 2 ways to plan for flexibility in clubs. 7

  8. Flexible Club Planning Examples • Some projects may meet daily or weekly for a short period of time • Most adult leaders are paid staff in youth programs • May have required projects for consistency between locations • Officers may share leadership or offices may rotate several times. • Club and project meetings are conducted by paid staff during out-of-school hours 8

  9. Flexible Club Planning Examples • County-wide project clubs are formed to take advantage of specially skilled adult leaders • Access to programs may be limited due to location • Clubs may meet in a variety of locations to accommodate involvement of parents 9

  10. Promising Practice: Make 4-H Fit in Your Community One installation takes advantage of the school district’s policy of starting classes one hour late on Wednesdays. 4-H meetings begin at 7:15 a.m. and the school bus picks participants up at 8:30 a.m. Parents keep their regular drop-off routine and efficiently run clubs have plenty of time for business, educational programming and fun. 10

  11. Identify 1 way to include the Essential Elements in each of the 4-H club models. 11

  12. 4-H Mission 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. - 4-H.org 12

  13. Essential Elements: A Part of the Club Experience • Materials: • Essential Elements: A Part of the Club Experience Worksheet • Record how your clubs incorporate the Essential Elements. 13

  14. Consider: • How the club embraces the Essential Elements • Ways the 4-H club strengthens other programs by using the Essential Elements • How can/does using the Essential Elements in 4-H clubs reinforce the core areas of the military youth programs? • Belonging • Independence • Generosity • Mastery 14

  15. Reflect • How was your vision or your reality of a 4-H club meeting different than what is currently happening? • Did everyone in your group agree? • What did you learn as a part of this group that you might not have learned alone? • What did you learn about your planning skills? 15

  16. Apply • What new information or ideas will you take home? • How can you apply this to other planning / training you do? • How will this information influence your program planning in the future? 16

  17. Key Concepts • Recognize the similarities and differences among a: • Community club • Project club • Clover Bud club • Military club • Add flexibility to clubs so they are more family friendly • Connect the Essential Elements of Belonging, Independence, Generosity and Masterywith ways to make 4-H clubs successful and meaningful 17

  18. 4-H 101 Lessons 2, 11, 12 • Essential Elements Key Ingredients for Program Success Online Curriculum • <www.4-h.org/resource-library/professional-development-learning/national-learning-priorities/essential-elements.html> • 4-H 101 Army Resources: Project Meeting Training • <www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/p.aspx?tabid=167> • Michigan 4-H Youth Development Resources: Characteristics of Effective 4-H Clubs, 2009. • <4h.msue.msu.edu/4h/resources/effective_4h_club> • Ohio 4-H Cloverbuds Website - <www.ohio4h.org/youth/cloverbud/index.html> 18

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