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4-H Afterschool InitiativeExtraordinary Learning Opportunities!

South Dakota State University • College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences • Cooperative Extension Service

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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


Lights On Afterschool!


JCPenney Afterschool Fund


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


Afterschool Websites

www.4hafterschool.org www.fourhcouncil.edu www.jcpenneyafterschool.org www.afterschoolalliance.org www.4h.sdstate.edu www.4husa.org


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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