The 2007-2008 4-H Member Enrollment form and 4-H Volunteer Enrollment form are available on the website at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HForms.htm
In order to make updates immediately available, please link your county website to the document on the state 4-H website (rather than placing separate documents on each county website). Thanks, Michele
The 2007-2008 4-H Events Calendar is now available on the 4-H Staff Intranet page under General Information at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/staff/4Hstaff.htm
Please note: this is the only calendar that will be released this year. Notification of changes will be done via email.
Lift Off....December 2006 Mission of the Month: SPACE PARTY 1-2-3
This month, the NASA shuttle Discovery sets out for the International Space Station. As the astronauts take flight, why not make your own star trek? With CYFERnet's "Mission of the Month" Space Parties, it's easy to explore the universe without leaving home. Each activity teaches youth about the nightly happenings in the winter sky:
1) While peering through a telescope in the dead of winter has its place, there's a simpler (and warmer) way to see the cosmos. STELLARIUM sets your ground coordinates and presents a photo-realistic sky, complete with constellations, planets and nebulas.
2) If you've always wanted to go to infinity and beyond, here's your chance. CELESTIA lets you experience outer space in 3-D as you travel beyond our solar system, in any direction, and at any speed or moment in time.
3) Satellites move quickly, but the HEAVENS-ABOVE Web site can help you locate them. Just enter your ground location and receive orbital data on the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and many others.
Take a break from the holiday mania and escape to another galaxy with a virtual trip into outer space--no spaceship or tuition fees required. Connect, accept your mission, and lift off today! Visit http://www.cyfernet.org/4htech/missions.html for complete details.
Learn how to build the 4-H Essential Elements into all your 4-H programs!
Want to know how to intentionally implement a youth development approach, and better meet the needs of young people in a positive way?
The 4-H Essential Elements Program Planning Tool will help you discover how your 4-H programs stack up next to the essential elements.
If you are a 4-H Educator, the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool will help you verify your program's strong points and spot areas where you can step up your emphasis --
If you are a 4-H Educator, the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool will help you verify your program's strong points and spot areas where you can step up your emphasis -- for each of the essential elements of belonging, mastery, independence and generosity. It also offers some of the best resources from current youth development research and CYFERnet that relate to the 4-H Essential Elements.
Volunteers will find the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool easy to use and jam-packed with good ideas to make them more effective as leaders.
Need resources that will help your 4-H partners understand and apply the 4-H essential elements? The 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool offers resources for staff support, volunteer training, new staff orientation, and mentoring boards and committees.
Find the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool at National 4-H Headquarters website: www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/
Access the 4-H Essential Elements Program Planning Tool
4-H Blue Ribbon file - send via e-mail in a WinZip file to Michele. Due October 1st.
Annual 4-H Group Activity Report - Reminder.. Every 4-H group fills out the Annual Report, including Form A, activities and Form B, financial report and submits to county office. All data from these reports are compiled in the county offices and submitted by October 1st via Formbuilder using the COUNTY EDUCATOR SUMMARY form at: http://cecf1.unh.edu/formbuilder/intforms/form86_ClubSumm.htm
4-H Afterschool Questions & Data for Annual Key Theme Reports - The reporting form was distributed at the Sept. 12 staff meeting, and a WORD copy has been emailed. The completed report is due via email to Paula by November 1st.
National 4-H Afterschool Report - covers efforts from Oct 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. Due Friday, November 17 via on-line survey. Before sending, print a copy of the completed form and fax a copy to Paula at 862-2157. The survey is located at: http://ext.msstate.edu/survey/afterschool/
ECI - Reporting periods include:
October 1 - March 30 - All data, including semi-annual data, is to be submitted by May 15th
April 1 - September 30 - All data including semi-annual data is to be submitted by November 15
To access your ECI reporting system:http://eci.ext.msstate.edu/
Visit the MarTech website for Blue Ribbon Tips and Tricks.
Get information on topics from printing envelopes to troubleshooting.
http://www.martechsys.com/support/youthtips/tipsheets.shtml
The new Member and Leader Enrollment forms are now available on the web. They can be found on the forms page at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HForms.htm and in several places under member resources and leader resources.
What factors influence teen participation in after-school programs? Chapin Hall researchers interviewed 10th graders to gather their perspectives on out-of-school opportunities and how to improve such programs through outreach and access.
Read the full report, Negotiating Among Opportunity and Constraint: The Participation of Young People in Out-of-School-Time Activities, by Robert Chaskin and Stephen Baker.
http://www.chapinhall.org/article_abstract.aspx?ar=1432&L2=62&L3=105
For more information contact:
Flora Lazar
Public Affairs Director
Chapin Hall Center for Children
1313 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.256.5212
flazar@uchicago.edu
As spring and summer approach, remember to distribute the Annual 4-H Group Activity Report to ALL 4-H GROUPS. The annual report forms are posted on the 4-H Youth Development Staff Resources page under 4-H Program Development and Evaluation: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HYDSR.htm
There are two parts to this annual report -
Form A - ACTIVITY REPORT - includes membership data, volunteer data, community service work, life skill development
Form B - ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT - includes bank information, and data on fundraising (Be sure this form is printed on one side only so that it can be filed separately from the Activity Report).
The completed forms are due back in the county office NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 10th. Volunteers are reporting on the school/program year ( September 1 - August 31 ).
All data from the annual reports are to be compiled in the county offices and submitted NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1st on the COUNTY EDUCATOR SUMMARY located on Formbuilder at: http://cecf1.unh.edu/formbuilder/intforms/form86_ClubSumm.htm
Two new 4-H Afterschool Resource Guides are available through the 4-H Afterschool web site. The first three guides included Starting 4-H Clubs in After-School Programs, Guiding Growth: Training Staff for Working with Youth in After-School Programs, and Extraordinary Learning Opportunities: A Sampler of 4-H Afterschool Activities. To review these documents, go to the 4-H Afterschool web site
- Increasing the Quantity of After-School Programs - A guide to help Extension/4-H professionals establish community-based After-School programs including sample letters, meeting agendas and forms.
- Teens as Volunteer Leaders: Recruiting and Training Teens to Work with Younger Youth in After-School Programs – A guide to help Extension/4-H professionals deliver teen-led curriculum in after-school programs. It includes an overview of program delivery, recruitment processes and training outlines.
Source: March 2006 4-H Afterschool conference call
Animal Approval form checklists are now available on the Staff Intranet page at:
http://www.extension.unh.edu/4H/staff/4Hstaff.htm
Also available is a brief letter to be returned with completed approval forms.