New Hampshire 4-H
New Hampshire 4-H
Leadership Grows Here
In all New Hampshire communities, 4-H helps young people acquire knowledge, develop life skills, and form attitudes that help them become self-directed, productive, contributing members of society. 4-H leaders guide youth through fun pathway experiences.
4-H is the youth educational program of UNH Cooperative Extension.
Professional 4-H youth development educators located in each of New Hampshire’s 10 counties provide subject matter support, volunteer management, and event planning for the more than 20,000 school-aged youth involved in all aspects of the 4-H program. 4-H emphasizes the importance of involving youth in the learning process.
Events
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March 16, 2026
![4-H Community of Practice Meeting [Virtual]](https://extension.unh.edu/sites/default/files/media/2025-10/4H%20Community%20of%20Practice%20Image%20_0.png)
6:30pm - 7:30pm, We invite any youth practitioner, volunteer or parent to join our 2025-2026 4-H Community of Practice virtual meetings. We will meet to share resources,
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March 17, 2026
6:30pm - 8:00pm, As a 4-H Volunteer you have a voice, and we want to hear it. Hillsborough County 4-H depends on its volunteers to continue to mentor and provide its
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March 21, 2026
8:30am - 12:00pm, It’s time for Merrimack County 4-H Presents! 4-H members are encouraged to take part in these contests to develop public speaking, presentation, demonstration
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March 28, 2026
9:00am - 3:00pm, The New Hampshire 4-H Hippology Contest is a comprehensive, skill-based competition where youth demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of equine science
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March 28, 2026
10:30am - 3:00pm, The NH 4-H Horse Judging contest provides members an opportunity to evaluate a class of horses, place the horses, and have their placings scored in comparison
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March 28, 2026
1:00pm - 4:00pm, Share your interests and build your communication skills!County 4-H Presents is an annual county event that provides youth the opportunity to build skills
Articles
Extension's Thelemarck presents on March 6 at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center's Super Stellar Fridays
An informative presentation by longtime educator and UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist Claes Thelemarck who explores how simple materials, cr...
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Let's get curious!
We're excited to announce our upcoming 4-H Outdoor and Environmental events. As more details become available we'll be sharing them here and on our e...
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Empowering Youth, Strengthening Communities
NH 4-H is launching a virtual Community of Practice (CoP) designed for adults who care for or work closely with teens. A CoP is more than a discussion...
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