NH 4-H Teen Conference

Wheelchair Sports: Dive in with hands-on activities to promote discussion around the similarities we all share. 4-Hers will explore the topic of adaptive sports by playing basketball in wheelchairs at the Hamel Recreation Center courts. This is a great workshop to broaden your perspective while being physically active.

Lumberjack Sports - Be Paul Bunyan For The Morning!: 3, 2, 1, Go - Learn to be Paul Bunyan the Lumberjack! The UNH Lumberjack Team coaches will teach you traditional lumberjack sports - using a crosscut saw, bow saw, how to throw an axe, and chopping wood. No experience required, we will teach you!

IGNITE Lead to Change: What's the Scoop? - From The Cow to Your Ice Cream Cone: Explore the nutritional value of dairy foods, where your food comes from and how it’s made. The dairy industry includes farms, cooperatives and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products , making up a $40.5 billion dollar industry. You will get to experience production first-hand by making your own ice cream!

IGNITE Lead to Change: Life in 3-D - Just Add Filament: From chocolate sculptures to dishwasher parts, 3-D printing is one of the most groundbreaking ways to merge science, out of the box thinking, and art. Join this year’s Ignite by 4-H New Hampshire STEM delegation to dig into the world of 3-D printing and design. We’ll learn about careers that use 3-D printing, design our own 3-D printed bookmarks, and discover opportunities to build your STEM skills. You’ll leave with a one of a kind 3-D printed design and a unique, highly marketable skill.

Stretch Your Mind and Body - Vinyasa Yoga: Stretch into mindfulness with a gentle vinyasa flow session.  The instructor will guide participants in a flow-style yoga class with a focus on breathing, alignment, and self-compassion.  This workshop is a good fit for a beginner yogi to an advanced yogi!

Farm to Table - Fresh Food Prep and Cooking: Alongside UNH chefs and inside a professional kitchen this workshop will introduce farm to table right here on campus. Starting with harvesting fresh herbs at the high tunnels and ending with salsa, salad and a homemade vinaigrette our teens will eat healthy and eat well. Using safe handling and food safety rules our teens will dish up some good eats.

Horse’n Around at the Barn: This workshop will begin with a tour of UNH Equine facilities and horses. Participants will learn the basics of equine anatomy and conformation through live demonstrations with UNH horses led by COLSA staff and students. This knowledge will then be applied towards the learning foundation of horse judging. Real-life applications will be explored with an equine massage demonstration.

Squid Dissection: Marine Docents from the SeaTrek Program at UNH will lead the group in identifying external parts of the squid, then guide them through a careful dissection and identification of internal anatomy at the Chase Lab on campus.

Invent to Learn - Make Your Own Tabletop Robot: Using a BBC Micro:bit to make your own table top Robot. That is a kind of vague title for a workshop that would involve building a simple prototype "Robot" from junk and programming it using Block code (Scratch) to make it react.

Communication is Key- How to Train Your Puppy:  Participants will practice how to effectively communicate with their dog. They will learn training techniques that can be used for their family dog and how timing can be everything. With Marky the service dog in training they will gain a better understanding of the differences between a companion, service and emotional support dog.

Becoming Leaderful: Have you ever wondered how you get from watching others lead to being a leader yourself? In this workshop you will realize that you have all the tools to be an amazing leader. By practicing compassion, active listening, and perspective taking you will become the leader you know you can be. Come to this workshop to learn and practice being leaderful!

Telling Your Story - Speaking Up and Out: Speaking up and out connects communication with purpose and passion. In this workshop, we will have fun learning how to speak with clarity based on our own stories, observation and interpretation of other's stories, working through conflicting perceptions, and connecting with our audiences. We will learn how to approach any speaking opportunity as a journey in communication and connection with others about things you value.

Create Calm and Creativity: Learn the Art of Beading: Alongside an expert beader allow your mind to calm and your creativity to flow in this workshop. You will have the opportunity to learn to bead mandalas, bookmarks, or keychains using a pattern to create something beautiful!

Shipyard STEM: Structural Shop and Non-Destructive Testing Trades: Learn about the different structural shop trades - try your hand at virtual welding - how high of a score can you get? Can you read a blueprint? What is required to work with different thicknesses of metal? How strong was that weld? Try your hand at ultrasound, boroscoping, magnetic partial testing to learn about the different methods to test the structural shop work.

NH 4-H Eastern States Team Presents: Have you earned a spot on the NH 4-H Presents Team? Are you interested in improving your communications skills to make your Best Better in preparations for The Big-E? Please join us in honing your communication skills while receiving the gift of feedback.