
The 4-H and Youth Development Program is specifically designed to meet the needs and challenge the strengths of Georgia’s youths. The components of this program are 4-H Sprouts (6 to 10 years old), 4-H Sprouts Graduate (11 to 14 years old), and 4-H Sprouts Post-Graduate (15 to 18 years old). These program components focus on initiating success by empowering the minds of our youths to enable a higher level of thinking through leadership development, entrepreneurship, life skills, and science-based educational activities and programs for adolescents and teenagers.
Programming areas include:
The 4-H Life Skills Program Subject Areas are:
HEAD |
HEART |
Positive Thinking |
Developing Positive Self-Esteem |
Envisioning Success |
Identifying Your Values |
| Making Positive Choices | The Benefits of Charity |
| Strategic Planning | Helping Yourself and Others |
| How to Set Goals | The Benefits of Forgiving |
| Becoming Self-Disciplined | Caring for Yourself and Others |
| Becoming Optimistic | Respecting Yourself and Others |
Developing the Leader in You |
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HEALTH |
HANDS |
Controlling Your Emotions |
Entrepreneurship |
The Benefits of Abstinence (Being Responsible for Your Health) |
Taking Initiative |
Managing Stress |
Developing Your Potential |
Managing Anger |
(Focusing on Our Similarities Instead of Our Differences) |
Managing Conflicts |
(Working Successfully with Challenging Personalities) |
Managing Our Environment |
(Communicating with Others Positively) |