Garfield County Fair – August 5-11, 2013
4-H/FFA
What is 4-H?
4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H is the nation’s largest positive youth development organization. More than 6 million 4-H youth in urban neighborhoods, suburban schoolyards and rural farming communities stand out among their peers, building revolutionary opportunities and implementing community-wide change at an early age. The essential elements of 4-H programs are based upon developmental needs of children and include belonging, independence, generosity and mastery.
4-H fosters an innovative, “learn by doing” approach with proven results. A study conducted at Tufts University, shows youth engaged with 4-H are:
More likely to get better grades in school,
More likely to plan to go to college,
Less likely to engage in risky behaviors, and
More likely to positively contribute to their families and communities.
What is 4-H?
4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H is the nation’s largest positive youth development organization. More than 6 million 4-H youth in urban neighborhoods, suburban schoolyards and rural farming communities stand out among their peers, building revolutionary opportunities and implementing community-wide change at an early age. The essential elements of 4-H programs are based upon developmental needs of children and include belonging, independence, generosity and mastery.
4-H fosters an innovative, “learn by doing” approach with proven results. A study conducted at Tufts University, shows youth engaged with 4-H are:
More likely to get better grades in school,
More likely to plan to go to college,
Less likely to engage in risky behaviors, and
More likely to positively contribute to their families and communities.
Colorado FFA
The national FFA organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
To accomplish its mission, FFA:
Develops competent and assertive agricultural leadership,
Increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to our well-being,
Strengthens the confidence of agriculture students in themselves and their work,
Promotes the intelligent choice and establishment of an agricultural career,
Encourages achievement in supervised agricultural experience programs,
Encourages wise management of economic, environmental and human resources of the community,
Develops interpersonal skills in teamwork, communications, human relations and social interaction,
Builds character and promotes citizenship, volunteerism and patriotism,
Promotes cooperation and cooperative attitudes among all people,
Promotes healthy lifestyles,
Encourages excellence in scholarship.
The FFA motto gives members twelve short words to live by as they experience the opportunities in the organization:
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
To accomplish its mission, FFA:
Develops competent and assertive agricultural leadership,
Increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to our well-being,
Strengthens the confidence of agriculture students in themselves and their work,
Promotes the intelligent choice and establishment of an agricultural career,
Encourages achievement in supervised agricultural experience programs,
Encourages wise management of economic, environmental and human resources of the community,
Develops interpersonal skills in teamwork, communications, human relations and social interaction,
Builds character and promotes citizenship, volunteerism and patriotism,
Promotes cooperation and cooperative attitudes among all people,
Promotes healthy lifestyles,
Encourages excellence in scholarship.
The FFA motto gives members twelve short words to live by as they experience the opportunities in the organization:
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
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