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The leadership project helps young people learn and practice leadership life skills. Learning and practicing leadership life skills is also a part of every 4-H project.
OBJECTIVES
- Attain a broad knowledge of the 4-H project and related activities as to the way they improve family and community life.
- Acquire life skills through project participation essential for becoming an active, skilled, productive and responsible citizen.
- Adopt and apply the latest practices and research findings in the project area to everyday project experiences and work.
- Develop an understanding from 4-H project training and experiences which can assist you in the future for choosing and preparing for a job.
- Develop leadership skills that promote positive youth development.
PROJECT EXPERIENCES
- Promote 4-H Educational Presentation Contest (county, district, and state levels)
- Public Speaking Contest (county, district, and state levels)
- Club Officer
- Teen Leader
- Junior Leader
- County 4-H Council Member
- Youth Board Member
- County 4-H Ambassadors
- Prime Time,
- SpecTra – Creative Leadership (limited to 22 senior aged participants)
- Leaders 4 Life Skill-A-Thon
RECORDBOOK CATEGORY
- Leadership
PRINTED RESOURCES
- Public Speaking – 4-H Style (COM 1-2.050)
- Club Officer Guides (4-H publication website)
- Putting the Pieces Together Leadership Curriculum (4-H 11-1)
- National 4-H Curriculum (www.n4hccs.org):
- Step Up 1 – My Leadership Workbook (grades 3-5)
- Step Up 2 – My Leadership Journal (grades 6-8)
- Step Up 3 – My Leadership Portfolio (grades 9-12)
- Yea 4-H! 6-8 age, Take the Lead Unit (2008 scheduled release)
- Leaders 4 Life Skill-A-Thon Resources
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Corporate and Community Relations Officer
- Human Resources Director
- Personnel Recruiters
- Project Coordinator
- Attorney
- Event Planner
- Consumer Protection Specialist
- Advertising Account Executive
- Customer Relations Manager
- Financial Advisor
- Corporate Strategy Analyst
- Sale and Marketing Associate
WEB RESOURCES
- Leaders 4 Life 4-H website
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