WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County’s 4-H Youth Development program is very excited to share their 4-H Summer Fun programming for July and August. Stephanie Graf, Youth and Family Program Leader explains, “The Jefferson County 4-H Youth Development Program has constantly adapted during the Covid-19 situation to provide relevant, educational programming to our youth and families. Our 4-H Summer Fun line up continues to offer a wide variety of fun projects that will help youth build life skills. We have created a menu of program opportunities for all ages and interests – and everything is new.”
No residential camp this summer at 4-H Camp Wabasso, no problem! 4-H offers three different themed Camp-in-a-Box opportunities, so youth can enjoy camp right at home. Each box contains over ten hours of hands-on camp activities. There are also virtual programming options to go along with the Camp-in-a-Box and at the end a virtual campfire and real s’mores! No internet access, no problem, detailed instructions are provided right in the box. Right alongside this is our 4-H Summer Camp Reading Fun program, where youth can join their peers reading books and participating in fun activities that coincide with the books they are enjoying. All sorts of incentives await your child(ren).
Virtual programs will engage youth in learning and having fun at the very same time. 4-H Educators will teach children how to play chess and they will have the opportunity to play against one another in online tournaments, or use their new-found skills to challenge one of the 4-H Educators. And for the older youth – they can learn how to start their own YouTube channel to further develop their technology skills. Also who doesn’t like to learn about animals? Animal science will explore a variety of animals, take a few tours and the youth can teach each other a thing or two about their own animals during program time.
4-H will also host in-person programming opportunities, following the New York State day camp guidelines to keep youth and families safe this summer. A new program that 4-H staff are excited to offer is the 4-H Night Owls program. This program is open to families to enjoy the great outdoors at 4-H Camp Wabasso around a campfire, and as the night skies grow dark – participants will take a look at the sky. 4-H is also offering another outdoor adventure called 4-H Environmental Expeditions. Both start in mid-July.
To learn more about the programs and to register go to http://ccejefferson.org/4-h-youth/4-h-summer-programming . Most of the programs are free and open to anyone in Jefferson County. If there is a cost associated with the programs 4-H has limited scholarships available.
–CCE of Jefferson County
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