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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Socorro County)
Date September 11, 2007, 5:59 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Socorro County Extension Agent makes bi-monthly visits to the c-level class at Sarracino Middle School in Socorro, New Mexico. Program lasts 50 minutes and focuses on life skills training and character education. Programs include hands-on activities related to character education, life skills, and 4-H project materials. The youth that participate in this c-level class are students with a learning disability in any given subject. The students may be slow learners and are at a grade level or two levels below their age group, however they are not disabled. Programs performed during this reporting period include: the 6 pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship; Making positive Choices; Egg to Chick in conjunction with the Respect and Responsibility; Leathercraft; Sewing; Wildlife; Food and Nutrition (Dairy) Ice Cream in a Bag; and Sports Fishing. During the Sports Fishing project, youth studied types of fish, fishing equipment, and baits used for the different types of fish. After the completion of the project the youth that exhibited good behavior were treated to a field trip at Elephant Butte for a day of fishing to exhibit the skills the learned in class. The Egg to Chick program is an embryology project that is designed to provide youth with background information and exciting experiential activities dealing with life science. Students develop an understanding of biology through direct experiences with living things, their life cycles and their habits. 100% of youth reported gaining knowledge resulting in receiving an A in science for the 9 weeks.