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Youth Development (Socorro County)
Plan Goals
This plan deals with Project Work; Special Interest; School Enrichment; Competition; Clinics; Workshops; Outreach Efforts; Record Books; Camps; County Council; Officer Trainings; Junior/Teen Leaders; Anything related to YOUTH programming.
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- Teresa Dean (Trujillo)
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Youth Development
Impact Reports
Earth Day:
Midway Elementary in Lemitar, NM hosted a Earth Day event at their school were they invited the Socorro County Extension Office, Bosque Del Apache and a Geologist to their school to discuss topics related to Earth Day. The Socorro County Extension Agents discussed how plants affect the earth. We discussed what plants need to live such as soil, water, sun and carbon dioxide. We discussed how plants help us by producing oxygen that we need to breathe and we produce carbon dioxide that plants need to breathe. Each child was allowed to make a dirt baby to take home and care for. Every Kindergarten through 5th grade students in the school participated in the activity, with 100 dirt babies being made.
HEAD: Thinking
Decision Making Youth had to decide how they were going to decorate their dirt baby.
HANDS: Giving
Responsible Citizenship Youth learn to be responsible by caring for their dirt baby at home; they have to make sure it has plenty of food and water or it will die.
Community Service Volunteer By participating in Earth Day activities youth learn the importance of caring for their community and make their school look beautiful for other to look at.
Midway Elementary in Lemitar, NM hosted a Earth Day event at their school were they invited the Socorro County Extension Office, Bosque Del Apache and a Geologist to their school to discuss topics related to Earth Day. The Socorro County Extension Agents discussed how plants affect the earth. We discussed what plants need to live such as soil, water, sun and carbon dioxide. We discussed how plants help us by producing oxygen that we need to breathe and we produce carbon dioxide that plants need to breathe. Each child was allowed to make a dirt baby to take home and care for. Every Kindergarten through 5th grade students in the school participated in the activity, with 100 dirt babies being made.
HEAD: Thinking
Decision Making Youth had to decide how they were going to decorate their dirt baby.
HANDS: Giving
Responsible Citizenship Youth learn to be responsible by caring for their dirt baby at home; they have to make sure it has plenty of food and water or it will die.
Community Service Volunteer By participating in Earth Day activities youth learn the importance of caring for their community and make their school look beautiful for other to look at.
Community Arts Party:
Socorro County 4-H was asked to participate in the local community arts party. The community arts party is an event where organizations from around the community come together to provide arts and craft activities for youth in the community free of charge. The activity we choose to do was making dirt babies. We wanted to provide a fun hands-on activity that the kids could actually do by themselves. They got to make the dirt baby and decorate it any way they wanted to. The youth got to express their own creativity by designing their own face and clothes for their dirt baby. Over 250 dirt babies were made that day.
HEAD: Thinking
Decision Making Youth had to decide how they were going to decorate their dirt baby.
HANDS: Giving
Responsible Citizenship Youth learn to be responsible by caring for their dirt baby at home; they have to make sure it has plenty of food and water or it will die.
Socorro County 4-H was asked to participate in the local community arts party. The community arts party is an event where organizations from around the community come together to provide arts and craft activities for youth in the community free of charge. The activity we choose to do was making dirt babies. We wanted to provide a fun hands-on activity that the kids could actually do by themselves. They got to make the dirt baby and decorate it any way they wanted to. The youth got to express their own creativity by designing their own face and clothes for their dirt baby. Over 250 dirt babies were made that day.
HEAD: Thinking
Decision Making Youth had to decide how they were going to decorate their dirt baby.
HANDS: Giving
Responsible Citizenship Youth learn to be responsible by caring for their dirt baby at home; they have to make sure it has plenty of food and water or it will die.
City of Socorro After school Program:
We just completed our first year of the City of Socorro after school program, and we (program staff, Mayor and City Clerk) felt like it was a huge success. We had roughly 45-50 youth per day ranging in age from 5 years old to 12 years old. Youth were brought to the center after school by the school bus and pick up by parents between 5:00 and 5:30. Upon entering the program, youth were given a nutritious snack and were provided time to complete any homework they had. Youth then spent 30 minutes in each rotation (arts & crafts, game room, outdoor recreation, & library). The Socorro County 4-H Agent made bi-weekly visits on Tuesdays, Thursdays and school half days in which a 4-H rotation was added in their daily rotation schedule; on the 4-H days we substituted 4-H for the library. Information and project ideas were taken from the 4-H project list and adapted to fit a variety of themes ranging from seasonal lessons to cultural exploration. Programs performed during this reporting period include:
1.) Flower Gardening: During the month of March, we learned a lot about flower gardening; how to select the plants, how to sow the seeds, how to arrange the plants in the garden, garden care, and how to identifying leaves and flowers from different types of annuals and perennials. As a hands-on activity youth planted flowers by seed in cups and were required to care for them daily. After the seeds had sprouted and the plants were ready to be transplanted we planted them in large containers that the youth had decorated and placed in front of the center to make the front entrance of the center look nice for the community.
2.) Vegetable Gardening: The kids loved the flower gardening so much that in April we decided to do some vegetable gardening. We learned how to prepare the soil by tiling and fertilizing it, how to identify different vegetables, and how to determine what we wanted to plant. As a hands-on activity we tiled and fertilized the soil then we made Gardens in a glove where we placed lettuce, tomatoes, onions, carrots, and cucumber seeds into a plastic glove and taped it to the window. After the seeds sprouted the kids planted them in a garden area in the side yard. The kids are required to water, pull weeds, and harvest the vegetables when they are ready.
3.) One of our traditional 4-H members applied for a community service project to assist her monetarily with Horse School. Her community service project was to come once a month on her half day of school and teach youth about 4-H and various projects within 4-H. In February, she began with the This is 4-H project teaching them the 4-H pledge, motto, slogan, what the 4-H emblem was, etc. As a hands-on activity youth made 4-H clovers using shrink art paper. In March, she talked to them about soils and plants since we were already doing the gardening projects. As a hands-on activity they made dirt babies which are just a homemade chia pet. They talked about the things that plants need to grow, how plants help us, and how to care for their dirt baby. In April, she brought some of her Rabbits that she is planning on showing for the County Fair and let the kids pet the rabbits. She talked to them about what it takes to show a rabbit and that even kids like her that live in the city can raise and care for animal. And finally in May, she focused on the Dairy Foods project. She talked to them about how Dairy products help your body and different types of dairy products. As a hands-on activity, they made homemade ice cream in a bag.
4.) Every Monday during the month of June, the youth in the summer program have participated in Nutrition Education Classes. The 4-H Agent and the ICAN (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) Nutrition Educator have coordinated to provide an hour long nutrition class once a week. The youth got a 5 week in-depth look into their nutrition and ways to improve it. Over 1602 youth has participated in this program.
HEALTH: Living
Healthy Lifestyle Choices- Youth must participate in a physical activity every day; ways they can participate are through kick ball, basketball, soccer, and elbow tag.
Healthy Lifestyle Choices- Youth learned to make healthier food choices through their nutrition courses.
HEART: Relating
Cooperation- Youth have to cooperate with each other as well as with the Agent to complete task. Youth must be patient by waiting for their turn to speak as well as waiting in line to gather their supplies.
Caring
Concern for Others- Youth at Finley Gym are expected to follow certain rules, they can not touch each other, fight or call each other names. They are expected to respect each other, the staff, and things that dont belong to them.
HEAD: Managing
Wise Use of Resources- The Agent brings the supplies for the activities and the youth need to be creative in designing their end product. They are also expected to not waste materials.
HANDS: Giving
Responsible Citizenship Youth learn responsibility by caring for the flower and vegetable plants that they planted. They also learn the importance of making their center beautiful for the rest of the community by planting flowers in front of the building.
We just completed our first year of the City of Socorro after school program, and we (program staff, Mayor and City Clerk) felt like it was a huge success. We had roughly 45-50 youth per day ranging in age from 5 years old to 12 years old. Youth were brought to the center after school by the school bus and pick up by parents between 5:00 and 5:30. Upon entering the program, youth were given a nutritious snack and were provided time to complete any homework they had. Youth then spent 30 minutes in each rotation (arts & crafts, game room, outdoor recreation, & library). The Socorro County 4-H Agent made bi-weekly visits on Tuesdays, Thursdays and school half days in which a 4-H rotation was added in their daily rotation schedule; on the 4-H days we substituted 4-H for the library. Information and project ideas were taken from the 4-H project list and adapted to fit a variety of themes ranging from seasonal lessons to cultural exploration. Programs performed during this reporting period include:
1.) Flower Gardening: During the month of March, we learned a lot about flower gardening; how to select the plants, how to sow the seeds, how to arrange the plants in the garden, garden care, and how to identifying leaves and flowers from different types of annuals and perennials. As a hands-on activity youth planted flowers by seed in cups and were required to care for them daily. After the seeds had sprouted and the plants were ready to be transplanted we planted them in large containers that the youth had decorated and placed in front of the center to make the front entrance of the center look nice for the community.
2.) Vegetable Gardening: The kids loved the flower gardening so much that in April we decided to do some vegetable gardening. We learned how to prepare the soil by tiling and fertilizing it, how to identify different vegetables, and how to determine what we wanted to plant. As a hands-on activity we tiled and fertilized the soil then we made Gardens in a glove where we placed lettuce, tomatoes, onions, carrots, and cucumber seeds into a plastic glove and taped it to the window. After the seeds sprouted the kids planted them in a garden area in the side yard. The kids are required to water, pull weeds, and harvest the vegetables when they are ready.
3.) One of our traditional 4-H members applied for a community service project to assist her monetarily with Horse School. Her community service project was to come once a month on her half day of school and teach youth about 4-H and various projects within 4-H. In February, she began with the This is 4-H project teaching them the 4-H pledge, motto, slogan, what the 4-H emblem was, etc. As a hands-on activity youth made 4-H clovers using shrink art paper. In March, she talked to them about soils and plants since we were already doing the gardening projects. As a hands-on activity they made dirt babies which are just a homemade chia pet. They talked about the things that plants need to grow, how plants help us, and how to care for their dirt baby. In April, she brought some of her Rabbits that she is planning on showing for the County Fair and let the kids pet the rabbits. She talked to them about what it takes to show a rabbit and that even kids like her that live in the city can raise and care for animal. And finally in May, she focused on the Dairy Foods project. She talked to them about how Dairy products help your body and different types of dairy products. As a hands-on activity, they made homemade ice cream in a bag.
4.) Every Monday during the month of June, the youth in the summer program have participated in Nutrition Education Classes. The 4-H Agent and the ICAN (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) Nutrition Educator have coordinated to provide an hour long nutrition class once a week. The youth got a 5 week in-depth look into their nutrition and ways to improve it. Over 1602 youth has participated in this program.
HEALTH: Living
Healthy Lifestyle Choices- Youth must participate in a physical activity every day; ways they can participate are through kick ball, basketball, soccer, and elbow tag.
Healthy Lifestyle Choices- Youth learned to make healthier food choices through their nutrition courses.
HEART: Relating
Cooperation- Youth have to cooperate with each other as well as with the Agent to complete task. Youth must be patient by waiting for their turn to speak as well as waiting in line to gather their supplies.
Caring
Concern for Others- Youth at Finley Gym are expected to follow certain rules, they can not touch each other, fight or call each other names. They are expected to respect each other, the staff, and things that dont belong to them.
HEAD: Managing
Wise Use of Resources- The Agent brings the supplies for the activities and the youth need to be creative in designing their end product. They are also expected to not waste materials.
HANDS: Giving
Responsible Citizenship Youth learn responsibility by caring for the flower and vegetable plants that they planted. They also learn the importance of making their center beautiful for the rest of the community by planting flowers in front of the building.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)Grant that I am P.I. for provided funds for hiring a county agent that reports to the McKinley County Director. His efforts had the following evaluation results:
95.83% of the participants from Fort Wingate High School made life skill gains from pre-program to post-program in Communication, and Useful/Marketable skills. This same percentage was also indicated for gains in tools and skills in GIS/GPS. Results below are from the Fort Wingate High School 4-H school enrichment program. Using the Targeting Life Skills Evaluation Tool, analysis of quantitative data indicates the following:
In terms of the life skill, communication, surveys indicated:
An increase of average 1.82 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to practice the exchange of thoughts, information, or messages between individuals using speech, writing, gestures, and artistic expression
An increase of average 1.79 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to make a presentation of their project in a classroom setting
An increase of average 1.85 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to clearly state my thoughts, feelings, and ideas to others while presenting the projects in a classroom setting
In terms of life skill, useful/marketable skills, surveys indicated:
An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of having useful/marketable skills to have the abilities wanted by employers and needed to hold a job
An increase of average 2.14 to 3.54 for the students in terms of following instructions as they are given to them
An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of contributing as a member of a team
An increase of average 1.81 to 3.45 for the students in terms of keeping accurate and useful records
In terms of reading topography map, using a compass, using a GPS unit, and using GIS mapping software, surveys indicated:
An increase of 87% of knowledge in the areas of tools used in project for mapping
An increase of 63% in the reading of topography map
An increase of 75% in the use of compass
An increase of 68% in the GIS/GPS application use
An increase of 82% in the use of GPS unit
An increase of 90% in the use of GIS software
95.83% of the participants from Fort Wingate High School made life skill gains from pre-program to post-program in Communication, and Useful/Marketable skills. This same percentage was also indicated for gains in tools and skills in GIS/GPS. Results below are from the Fort Wingate High School 4-H school enrichment program. Using the Targeting Life Skills Evaluation Tool, analysis of quantitative data indicates the following:
In terms of the life skill, communication, surveys indicated:
An increase of average 1.82 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to practice the exchange of thoughts, information, or messages between individuals using speech, writing, gestures, and artistic expression
An increase of average 1.79 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to make a presentation of their project in a classroom setting
An increase of average 1.85 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to clearly state my thoughts, feelings, and ideas to others while presenting the projects in a classroom setting
In terms of life skill, useful/marketable skills, surveys indicated:
An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of having useful/marketable skills to have the abilities wanted by employers and needed to hold a job
An increase of average 2.14 to 3.54 for the students in terms of following instructions as they are given to them
An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of contributing as a member of a team
An increase of average 1.81 to 3.45 for the students in terms of keeping accurate and useful records
In terms of reading topography map, using a compass, using a GPS unit, and using GIS mapping software, surveys indicated:
An increase of 87% of knowledge in the areas of tools used in project for mapping
An increase of 63% in the reading of topography map
An increase of 75% in the use of compass
An increase of 68% in the GIS/GPS application use
An increase of 82% in the use of GPS unit
An increase of 90% in the use of GIS software
Agents across the Southwest District participated in Southwest District Leadership training. This training was developed to provide a training opportunity for County Council officers, the 2 day workshop focused on leadership, communication, teamwork, public speaking and goal setting. Youth were evaluated using a pre post questionnaire. Twenty-two youth attended rating the workshop as excellent and most thought that the workshop was of great value. All youth were to go back to respective counties to provide workshops for other members. All agents attending provided a workshop and also valued the experience, gaining feedback for goals for the county 4-H program.