What is
4-H?
4-H is the youth development program
conducted by the North Dakota State Extension Service.
4-H members can select from many activities in various
project areas ranging from automotive to clothing to
space camp.
Adult leaders, trained by county
Extension Service Faculty, teach projects to children
using the "learn-by-doing" method. 4-H teaches
leadership, citizenship, and skills children will use
throughout their lives.
4-H Mission
The mission of 4-H is to provide opportunities for youth
to acquire knowledge, develop life skills, form attitudes,
and practice behavior that will enable them to become self
directing, productive, and contributing members of society.
4-H Is:
An
informal educational program,
Community based and locally determined,
Primarily group focused and family oriented,
Volunteer operated, and
Coordinated by professional Extension faculty.
Emblem
The
4-H emblem is a four-leaf clover with the letter "H" on each
leaf.
The letters in the emblem stands for:
Head, Heart, Hands, and Health - the foundation of all 4-H
programs.
Pledge
I pledge:
My Head to
clear thinking,
My Heart to
greater loyalty,
My Hand to
larger service,
My Health to
better living for my club, my community, my country, and my
world.
Educational
Philosophy
Experiential education - learn by doing.
Motto
To
make the best better was suggested by Miss Carrie
Harrison of USDA and adopted by a committee of state and
national leaders in 1912.
Colors
Green -
nature's most common color, symbolizes springtime, life and
youth.
White
- symbolizes purity and high ideals.
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