Events
4-H Exploration Days
Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Annual MSU pre-college program that attracts approximately 2500 youth participants and chaperones representing all 83 Michigan counties.
Global & Cultural Education
Helping young people explore, appreciate and value what people next door, across town and around the world have in common and what makes them unique is critically important in society today. The people of this world are an amazing group tied together by many similarities and distinguished by a multitude of wonderful differences. 4-H offers a variety of opportunities for kids and adults to learn more about our global community through:
Contact
For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:
For more information on the Global and Cultural Education Program, contact:
Betsy Knox, Program Leader
Phone: 517-432-7575
Fax: 517-355-6748
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
For information on 4-H International Exchange Programs contact:
Renee Applegate
Phone: 517-432-7624
Fax: 517-355-6748
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
News
Michigan 4-H’er presents at international conference on world hunger
Allegan County 4-H member Callie Beukema of the Globe Trotters 4-H Club was the first-ever student to represent Michigan at the Global Youth Institute.
7th annual 4-H Day at the Breslin celebrates youth development and Spartan Women’s Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) 4-H Youth Development will cheer on the MSU women’s basketball team as they take on Ohio State during their Jan. 15 home game at the MSU Breslin Center. “MSUE 4-H Day at the Breslin” is a celebration of the MSUE 4-H program in Michigan.
At last – someone’s taking responsibility!
4-H’s new program, "Join the Revolution of Responsibility," puts a spotlight on all those making a difference in their communities, watching over our natural resources and creating new businesses. It isn’t just politicians or public officials on the front lines of tackling these issues—it’s 4-H members throughout Michigan.
First Michigan 4-H Evening in the Garden event was huge success
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Two weeks later and the praises are still rolling in regarding Michigan 4-H’s first-ever Evening in the Garden Event – and it wasn’t just because of the great weather.
Michigan 4-H invites community to an evening in the garden
Michigan 4-H Youth Development will host its first 4-H Evening in the Garden event, Tuesday, Aug. 16, as a recruitment opportunity, a chance for current 4-H’ers to showcase their projects and an occasion to present activities for hands-on participation.
Resources
- 2010 Youth Leadership in a Globalized World Survey
- 4-H Children’s Art Exchange Study Guide
- 4-H Children’s Art Exchange: Descriptions of Pictures - Kit A
- 4-H International Exchange Program Application Information & Forms
- A Guide to 4-H Youth County Exchange Programs
- Chinese Children’s Ribbon Dance Kit for Grades K–6
- Discover Chinese Dance Activity Kit for Grades K–6
- Family Folklore: A 4-H Folkpatterns Project (4H1330)
- Folk Arts in Education: A Resource Handbook II
- Folkpatterns 4-H Leader’s Guide (4H1506)
- Foodways: A 4-H Folkpatterns Project (4H1329)
- Heritage Gardening: Vegetables (4H1279)
- Member’s Personal 4-H Record Book (4H1192)
- Michigan 4-H History Project Collection Manual & Oral History Interviewing Guide (4H1598)