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.
International Exchange Programs
The world is changing rapidly and to keep up, we must learn to understand new cultures and languages and be willing to accept all people, along with their different cultures, customs and values. Through 4-H international exchanges, we hope to not only increase the friendship between people in Michigan and other countries, but also to help young people around the world develop an international outlook. Michigan 4-H Youth Development offers many opportunities for cross-cultural exchanges for Michigan young people and their families.
Opportunities for Hosting International Visitors
Each year, staff from Michigan 4-H Youth Development recruit and train Michigan families to host international visitors from various countries including Japan, Norway, Finland, Belize, Poland and Australia. Host families typically include a young person of the same sex or general age group as the visitor. International visitors usually are with families from three to five weeks, with the exception of some year-long stays.
In addition to training and orientation opportunities, parents of host families are asked to participate in the MSU Extension Volunteer Selection Process, which is required of all 4-H volunteers and professional staff who spend significant amounts of time with young people aged 18 and under.
Opportunities for International Travel
Young people who participate in 4-H international travel opportunities:
- Learn more about other countries and cultures.
- Develop an appreciation of the social, economic, political and cultural contributions of all people.
- Better understand how culture influences values, beliefs and attitudes.
- Live with host families and actively participate in family life.
- Practice foreign language, verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
- Participate in an educational tour to acquire specific subject matter skills and knowledge.
- Prepare to share the international experience through presentations in their home community.
THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS DELEGATES ARE PLACED
http://tinyurl.com/6ntzj43
YEAR LONG JAPANESE LABO AND FLEX DELEGATE LIST AND SHORT BIOGRAPHIES
UPDATED 5-15-2012
NEW
JAPAN LABO HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL POOL
FLEX 2012-13 DELEGATES
Three year long students are placed. Need homes for 3 more!!
APPLICATION FORMS ARE CAN BE REACHED THROUGH THE LINK BELOW
International Exchange Program Information and Forms for All 2012 Exchanges
- 2012 4-H Exchange Opportunities for Travel and Hosting (one-page handout)
- International Hosting Opportunities Matrix (Hosting Opportunity Matrix.txt)
- International Travel Opportunities Matrix (Travel Opportunity Matrix.pdf)
- APPLICATION INFORMATION AND ALL FORMS FOR MICHIGAN 4-H EXCHANGE PARTiCIPANTS, FAMILIES AND 4-H STAFF (also linked from the Resources section below.)
Contact
For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:
Renee Applegate
Phone: 517-432-7624
Fax: 517-355-6748
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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7th annual 4-H Day at the Breslin celebrates youth development and Spartan Women’s Basketball
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Michigan 4-H invites community to an evening in the garden
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