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Hot Spring
County
4-H Youth Development
What is 4-H?
4-H is the youth development program conducted by the University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service. 4-H members can select
from many activities in 82 project areas, ranging from automotive to clothing to
space camp. Adult leaders, trained by county Cooperative Extension Service
faculty, teach projects to children using the "learn-by-doing" method. 4-H
teaches leadership, citizenship, and skills children will use through out their
lives. Each year, Arkansas 4-H youth receive more then $80,000 in college
scholarships at the state level for their 4-H work. Some scholarships are
available at the county level.
4H 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.
4H Emblem
The 4-H emblem is a four-leaf clover with the letter "H" on each leaf. The
letters in the emblem stand for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health—the foundation of
all 4-H programs.
4H Pledge
I pledge my head to clear thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service,
And my health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my
world.
4H Motto
"To make the best better."
4H History
4-H grew out of the progressive educational movement of the late 1800s and
early 1900s in America. Rural school principals and superintendents were
interested in applying practical concepts to the reading, writing, and
arithmetic they were trying to teach rural youth, who knew little about the
urban settings in much of the material they were studying.
Visit the
National 4H website.
Visit the
Arkansas 4H website.
4-H Alumni Search - Were you involved in 4-H? We are looking for you.
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