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About Us
County Impact Statements - Hot Spring County
Excel/Ropes Course Build Self-Confident
Participating in the Excel/Ropes Course at the Arkansas 4-H Center is a great
way for teens to build self-confident and self worth.
The program has a two fold approach. The morning program consist of
activities that teaches leadership, trust, team work, decision making,
communication skills, working together as a group and critical thinking skills.
The afternoon program consist of developing listening skills, trust, personal
challenge, self-confident, critical thinking and being able to do all of this
while working thirty-five to forty feet above the ground.
We take at least three groups of students and 4-H’ers from Malvern Junior
High School each year to this program. Most of these students are comfortable
with the morning activities but some have their minds made-up that they are not
going to get off the grounds in the afternoon. It is always amazing is to see
how many of these youth change their minds once they put on the safety equipment
for climbing (we always encourage them to at least put on the gear even if they
do not intend to use it on the course) once they see their classmate and other
4-H’ers having a good time on the course most of them will at least go up the
ladder to the first obstacle. Many of these young people will complete enough
obstacles to come down the zip line. There is such joy to see how much these
young people grow in self-confidence and self worth in this short period of
time. How well they learn to communicate with each other, make good decisions
and develop leadership skills. A total of twenty youth can participate at one
time on the course. The school usually provides transportation and the 4-H
Foundation covers the cost of the program. These youth have a wonderful time and
learn some life long skills.
Junior High Students participating in Excel/Ropes Course
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Impacts
- Planned 3 Excel/Ropes Courses involving 63 4-H’ers and 5 leaders
- Conducted 3 day 4-H Camp - 55 4-H’ers, leaders and parents attended
- Coordinated 3 day 4-H Activity Day Camp involving 25 4-H’ers
- Conducted Spring Livestock show - 75 youth exhibited over 200 livestock
- Conducted 4-H County Broiler BBQ Contest - 35 4-H’ers barbecued and a
total of 125 4-H’ers, leaders and parents participated.
- Conducted 5 4-H Record Book Workshops involving 88 4-H’ers, leaders and
parents
- Submitted 17 Record Books for District & State Judging - 1 State Winner,
1 Intermediate Winner & 1 Beginner Winner
- Had 2 State 4-H Scholarship winners
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