Summer Fun

Join us for 4-H Super Summer, with activities to keep 5-12 year olds engaged in the summer.

We will explore insects and plants to chemical reactions and foods.  To see a list of activities, see here.

To register, download the registration form and medical release form.  You can mail the forms in or drop them off at our office at 971 West King Street.    

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4-H Summer Activities

It's a great time to be getting the summer planned out.   4-H offers several options for the summer.
4-H Camp:  this involves a residential, overnight camp at one of the three 4-H camping centers across the state.  Our county selects a week and takes a group.  You do not have to be a member of 4-H to attend with us.  We provide transportation and assistance in getting ready for camp and extra support at camp.  If our camping week does not work, you are welcome to choose a camp and a week and enroll on your own and get there individually.  We will be happy to help you navigate that.
Ages for camps are 8-14, although specialty camps for other ages are available as well.

UPDATE:  currently we have a waiting list for interested campers.  We will be happy to put you on the waiting list, but cannot guarantee a space.

4-H Super Summer:  workshops and engaging activities during the summer.   Workshops may last from a couple of hours to a day, or even a day camp.  Our flyer is usually ready in May.

Other opportunities through NC State:
Horticulture, Poultry
4-H Teen Leadership opportunities

Summer Opportunities for High Schoolers

Horticultural Science Summer Institute, July 6-11, 2014

High school-aged youth (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) are invited to apply to a weeklong, residential horticultural experience on the campus of NC State University. Youth will have hands-on opportunities to explore a broad range of horticultural possibilities from breeding better fruits and vegetables, growing a diverse selection of woody ornamentals, lengthening the life of cut flowers, learning sustainable production practices and delving into practical tools that enhance our understanding of plant processes. Participants will visit a variety of horticultural businesses. Youth will also be introduced to career possibilities, college-making decisions and leadership development and enjoy evening entertainment and team-building activities. 

There are a limited number of scholarships for 4-H youth to attend! Youth should apply here by Friday, April 4th. For more information visit the HSSI webpage.

Poultry Science Summer Institute. 

PSSI is a 5 day/4 night camp that offers high school's rising sophomores, juniors and seniors who are interested in majoring in Poultry Science a chance to learn more about the poultry industry as well as educational disciplines and available scholarships.  Applications will be accepted through May 2nd.

For more information about this program as well as the registration form, see here.

4-H Super Summer

4-H Super Summer is ready to roll.  Registration is open for our summer workshops.  Activities include our Pizza Adventure daycamp and exploring fun, creative topics such as plants, chocolate, gardens, birds and more!

To register, come by our office for a registration form or download from here. 

Return the registration form by mail or in person.

Our office is located at the Agricultural Services Building, 971 West King Street, Boone

Summer Activities

4-H Super Summer

Explore fun and educational topics throughout the summer.  4-H Super Summer workshops are designed for youth ages 5 to 12.

Our session listings will be available in May.  But, you can enroll now for:

Pizza Adventure Week

Local Foods for Local Kids

Who:  Ages 6-10

When:  Monday- Thursday, June 17-20
Time:  9:00-3:00

Fee:  $60.00

Explore local sources of food as you collect ingredients for pizza.

 Make pizza from scratch and enjoy other food fun. See a cheese factory, dairy, other farms, and more!  

Where:  Start out at the Agricultural Conference Center

To get an idea of what we offer, see last year’s listinghere

Teen Summer Opportunity

Horticultural Science Summer Institute
July 7th-12th, 2013

High school-aged youth (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) are invited to apply to a weeklong, residential horticultural experience on the campus of NC State University. Youth will have hands-on opportunities to explore a broad range of horticultural possibilities from breeding better fruits and vegetables, growing a diverse selection of woody ornamentals, lengthening the life of cut flowers, learning sustainable production practices, climbing trees, designing landscapes and delving into tools that enhance our understanding of plant growth. Participants will visit a variety of horticultural businesses, eat delicious local food, explore campus, watch garden films, and arrange flowers.  Youth will also be introduced to career possibilities, college-making decisions and leadership development.

The cost of the institute will be $500 with a $150 deposit due upon application acceptance. Many meals (but not all) included. Please fill out the online application and have a non-family member submit one letter of recommendation to liz_driscoll@ncsu.edu or Liz Driscoll, 218 Kilgore Hall, Campus Box 7609, Raleigh, NC 27695

Click here to submit an application! Applications due by May 22, 2013 at 5:00PM.
http://go.ncsu.edu/hssi 

Draft Schedule (Please see attached last year's schedule)
Sunday, July 7thAfternoon Registration (Tentatively Bragaw Hall), Cookout and Keynote opening                               

Monday, July 8th
Ornamental Plants (visit to JC Raulston, plant identification, plant propagation, cut flowers, nursery) Evening activities: team-building, campus exploration 

Tuesday, July 9th
Vegetables (vegetable production, breeding, food safety, farm tour) Evening: garden movie screening

Wednesday, July 10th
Veggies and local foods (fruit production, tasting, grafting, food systems, farmer’s market) Evening: Floral design 

Thursday, July 11th
Landscape Design and Consumer Horticulture (landscape design, treen-climbing, rain gardens) Evening: Cookout, games, presentation editing 

Friday, July 13th
Career reflections, college decisions, Parent luncheon

For more information visit: http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/extension/YouthSummerInstitute.php

4-H Super Summer

Join us for great fun this summer.  Our 4-H Super Summer workshops help youth explore a variety of topics, get ideas for new things to explore, create, get outdoors, have fun and meet other people. 

We will build bird houses, explore plants, from edible to poisonous, make perfume, blast off rockets and more!


See HERE for welcome/information letter, a flyer listing the workshops, and registration forms

Summer Opportunity

Horticultural Science Summer Institute

July 8-13^th, 2012

Through North Carolina State University and North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Program with the Department of Horticultural Science.

High school-aged youth (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) are invited to apply to a new weeklong, residential horticultural experience on the campus of NC State University. Youth will have hands-on opportunities to explore a broad range of horticultural possibilities from breeding better fruits and vegetables, growing a diverse selection of woody ornamentals, lengthening the life of cut flowers, learning sustainable production practices and delving into tools that enhance our understanding of plant production processes. Participants will visit a variety of horticultural businesses.  Youth will also be introduced to career possibilities, college-making decisions and leadership development.

The cost of the institute will be $500 with a $150 deposit due upon application acceptance. Scholarships may be available.

Click here to submit an application! Applications due by May 21, 2012.

http://go.ncsu.edu/hssi

Teen Citizenship

Citizenship North Carolina Focus

June 11-13, 2012, Raleigh, NC

Who:           100-170 North Carolina 4-H youth, ages 14-19, and appropriate adult partners, selected by application. Recruiting at least 2 per county – new or returning youth.

What:           Dynamic learning focused on civic engagement and understanding government

When:  Monday June 11 – Wednesday June 13, 2012

Where:          Sheraton Downtown; Legislative Offices; Raleigh, NC

Why:           To inspire engaged citizenship and continued volunteerism among NC youth

Goals:

Love chickens?

Youth Poultry Camp

Poultry Science Summer Institute (PSSI)

Current 10^th and 11^th graders

Held the first full week of August at NC State

Application deadline:  May 2

Cost:  $50.00

Click HERE for more information

4-H Camps 2012

Can't make it to camp with us the week of 

June 24-29?  Other 4-H camping opportunities are available directly with the 4-H camps across North Carolina:

North Carolina 4-H Specialty Camps - 2012

Check each camp’s website for more details and registration forms

Betsy – Jeff Penn 4-H Center – www.bjpenn.org 

Cloverbud (ages 5-8)                                    July 15-18                           $180

Leader in Training (LIT) (ages 15-17)         Weekly                           $475

Eastern 4-H Center  – www.eastern4hcenter.org

Cloverbud Camp (ages 5-8) July 15-19 $300

Cloverbud Camp (ages 5-8) July 22-26 $300

Marine Science & Sailing (ages 12-17) July 15-20 $460

Camp Canvasback (ages 12-17) July 15-20 $460 educates young hunters on waterfowl conservation.

Takeoff 4-Health (ages 12-18) July 22-Aug 10               

Millstone 4-H Camp – www.nc4h.org/centers/millstone-4-h-camp

Fur, Fish & Game Rendezvous (age 12-15) June 20-25 $385

4-H Horsemanship Camp (ages 9-19) June 13-19 $390

Camp Corral (age 8-15)                   July 15-20, 22-27, 29-8/3 No Charge for children of wounded or disabled veterans

Sertoma 4-H Center – www.campsertoma.org

Deaf Camp (Ages 8-16) June 17-22 $350

Summer Activities

It's time to sign up for 4-H Super Summer activities. These workshops are designed for 5-12 year olds to engage in fun and learning this summer. We will be exploring science in the kitchen and bath, creepy, crawly creatures, gardening, and other outdoor activities.
For the flyer of summer activities, click onto the Summer Activities blog page.
Participants must pre-register. The registration forms are on the link as well.

June 21-14
Kids in the Garden
Explore the outdoors and all the wonderful things you can find in a garden.

June 28-July 1
Pizza Adventure Week
Local Foods For Local Kids
Search the community for ingredients for pizza and then make your own pizza.

July 6-8
Science Series
Explore the chemistry that is lurking in your household. Make lotion, root beer and pretzels.

July 13-15
Bug Out
Explore the wonderful world of insects

4-H Camp 2010 Enrollment Open

Enrollment is still open for 4-H Camp for Summer 2010. Watauga County 4-H will escort a group of 8-14 year old campers to Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center. The center is located above Greensboro in Rockingham County, near Reidsville. The camping week is July 25-July 30. Fill out a registration form to reserve a spot. The good news is you can reserve your spot with a $100.00 deposit and have until June to save up for the rest of the fee, which is $265.00 more. The fee covers meals, lodging, t-shirt, transportation to camp and more. Contact the 4-H office at 264-3061 for more information or to register. If the week or location does not work for you, you can enroll directly with one of the five 4-H centers across the state.

Check the website out at http://www.nc4h.org/centers.

Camp Flyer

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4-H Specialty Camps

Can't make it to our county camping week? 4-H camps across the state offer "specialty" camps:

5-8 Year olds:
Cloverbud Camp; June 27-29; July 18-21
A shortened version of camp for younger ages.

9 and above:
Marine Science and Sailing (12-17 year olds); July 18-23
Target Sports (ages 10-16); July 11-16
Adventure Camp (ages 11-12), July 4-9
Other Adventure camps available for other ages and dates

Teens:
Whitewater Adventures, 14-17 year olds; July 18-23

For details, contact the 4-H office at 264-3061 or check out the camp websites:
http://www.nc4h.org/centers