Along with 4-H Clubs, Afterschool and School Enrichment are two delivery modes for 4-H Youth Development. Colorado 4-H offers programming and educational materials that can be used in K-12 school enrichment and after school settings.
Afterschool
Colorado 4-H Afterschool includes educational programs offered to youth outside of school hours, usually in a school or other community center and incorporating 4-H curricula. 4-H afterschool is designed to combine the resources of 4-H with community-based organizations that provide afterschool programs which address community needs.
School Enrichment
Colorado 4-H School Enrichment Programs are groups of youth or children receiving a sequence of learning experiences in cooperation with school officials during school hours to support the school curriculum. 4-H School Enrichment involves direct teaching by 4-H staff, trained volunteers or teachers.
4‑H reaches nearly six million young people through Cooperative Extension – a community of more than 100 public universities and 3,000 local offices. Programs are delivered by more than 3,500 4‑H professionals and more than 500,000 volunteers.
4‑H’s hands-on approach is proven to grow life skills like confidence, independence, resilience and compassion through stages and developed through experiences, not instruction.
The result? Kids who are empowered with the skills to lead for a lifetime.
4‑H empowers young people to be true leaders. True leaders are young people who have confidence; know how to work well with others; can endure through challenges; and will stick with a job until it gets done. In 4‑H, we believe true leaders aren’t born – they’re grown.