STEM in Colorado 4-H
To meet the needs of youth and the nation with high-quality Positive Youth Development programming in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Colorado 4-H provides science, technology, engineering and math programs based on Colorado Academic Standards.
- Colorado 4-H provides opportunities for youth to experience and improve in the Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development.
- Colorado 4-H learning experiences are led by trained, caring adult staff and volunteers acting as mentors, coaches, facilitators and co-learners who operate from a perspective that youth are partners and resources in their own development.
- Colorado 4-H activities are led with an experiential approach to learning.
- Colorado 4-H activities use inquiry-based learning to foster the natural creativity and curiosity of youth.
- Colorado 4-H program facilitators target one or more of the outcomes on the 4-H Science Logic Model and consider the frequency and duration necessary for youth to accomplish those outcomes.
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.
