Rockingham 4-H Education

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Rosemary is our 4-H Youth Program Educator and works directly with schools and the community. Through the 4-H program we are able to provide our services to all Rockingham County Public Schools (Pre-K through 12th). Our curriculum areas range from electricity to horticulture, water quality, natural resources, embryology in the classroom, farm to table, and much more! Rosemary is able to provide classroom/program visits, community contacts on specialized topics, and several kits for classroom/program check out. The Rockingham County 4-H program offers a variety of youth programs. In addition to 4-H school based curriculum we have 12 county clubs that meet once a month in the evenings, Jr. 4-H camp every summer at Smith Mountain Lake (open to members and non-members), 4-H Cloverbud (ages 5-8) day camp every summer for a week, variety of workshops including foods, bicycling, horticulture, crafts, animals, career exploration, and community service (to name a few). 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. 4-H, the largest comprehensive youth development program in the nation, educates young people, ages 5 to 18, through a variety of experiential techniques that encourage hands-on, active learning. More than 20,000 adults and teens volunteer their time and energy annually to help youth experience 4-H. Our programs assist more than 170,000 Virginia youth discover and build on their own ability to make good decisions, manage resources wisely, work effectively with others, and communicate successfully. Our 4-H camping program is one of the largest in the country and provides character-building experiences to participants at our six 4-H educational centers.

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.