4-H is the largest youth development organization in Michigan, with more than 200,000 youth between the ages of 5 and 19 participating. Because Michigan 4-H is part of Michigan State University Extension, the activities your kids participate in are all backed by and based on child development research. hands-on) learning and time spent intentionally thinking about what’s been learned to make it a
meaningful experience, with skills and ideas learned that last a lifetime. It’s a fact: kids who participate in 4-H get better grades, are more likely to go to college, are less likely to use drugs, ci******es or alcohol, and are more likely to give back to their communities. They may be learning to be a photographer, building their own robot, growing a garden, writing and performing a song, or raising an animal, but what they are really doing is learning to be a leader, building their self-confidence, growing their awareness of good citizenship, writing their own future and raising their expectations—of themselves
