4-H has been helping youth thrive for over 100 years! Through experiential learning activities we deliver high quality programs framed in a positive youth development context. Let us work with your middle and high school students to intentionally focus on the development of critical life skills / transferable skills. Contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu for more information and to schedule your workshop. (Flyer, PDF)

On-Farm Career Education Opportunities in May

UVM Extension’s 4-H Program invites sixth-grade teachers to mark your calendars now for one of two field trips at working dairy farms to explore content and careers in farming and beyond: May 17 at Fairmount Farm in East Montpelier and May 24 at the North Williston Cattle Company in Williston, both 9:30am – 2 pm. Students will rotate through hands-on workshops with professionals in agronomy, finance, technology, animal health, nutrition, policy and state workforce development, and more. Teachers will leave with a curriculum that allows you to further explore these topics. Register here: https://go.uvm.edu/connectingtodairy2023

Contact: Sarah Kleinman at sarah.kleinman@uvm.edu or 802-656-7637.

Download the flyer (PDF)

Come explore with us as we test, build, and create! (Flyer, PDF)

Activities will include:

• Flying Helicopters on Mars
• Investigate Alien Genetics
• Protect Your “Eggstronaut”: Build an Egg-Drop Lander

This workshop is for youth in grades 3-5 and will be led by the 4-H Teen Science Ambassadors.

Space is limited to 25 participants.

Click here to register NOTE: This event is sold out. Please email to get on the wait list.

Questions? Contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu

We are seeking students entering grades 9-12 who love science and want to take a leadership role in creating science programming for other youth next school year. Apply to become a 4-H Science Ambassador today! (Flyer, PDF)

Ambassadors will take the lead on:

• VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Cafes
  • Plan and implement 8-9 teen science cafes during the school year
• 4-H Science Fun Days
  • Create 1-2 science fun days to get younger youth excited about science

Review the Position Description and click here to apply by June 1, 2023.

Questions? Contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu

Help us plan our annual summit which brings together middle and high-school students from across Vermont! Our goal is to inform, inspire, activate, and empower students for environmental change.(Flyer, PDF)

We are seeking students entering grades 9-12 who can spend some time over the summer helping to plan this event and then take a leadership role at the event.

Apply by June 1st. Click here

YES will take place either Oct. 27 or Nov. 3 at the Barre Civic Center.

Contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu with questions.

4-H members compete in three speaking categories: Public Speaking (no props or charts, 7 ‒ 10 minutes), Individual Demonstration (charts and visuals mandatory, 9 ‒ 12 minutes), Team Demonstration (2 people, charts and visuals mandatory, 10 ‒ 15 minutes).

The time and location will be determined once participants have registered. Download and fill out the PDF flyer to register.

At the Orleans County Fairgrounds. Open to 4-H youth ages 5 to 18 (as of January 1, 2023) from Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties.

Contact 4-H Educator Lindy Birch at 802-656-7572 for registration forms and materials.

Event Flyer (PDF)

Summer of Science 2023 (Flyer, PDF)

Workshops are FREE but registration is required.

Please read the workshop descriptions carefully for grade requirement, location & time and registration deadline.

• Space is limited; first-come, first-served.
• You must register at least one week before the workshop is scheduled to take place (unless noted otherwise) so that we can send you the required paperwork, directions, and additional information needed for the session.
• Please do not register until you know 100% that you can attend. (Do not take a spot away from someone who really wants to come!)
• If a program is full, please contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu to be placed on a waiting list.

June 23: Learn About Lake Champlain on a Floating Classroom
June 27: Flow Cytometry
June 28: Plant and Fungi Ecology and Evolution
July 6: Build a Rocket (Part 1 of 2)
July 10: Biomimicry
July 12: Learn About Forest Ecology
July 14-16: Natural Resources Management Academy
July 17: Special Conference/Youth Day: Stem Cells, Cell Therapy and Bioengineering in Lung Biology and Disease  (Note: this conference has its own registration. Click here to learn more and register. All participants will need to submit a Youth Day Permission Form ahead of time.)
July 18: Learn About Brain Connections with Neuronify
July 21: Microbe Detectives
July 24-28: Science Exploration Camp
July 27: Build a Rocket (Part 2 of 2)
July 31- August 4: Morning Cup of Code
August 4: Brain Lab
August 6: Nature Awareness and Ecological Restoration

Registration will open on May 1 @ 7 pm. Click here to register

Questions? Contact lauren.traister@uvm.edu or call 802-656-7565

Held at Addison County Fairy & Field Days Grounds, 1790 Field Days Road, New Haven, VT 05472.

Registration with full payment must be postmarked by Friday, June 2, 2023.  Download the camp details and registration.

To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Wendy Sorrell at 802-656-7641 or 1-800-571-0668 by Friday, June 2, 2023 so we may assist you.

We invite current 7-11th graders to join us for immersive research experiences in agrotechnology. Through topic-focused Science Cafes, Summer Academies, and Innovation Slams, participants will have an opportunity to learn from UVM faculty, staff and students, conduct their own experiments and share their findings!

Participants will have an opportunity to conduct experiments using an inquiry-based approach to explore innovative agrotechnology curricula: culturing cells for healthier soils, shifting the waste to value paradigm, and using virtual reality for more precise agriculture. More information, including the application, can be found here.

Camp 1 Monday, June 26 – Thursday, June 29 (this session is full)
Camp 2 Monday, July 10 – Thursday, July 13
Camp starts at 4 p.m. June 26 and July 10, and ends at 1 p.m. July 29 and July 13

Download the camp flyer (PDF).

Visit the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and explore outdoor adventure opportunities that will challenge your mind, body, and spirit! Physical activities will include climbing, high ropes, disc golf, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and fitness training. Additional social-emotional engagements will include leadership and resilience training, team building, self-confidence, and mental wellbeing.  The exact daily schedule of activities will be announced prior to camp.

UVM Extension 4-H Military Partnership is partnering with Vermont State University | Lyndon to host this event.

Registration deadline is Friday, May 26, 2023. Visit https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_1N3oSLjsXtNlZbg to register. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants per camp week.

To request language interpretation/translation assistance and/or a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please call or email Anthony Sgherza at 802-656-7606 or anthony.sgherza@uvm.edu by Thursday, June 1, 2023 so we may assist you. Contact Anthony with additional questions.

This is a free event and lunch is provided. Four hands-on workshops will be offered.

Registration required by Friday, June 16, 2023 at https://go.uvm.edu/farmsafety23. Participants must register by Friday, June 16 to receive free safety vest.

Flyer (PDF)

Friday, July 14 to Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Addison County Fair & Field Days, 1790 Field Days Road, New Haven, Vermont (Route 17 between New Haven Junction and Addison Four Corners).

Horse show entry forms must be postmarked by June 25.  Download the official show rules and registration booklet (PDF).

Check-in begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, clean up and head home 11 a.m. on Sunday.  Held at Ross Gravel Pit off of Herrick Brook Road in Pawlet, Vermont.  Directions will be included with the registration packet and there will be 4-H signs posted to help guide you.  The Jamboree is for 4-H Shooting Sports members ages 8-18 (as of Jan. 1, 2023) and their families.  Cost is $30/youth.  Registration packet and information coming soon.  Contact Holly Ferris at holly.ferris@uvm.edu or 802-656-7562.  To request language interpretation/translation assistance and/or a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please call or email Holly Ferris at 802-656-7562 or holly.ferris@uvm.edu by Friday, June 2, 2023 so we may assist you. Contact Holly with additional questions.

• Space is limited; first-come, first-served.
• Please do not register until you know 100% that you can attend. (Do not take a spot away from someone who really wants to come!)
• If the program is full, please contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu to be placed on a waiting list.

Are you interested in the environment and ready to explore, in depth, your passion for Vermont’s natural resources? If you answered yes to this question, then you should attend the Natural Resources Management Academy (NRMA). Come ready to explore natural resources management and share a day with other youth from around Vermont who have the same interests. (Flyer, PDF)

You will have the opportunity to take in-depth, hands-on workshops with experts. Each workshop will allow for extensive in-the-field exploration of the subject matter. This summer’s workshops will include:

• Watershed Science
• Fish Health CSI
• Converting Food Waste to Fuels
• How to Plan & Zone for the Results You Want
• Nature Awareness & Ecological Restoration.

In addition to these workshops, participants will engage in fun team building activities, canoeing, fishing, hiking, and a nightly campfire with s’mores.

This workshop will take place at the Green Mountain Conservation Camp in Woodbury, VT the weekend of July 14-16, 2023.

Space is limited to 30 youth who will be entering grades 7-10 in the Fall.

Note: NRMA is FREE for 2023! The $125 registration fee is being waived this summer due to generous support from VT EPSCoR.

You must register by June 14 so that we can send you the required paperwork, directions, and additional information needed for the program.

Registration will open on May 1 @ 7 pm. Click here to register

Questions? Contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu