Mercer County 4-H
What
is 4-H?
4-H is the youth development program conducted by the North Dakota State Extension Service. 4-H members can select from many activities in various project areas ranging from automotive to clothing to space camp.
Adult leaders, trained by county Extension Service Faculty, teach projects to children using the "learn-by-doing" method. 4-H teaches leadership, citizenship, and skills children will use throughout their lives.
4-H Mission
The mission of 4-H is to provide opportunities for youth to acquire knowledge, develop life skills, form attitudes, and practice behavior that will enable them to become self directing, productive, and contributing members of society.
4-H Is:
An informal educational program,
Community based and locally determined,
Primarily group focused and family oriented,
Volunteer operated, and
Coordinated by professional Extension faculty.
Emblem
The 4-H emblem is a four-leaf clover with the letter "H" on each leaf. The letters in the emblem stands for
Head, Heart, Hands, and Health - the foundation of all 4-H programs.
Pledge
I pledge:
My Head to clear thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hand to larger service,
My Health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world.
Educational Philosophy
Experiential education - learn by doing.
Motto
To make the best better was suggested by Miss Carrie Harrison of USDA and adopted by a committee of state and national leaders in 1912.
Colors
Green - nature's most common color, symbolizes springtime, life and youth.
White - symbolizes purity and high ideals.
Contact the 4-H Office:
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page.
mercer@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Mercer County Extension Service
1400 Hwy 49 N #103
Beulah, ND 58523
Phone: (701) 873-5195
Fax: (701) 873-5993
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