Buncombe County 4-H is excited to offer curriculum and teaching kits to enhance the topics and lessons teachers are already teaching in the classrooms. The 4-H curriculum are aligned with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for specific grade levels and provide students with hands-on learning opportunities. Each piece contains all you need to know in order to teach the students....background knowledge, material list, focus questions, step-by-step instructions, and student worksheets. The Experiential Model is used to take students from Experiencing an activity to Sharing, Processing, Generalizing, and Applying what they have learned.
Please check out the list of School Enrichment Programs Buncombe County 4-H offers and contact Jordan English at jordan_english@ncsu.edu or 828-255-5522 to get started with the curriculum and kits. The kits are available on a check-out basis and we even have Extension Master Gardener volunteers and Extension Agents available to assist with teaching the lessons too.
You can also visit our NC 4-H Curriculum website for more fun and exciting 4-H curriculum that can be used in our local schools.
Click here to complete the Buncombe County 4-H School Enrichment Request Form!
Special 4-H Programs for Schools
Buncombe County 4-H is also excited to offer special classroom programs in addition to our 4-H School Enrichment curriculum. The programs listed below are typically one-day programs where Extension agents and volunteers come into the classroom and conduct the educational activities. Some of these can be conducted any time during the school year while others are for special seasons. Contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Buncombe County office to learn more and see how these could be brought to your classroom.
National Youth Science Day:
National Youth Science Day (NYSD) provides access and opportunity for kids to learn about STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, and math) by participating in a hands-on STEM challenge. For the past 11 years, 4‑H has developed hands-on challenges that shows kids how STEM skills can be applied to the world around them. NYSD is celebrated nationally on October 1, with events taking place throughout the month of October and beyond in classrooms, clubs, homes and afterschool spaces across the country. Annually, NYSD reaches nearly 250,000 kids at thousands of events across all 50 states with the fun, hands-on challenges that change from year to year. Check out the link below to learn more about National Youth Science Day and contact N.C. Cooperative Extension in Buncombe County to see how your classroom can get involved.
Agricultural Literacy Day:
Join us in celebrating the important role agriculture plays in our local, state, and national economy and help your students learn how agriculture provides us with food, fiber, and other essential products. N.C. Cooperative Extension of Buncombe County agents and volunteers visit approximately 1,500 students every Spring through our Ag Literacy Days! Our volunteers are available to come into your classroom for a short educational program targeting elementary grades. We'll read a short book which is donated to the school's library and then do a fun hands-on activity like making butter, making seed necklaces, or playing pollinator games. Registration for this event is usually completed in February and March each year so contact us before then to get your school and classes involved.
Contact Information
If you are interested in any of our 4-H School Enrichment programs, please give us a call at 828-255-5522 or email jordan_english@ncsu.edu and we can discuss the possibilities.
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