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<strong>Siouxland</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | Converse / 18<br />
Nebraska 4-H Teen Teacher leading a lesson on coding with a group of youth.<br />
Nebraska 4-H Strong<br />
By Angela Abts<br />
Nebraska will be celebrating a strong 4-H youth<br />
development program in February. The 4-H<br />
program offers many strengths for youth, volunteers,<br />
and communities. Those strengths include building life<br />
skills through hands-on learning, growing confidence,<br />
resilience, and compassion, while adults provide a<br />
positive, strong environment. The theme for this year’s<br />
Nebraska 4-H celebration is Belong. There will be several<br />
opportunities for the 4-H members, volunteers, and<br />
supporters to celebrate in Dakota County.<br />
The 4-H Pledge is the strong backbone of the 4-H program<br />
that has been around for more than 100 years. The H’s<br />
stand for head, heart, hands, and health. The pledge has<br />
been recited at 4-H meetings and events for almost 94<br />
years. Let’s see what the pledge has to offer youth and<br />
adults.<br />
classroom, a cafeteria, a gym, a living room, an outside<br />
space, or online, learning can happen anywhere. One<br />
program in Dakota County that has a strong collaboration<br />
with the South Sioux City Schools is First Lego League (FLL)<br />
Robotics for the past ten years. Each year, approximately<br />
40 students compete in the experience, learning valuable<br />
life skills with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math,<br />
while building, programming, and testing robots with more<br />
than 15 coaches and mentors.<br />
Virtual learning experiences increased through Nebraska<br />
4-H in 2020. New statewide programs, including Living<br />
Room Learning, Boredom Busters, Virtual Field Trips, Virtual<br />
Summer Camps, and many more, have been created and<br />
continue to expand in 2021. Statewide and community-<br />
We pledge our heads to clearer thinking.<br />
The 4-H programs are grounded in the belief that kids<br />
learn best by doing. Participants complete hands-on<br />
projects in areas such as science, healthy living, food<br />
supply confidence, community development, career and<br />
college readiness, leadership, and entrepreneurship,<br />
in a positive environment. Through these projects, they<br />
receive guidance from adults and are encouraged to take<br />
leadership roles.<br />
Nebraska 4-H is committed to supporting the youth in our<br />
state with hands-on learning. Whether it be in a school<br />
The 4-H Pledge is the backbone of the program. It is recited<br />
at 4-H events and meetings for the last 94 years.
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