What is a 4-H?
4-H is a family-oriented program that promotes learning through a variety of experiences that can be done with parents' guidance and support, so parents can really become just as involved in the 4-H program as their children do.
4-H is available to all children in St. Tammany Parish who are in the 4th through 12th grades, regardless of race, color, sex, age, handicap, religion or national origin.
4-H is fun. 4-H is learning. It’s making new friends and doing new things. Sometimes it’s even going new places. 4-H is a club. . . a really big club. The 4-H club is the largest youth organization in the United States. Louisiana has more than 85,000 4-H members in more than 1,700 clubs. 4-H is conducted by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service of the LSU AgCenter.
What is a 4-H Club?
A 4-H club is a group of young people in your school or in your community who want to improve their heads, hearts, hands and health. Each 4-H club has its own officers. They are supervised by Extension agents and volunteer leaders. A leader may be anyone interested in helping young people. Volunteer leaders who supervise clubs are “organizational” leaders.
What do 4-H members do?
“Learn by doing” is the 4-H club slogan. 4-H members don’t just read about things, they do them. They make things. They take part in club meetings at their schools. They learn interesting new things. They learn to follow, and they learn to lead. They help their neighbors and their neighborhoods through club activities.
What is a project?
Every 4-H member selects at least one 4-H project. “Completing a project” means doing everything the activity book tells you to do. The activities in the project books provide members with the experience of “learning by doing.” Animal projects, for example, require that you have the animal.
What can I do with what I learn in 4-H?
4-H is a great way to acquire life long skills such as:
- self-esteem,
- communication skills,
- commitment to others,
- problem solving,
- decision making and
- managing resources.
4-H Pledge
I PLEDGE…
My Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service, and
My Health to better living,
For My Club, My Community, My Country, and My World.
4-H Mission
Through non-formal, research based, experiential educational activities, 4-H participants gain knowledge and life skills enabling them to become positive, productive, capable and compassionate members of their communities.
The following agents are responsible for the 4-H program in St. Tammany Parish. If you have questions, please send an email to contact them.
General Questions
Livestock & Outdoor Skills Questions