Nationwide and Farm Bureau sponsoring county delegates to State 4-H Leadership Camp
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Amie Griffith has been selected to represent Highland County at State 4-H Leadership Camp at 4-H Camp Ohio August 10-14, 2011. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Nationwide sponsor the program and provide full camp scholarships for up to two 4-H members from each of Ohio's 88 counties.
Amie is the daughter of Lori Newman of Hillsboro, and Mark Griffith of Sabina. She is a member of the Goats, Galore, & More 4-H club, advised by Richele and Bobby Stroop. Her projects include Scrapbooking, Photography, Shopping Savvy, Keeping Fit, Teens on the Road to Financial Success, and Teen Boardmanship. Amie is the President of the Highland County 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences Board.
State 4-H Leadership Camp is a once-in-a-lifetime, exciting, fun and challenging learn-by-doing leadership development experience. It is one of the best programs of its kind in the nation.
The campers themselves are responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating almost everything that occurs at the week-long camp, through program planning committees, leadership family groups, cabin groups and other work groups. In doing so, they develop real-life leadership knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations and achieve the camp objectives and purposes.
Other Leadership Camp opportunities include in-depth experiences focusing on daily leadership themes, and options for campers in such areas as leadership skills, local and county programs and ideas, cultural heritage and citizenship, communications, careers and personal development. Campers will also take advantage of Camp Ohio's natural environment. Exciting evening programs and inspirational services provide campers additional opportunities for leadership development.
Leadership Camp participants: a) develop the collegial leadership abilities needed for adult success, b) contribute leadership in helping groups shape and achieve their goals, and in getting people outside those groups to support their work, c) learn specific leadership skills such as envisioning, consensus-seeking, negotiation, creating rewards, perspective-taking, gaining legitimacy, creating an image, advocacy, and coalition-building, d) realize the degree of control they have over their lives, e) take the initiative to try new things and not be afraid of failure or success, f) improve their physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, and became more capable, caring, contributing persons, g) gain ideas and methods to share in improving their club, community, country, and world, h) make new friends, and i) have fun!
Leadership Camp is built on ten research-based principles for effective youth leadership development: a) it is built around stated purposes and goals, b) encourages high expectations and confidence in youth and demonstrates respect for youth, c) emphasizes experiential learning and involves youth in exercising genuine leadership, d) teaches youth history, values, and beliefs of their society, e) promotes awareness, understanding, and tolerance of other people, cultures, and societies, f) involves youth in collaborative experiences, teamwork, and networking with peers, g) helps youth develop specific skills related to leadership, h) involves youth in significant relationships with mentors and positive role models, i) facilitates the development of individual strengths and personal characteristics, and j) involves youth in service to others, to their community, to their country, and to the world.[[In-content Ad]]
Amie is the daughter of Lori Newman of Hillsboro, and Mark Griffith of Sabina. She is a member of the Goats, Galore, & More 4-H club, advised by Richele and Bobby Stroop. Her projects include Scrapbooking, Photography, Shopping Savvy, Keeping Fit, Teens on the Road to Financial Success, and Teen Boardmanship. Amie is the President of the Highland County 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences Board.
State 4-H Leadership Camp is a once-in-a-lifetime, exciting, fun and challenging learn-by-doing leadership development experience. It is one of the best programs of its kind in the nation.
The campers themselves are responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating almost everything that occurs at the week-long camp, through program planning committees, leadership family groups, cabin groups and other work groups. In doing so, they develop real-life leadership knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations and achieve the camp objectives and purposes.
Other Leadership Camp opportunities include in-depth experiences focusing on daily leadership themes, and options for campers in such areas as leadership skills, local and county programs and ideas, cultural heritage and citizenship, communications, careers and personal development. Campers will also take advantage of Camp Ohio's natural environment. Exciting evening programs and inspirational services provide campers additional opportunities for leadership development.
Leadership Camp participants: a) develop the collegial leadership abilities needed for adult success, b) contribute leadership in helping groups shape and achieve their goals, and in getting people outside those groups to support their work, c) learn specific leadership skills such as envisioning, consensus-seeking, negotiation, creating rewards, perspective-taking, gaining legitimacy, creating an image, advocacy, and coalition-building, d) realize the degree of control they have over their lives, e) take the initiative to try new things and not be afraid of failure or success, f) improve their physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, and became more capable, caring, contributing persons, g) gain ideas and methods to share in improving their club, community, country, and world, h) make new friends, and i) have fun!
Leadership Camp is built on ten research-based principles for effective youth leadership development: a) it is built around stated purposes and goals, b) encourages high expectations and confidence in youth and demonstrates respect for youth, c) emphasizes experiential learning and involves youth in exercising genuine leadership, d) teaches youth history, values, and beliefs of their society, e) promotes awareness, understanding, and tolerance of other people, cultures, and societies, f) involves youth in collaborative experiences, teamwork, and networking with peers, g) helps youth develop specific skills related to leadership, h) involves youth in significant relationships with mentors and positive role models, i) facilitates the development of individual strengths and personal characteristics, and j) involves youth in service to others, to their community, to their country, and to the world.[[In-content Ad]]