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Welcome To The New Jersey 4-H Virtual Fair
County and 4-H Fairs are typically a must-attend event for many families during the summer months of July-September! In a year that we were not able to gather together at county fairs due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the New Jersey 4-H Program tried something new and hosted a New Jersey 4-H Virtual Fair to showcase some of […]
Mercer County 4-H Find Out Fridays
For many years, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County has delivered numerous summer camp programs for youth throughout the Trenton area. When the pandemic hit, and the 4-H staff was unable to provide in-person summer programming, Mercer County 4-H had to creatively design new offerings to reach these underserved youth. Through partnerships with Mercer County SNAP-Ed, Mercer Street Friends, and the Center for Child and Family Achievement (CCFA), the team created a program called “Find Out Fridays.” For six weeks, from July to August, 100 families […]
Mercer County 4-H Find Out Fridays
Sharon Gore – 4-H
The 2020 4H STEM Challenge is a Race to Land Humans on Mars this year!
Alesha Vega – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology Program
The 2020 4‑H STEM Challenge is a Race to Land Humans on Mars this year!
The race to land humans on Mars is on! The annual 4-H STEM Challenge in connection with Rutgers looks a little different this year but the enthusiasm remains. The 2020 challenge will explore sending a mission to Mars with the activity, Mars Base Camp. Developed by Google and Virginia Cooperative Extension, Mars Base Camp is […]
Eight Weeks of Intensive Virtual Learning
Two weeks. That is the amount of time Janice McDonnell and Sage Lichtenwalner, Co-PIs of the OOI Ocean Data Lab Project, had to create an eight-week intensive, hands-on virtual program for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students, who couldn’t attend their original programs due to COVID-19 restrictions. McDonnell and Lichtenwalner jumped in with both feet […]
4-H Members Capture Top Awards At NJ State 4-H Virtual Public Speaking Contest
Twenty-seven New Jersey 4-H members received Outstanding Presentation Awards at the State 4-H Virtual Public Presentation Contest. This annual event typically held in June on the Cook Douglass Campus of Rutgers University moved to a virtual format this year. One Hundred Seventeen 4-H members from throughout the state took part in this event, which offers […]
4-H Members Capture Top Awards At NJ State 4-H Virtual Public Speaking Contest
Jeannette Rea Keywood – Department of 4-H Youth Development
Randolph: Morris County 4-Her’s Take Home Awards In Virtual Fair
Kelly Dziak – 4-H
