Welcome to Ipsum County 4-H!

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

For more than a century, Wisconsin has been  leader in 4-H youth development, giving young people throughout the state an opportunity to learn new skills, gain self-confidence and contribute to their communities.  Using real-life experiences from a team of devoted educators and volunteers, 4-H members benefit from leadership training, community-building experiences and experiential-learning opportunities to better their own lives and the lives of the people around them.

The wide array of 4-H Youth Development programs enriches the lives of participants and their families and strengthens Wisconsin’s communities through volunteer service, civic involvement and leadership development.

What do 4-H members do?

4-H clubs have regular meetings and officers, but that is just the start. 4-H members get involved in their communities as volunteers and youth leaders and are able to learn and succeed in projects that include:

• Arts and communication
• Animal science
• Community Involvement
• Mechanical sciences
• Natural resources
• Family, Home and Health
• Plant and Soil Science

With so many choices, 4-H is what you want it to be.  They participate in different kinds of projects, go on trips, have parties, host international students, participate in local government, experiment with science, make art, go to camp, learn to canoe or take care of an animal.

Enrollment Guidelines

Cloverbuds: Youth in grades K-2. Cloverbuds are enrolled solely in Cloverbud projects.

Explorers: Youth in grades 3-4. It is meant to allow kids to try a variety of project areas and to exhibit a variety of projects at the fair. Youth in grades 3 and 4 are not required to take Exploring as a project.

Members: Youth in grades 3-13. Can take up to 5 projects. Enrolling beyond 5 projects is left up to the discretion of the adult leader and parent. Members are expected to participate in all projects in which they are enrolled.

** Grade is determined by registration into the school district during the 4-enrollment period. When a child exhibits at the fair, they are enrolled under the grade that they just completed, not the grade they will be entering in Fall after the fair.

Join 4-H

It is easy to be part of 4-H. Just call contact us at…

Your county Extension 4-H youth development staff member can answer your specific questions. They can also help you find the club that is right for you or start one.