The Maryland 4-H Foundation now accepts donations online! Go to www.mymaryland4hfoundation.com or click the image below to go directly to the page for online donations.

The Maryland 4-H Animal Science Program Committee is pleased to offer the third annual Maryland 4-H Animal Science Leaders Forum on Saturday, January 28, 2012, 9:00am-3:30pm, at the Patuxent Research Refuge. The forum is open to interested 4-H Adult and Teen Leaders. The event will include updates on the Maryland 4-H Horse, Dairy and Livestock Programs; a Panel Discussion by three recent alumni of the Maryland 4-H Animal Science Program; and the chance for participants to attend three of eleven Breakout Sessions being offered which cover a wide variety of topics for Leaders of 4-H Animal Science clubs and members. Complete workshop descriptions are included in the Registration Packet available on the Maryland 4-H Website on the home page at http://www.maryland4h.org/ . Early registration is due January 13. Late registrations will be accepted through January 20 with an additional late fee. We hope to see you there!

The Maryland 4-H Youth Development Program is proud to announce its 2012 request for proposals from youth and adult teaching teams who have an interest in implementing the Health Rocks! program. This is a prevention program thats programmatic model emphasizes youth and adults working together as teamteachers. These teams are then able to connect and communicate to youth the importance of making wise decisions about their health. For more details click here or contact Lisa Dennis@ ldennis@umd.edu.

Through the AGsploration: The Science of Maryland Agriculture Program there will be a group of teen teachers trained at the upcoming Winter Institute in February. These teens will then be able to teach the curriculum throughout the State of Maryland. If you have an event scheduled from March 2012 through December 2012 that you would like to have an AGsploration lesson or lessons taught at we would like to know. Possible events could include: county fairs, summer camps and programs, or after school programs. Please keep in mind that these teen teachers are also students, therefore, will not be available during school hours. If you currently do not have something scheduled and would like to work on organizing an event, please contact us and we will be glad to work with you.

In addition, we are also interested in pilot testing curriculum in public and private schools in 2012. If you currently have a middle school partner that might be interested in the curriculum we would be interested in finding out.

Please email Megan Jordan with teaching dates and/or middle school partner information. She can be contacted at mjordan6@umd.edu or 301-314-7821. We ask that you email her no later than February 1^st.

The AGsploration development team invites 4-H youth ages 14-18 or 4-H alumni ages 19-21 to become trained as a teen teacher for the new University of Maryland Extensions AGsploration: The Science of Maryland Agriculture curriculum at our Winter Institute on Saturday, February 18, 2012 to Monday, February 20, 2012 at the Patuxent River 4-H Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. The cost of the training is free,however, you must provide travel to/from the center on your own.


At the training, team members will receive a copy of the AGsploration curriculum and a kit to aid in teaching in. As a team member, your commitment is to fill out an application, attend the AGsploration team training in February, and make a 30-hour commitment teaching and evaluating the AGsploration curriculum in 2012. An application and
flyer are available online at the Maryland 4-H
website at www.maryland4h.org and below

Completed applications are due by December 31, 2011 to April HallBarczewski at UME-Cecil County, 200 Chesapeake Blvd, Suite 1500, Elkton, MD 21921. The AGsploration program is limited to 30 participants.


Applicants will be accepted by a review process and we encourage at least one youth from every 4-H unit to apply. Applicants will be notified by mid-January if they have been accepted to attend the
training. Additional information and required paperwork will be mailed once your application has been accepted.

AGsploration Flyer

AGsploration Application