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Leadership
What’s it all about?
Youth of any age can learn to be leaders – in their club, community, country, and world. In this project, build leadership skills including teamwork, communication, organization, goal management, meeting management, decision making, and problem-solving.
Leadership | Youth Leadership
Grow in Your Project
Beginner
- Help at club meetings
- Do a demonstration about something you love
- Explore skills like teamwork and communication
- Set SMART goals and work to achieve them
- Think about what it means to be a good leader
- Learn about yourself and what you are good at
Intermediate
- Teach others how to do something you love
- Join a committee
- Help plan a service project
- Develop your skills in problem solving and organization
- Research leaders you look up to
Advanced
- Lead a service project
- Take on a leadership role in your club or community (club officer, committee co-chair, project leader, etc.)
- Build and practice skills such as decision making, meeting management, and goal management
- Interview leaders in your community to learn from their experiences
Member Resources
Superhero You Curriculum
1 level (grades 3-6)
Leadership Skills You Never Outgrow Curriculum
3 levels (grades 3-12)
Communications Curriculum
3 levels (grades 3-12)
True Leadership Curriculum
1 level (grades 6-12)
Mentoring Curriculum
1 level (grades 6-12)
Leadership Road Trip Curriculum
1 level (grades 6-12)
Project Leader Resources
Building Social Capital on Purpose
1 level (Adults who work with teens)
Just in Time Equity Dialogues for Youth
1 level (Adults who work with teens)
More Leadership Opportunities
Become a Youth Project Leader in your County
It’s a Project within a Project!
Practice your leadership skills in another project area you enjoy. For example, youth leaders are an important part of teaching activities in the Cloverbud Project for youth in grades K-2. Think about what you enjoy (Art? STEM? Plants? etc.), and ask adult volunteers how you can get involved as a leader.
Audience: Youth in grades 7 and higher
Statewide Leadership Opportunities
When you’re ready, Wisconsin and National 4-H offer a wide variety of camps, conferences, groups, and educational travel experiences in many different areas, including arts, animal science, service, science, and more. There are too many opportunities to list here, but they’re all listed on the Statewide Events and Opportunities page.
Audience: Youth in grades 7 and higher
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