A four-week hands-on Chick Quest program for youth

4-H I Sarah Feider, 4-H Program Educator A four-week hands-on Chick Quest program for three groups of 21 youth in 3rd grade, where participants incubated and observed chicks while learning about the chick and egg life cycles, identifying the parts of a chick and egg, and designing engineering solutions through egg-drop challenges. Through this experience, […]

An educational station for youth and other agricultural agents

Dairy  I Manuel Peña, Regional Dairy Educator An educational station for youth and other agricultural agents, where attendees learned about the general programming of Extension but also about the Mooving Cows app, that supports the active training of cow handlers at dairy farms developed by Dr. Jennifer Van Os at UW Madison. They also learned […]

Meeting with community collaborators

Jace Purdy, Human Development & Relationship Educator Meeting with community collaborators. The goal is to see how we can work together to better serve our target audiences. Starting a new role, in a new community, requires a lot of face to face meetings with the existing organizations that are serving the target audiences my role […]

Planning a kickoff event for an eventual Youth Leadership Team

Positive Youth Development I Diana Hammer, Youth Development Educator Planning a kickoff event for an eventual Youth Leadership Team in collaboration with Sheboygan County Youth Justice. The goal is to engage justice-impacted young people in a club that they shape and have ownership of in order to grow their leadership skills and potentially inform YJ […]

Positive Youth Development Youth Empowerment Programming October 2026

Positive Youth Development Diana Hammer Positive Youth Development Educator920-459-5916 I diana.hammer@wisc.edu Extension Youth Development Educator Diana Hammer provides opportunities for young people to lead themselves into their own future and lead their community. She teaches skill-building in civic engagement, social-emotional learning, and career and financial topics. Needs Assessment Completed Projects: Current Projects As a result […]

Positive Youth Development 4-H Programming October 2026

Positive Youth Development Sarah Feider 4-H Program Educator920-459-5918 I sfeider@wisc.edu Extension 4-H Program Educator, Sarah Feider, connects with and develops youth and engagement in 4-H to enhance youth development in Sheboygan County. Needs Assessment Completed Projects: Upcoming Efforts

Six-hour day camp for 18 youth in grades K–7.

4-H I Sarah Feider, 4-H Program Educator A six-hour day camp for 18 youth in grades K–7, where participants built teamwork and communication skills through team-building activities, 4-H Bingo, art, LEGO sink-and-float challenges, S’mores, puppet and air-dry clay creations, and hands-on exploration of what 4-H has to offer. Through these experiences, youth developed new skills, […]

Lifeskills Launchpad lessons in juvenile detention

Life Skills Launchpad is an Extension program designed to prepare young people for managing their finances and making big life decisions such as buying a vehicle, finding work, navigating housing and rental decisions, and paying their bills. Diana taught a 5-day series in juvenile detention so that the young people there, regardless of their prior […]

National 4-H Week 2026

Beyond Ready: Growing Leaders, Building Futures October 4-10, 2026 Join us as we celebrate the young people, volunteers, families, and supporters who make 4-H a place where youth gain confidence, build life skills, discover passions, and become Beyond Ready for their future. Celebrate With Us We want to hear from you! Tag us, message us, […]

Sheboygan County 4-H Open House & Enchanted Forest

Sunday, October 4, 2026 1 – 3 pm Camp Riversite N2823 Camp Riversite RoadSheboygan Falls, WI 🍂✨ Sheboygan County 4-H Open House & Enchanted Forest ✨🍂 Step into a world of fall magic and discover all that Sheboygan County 4-H has to offer! Join us on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 1:00-3:00 PM at Camp […]