Lisa Sanderson, Positive Youth Development Educator Representatives of local youth-serving organizations, including SASD, HMAA, and Mental Health America, related concerns about disengagement/negative affect in school, lack of self-efficacy, dual identity challenges, and poor mental health in students from minoritized communities. Positive Youth Development Educator Lisa Sanderson researched these issues and found scholarly support/models for bicultural […]
A Field Day was held for farmers, industry agronomists, and agency personal to learn about alternative forage systems that improve soil health and farm profitability. The program sponsored by: Extension Sheboygan County, The Sheboygan County Forage Council, and the Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers was held on August 31st at Double Dutch Dairy near Cedar Grove. […]
Sarah Tarjeson, 4-H Youth Development Educator Mentorship for adult volunteers where they navigated actual conflict situations gaining skills in active listening, prioritizing, using ‘I messages” and taking appropriate and safe action. Through this mentorship, adults were able to provide a safe and respectful environment for Positive Youth Development. Mentorship for new leaders of the Mosel […]
Lisa Golda, Positive Youth Development Educator Extension’s mission is to serve all WI residents by providing relevant, actionable, and culturally responsive educational programs and services. Centering stakeholders’ voices at the start of program development is key to fulfilling this mission. We are currently developing new youth programming / adapting existing programming to better serve all […]
Sarah Tarjeson, 4-H Youth Development Educator A meeting of Mosel Farm and Home 4-H Club where members, volunteers, and parents learned about leadership opportunities and volunteer development. This effort is designed to transition club leadership and strengthen the volunteer capacity within this club. A training for Sheboygan Youth First Impressions Neighborhood Exchange where participants gained […]
Sarah Tarjeson, 4-H Youth Development Educator A meeting of Mosel Farm and Home 4-H Club where members, volunteers, and parents learned about leadership opportunities and volunteer development. This effort is designed to transition club leadership and strengthen the volunteer capacity within this club. A training for Sheboygan Youth First Impressions Neighborhood Exchange where participants gained […]
Sarah Tarjeson, 4-H Youth Development Educator A monthly newsletter for New or 1st Year 4-H Families where they were introduced to the 4-H Youth Development Program. The purpose of this effort was to develop a sense of belonging to our organization and build confidence in parents and members as they participate in club and project […]
In an effort to provide support to kindergarten teachers during in-class and virtual education, Janeth Orozco has been developing a series of five bitmoji classrooms. Bitmoji classrooms are interactive classrooms with clickable sections where students can learn about nutrition. Each bitmoji classroom is designed to cover the information that Janeth would normally teach in person […]
Along with a state team of Extension Educators and UW-Madison specialists, Jane co-developed the interactive Planning AHEAD (Advance directives, Home finances, Estate planning, and Arriving at decisions for the end of this life) program over the past year. The seven-part virtual series will be offered free to county residents through a Baldwin grant. Planning AHEAD […]
In the Sheboygan County 4-H Program, volunteer management and development is a priority! With 226 Certified 4-H Volunteer Leaders, it is critical that staff engage volunteers in ongoing educational processes designed to build capacities for their service roles. By actively engaging volunteers and organizing volunteer efforts, we are able to provide hundreds of opportunities throughout […]
