Located in Stokes State Forest (Sussex County), the L.G. Cook 4-H Camp has offered youth a camp experience in the woods since 1951. This January, Mercer County youth joined youth from four other counties to take part in our Teen Winter Camp weekend. The youth traveled up to the campsite and stayed the weekend. During […]
This fall, 4-H partnered with Children’s Home Society to bring youth a series centered around MakeyMakey—an Arduino-based board that acts as a keyboard and mouse using resistive sensing to turn everyday objects into keyboard inputs. The seven-session series taught the participants about circuits, conductive and insulating materials, and block coding. The series was very hands-on. […]
For the tenth running year, Mercer County 4-H is partnering with scientists from Bristol Myers Squibb to engage Trenton area youth in fun, hands-on science and engineering activities to help spark an interest in STEM. Our first session of the Tomorrow’s Innovator Science Saturday series was Saturday, October 22nd where we had seventy youth from […]
Starting in September, 4-H has run a JavaScript series for middle school youth. Computer Science is a growing field with in-demand positions. According to the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the computer and information technology field is expected to grow 13% in the coming years- faster than the average growth rate of […]
As summer winds down, 4-H reflects on the summer. In partnership with Millhill Child and Family Development Center, 4-H hosted a group of 21 young STEM enthusiasts for the STEM Explorers summer camp. During the six-week program, the middle school participants learned about Nature, Robotics, Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering. Their experience over the […]
