Mercer County 4-H provides after-school enrichment programming to several schools in the Trenton school district. On March 8th, International Women’s Day, Mercer County 4-H worked with a group of fourth graders at Grant Elementary School to commemorate the day. The young participants discussed what it means to celebrate Women’s Day, why it is important, and […]
During the fall of 2022, Mercer County 4-H partnered with Children’s Home Society to bring a technology series to their youth using MakeyMakey. This partnership was successful and extremely fun for the young people who took part in it. Once again, Mercer County 4-H is partnering with Children’s Home Society to continue to bring STEM […]
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 […]
Students from communities across the county devoted their time and effort on Martin Luther King , Jr. Day. Stations with various projects were set up and youth rotated through with the support of adult volunteers at each table. The projects completed served many organizations and needs. There was something for everyone – window suncatchers for […]
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. […]
