Nationally, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th to October 15th every year. This year, Mercer County 4-H added a series to its School Enrichment offerings to provide education to students in Mercer County about this month-long celebration. Students have taken a deep look at Latin America, including its geography, food, languages, traditions, innovations, […]
Mercer County 4-H has partnered with Millhill Child and Family Development for the past three years to provide an immersive STEM summer experience for Trenton-area middle school students, the STEM Explorers Summer Program. This summer, STEM Explorers welcomed students from ten different middle schools in the Trenton area. These young people have a deep interest […]
This year’s 4-H Day Camps focused on the best the 4-H program has to offer! Campers practiced life skills like cooking and sewing, and enjoyed the added experience of learning about growing food from our Rutgers Master Gardeners and the importance of healthy eating from our SNAP-Ed Educators! Of course, it would not be summer […]
FCHS provided a nutrition and cooking education series called “Food Smarts for Kids” at a 4-H Youth Development camp. Children from Christina Seix Academy learned about setting SMART goals for healthy living, the difference between whole, minimally processed and ultra processed foods, and how to be smart consumers. In each lesson, the children did hands-on food preparation, […]
Since 2009, 4-H programs in seven New Jersey counties have collaborated to promote the Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassador program. The program kicks off every summer with a week-long sleepaway component at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. During the week on campus, twelve Mercer County youth participated in hands-on STEM workshops, panel discussions with scientists and […]
