Many youth and adults are terrified of public speaking! Mercer County 4-H partnered with Hamilton Township School District to provide instruction on public speaking – an essential skill that, when developed, is a tool that lasts a lifetime. Through this engaging program, fourth and fifth-grade students learned how to research and present on a topic […]
The Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassadors program is a collaboration of seven counties throughout the state. Mercer County brings teens from the Trenton area to Rutgers-New Brunswick each summer for a week of hands-on learning alongside professors, scientists, researchers, and engineers. Our teens learn about science, community service, and college readiness. Throughout the year, the STEM […]
The 4-H Youth Development program has a pledge that youth and adult volunteers recite together at club meetings and events. When spoken collectively, a sense of belonging in the 4-H program is reinforced, and there is also a strengthening of commitment to the four Hs: Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. At the recent Martin Luther […]
Rutgers Day is a festival held annually on the last Saturday in April at Rutgers University. First branded as “Rutgers Day” in 2009, the festival brings tens of thousands of festival-goers to campus; it is open to the public and offers more than 500 free programs featuring demonstrations, child-friendly interactive activities involving animals and plants, […]
Three Mercer County 4-H Teens attended the inaugural 4-H Legislative Leadership Experience program. This exciting new opportunity was conducted at the New Jersey State House in Trenton on April 25th. Two virtual program sessions were held prior to the in-person event, to prepare the 4-H Teens for the experience. The program’s goal is for students […]
