Junior Leader Project
This project is designed:
- to help older 4-h members develop leadership skills by assuming responsibilities for their own program
- to provide opportunities for personal developement that challenge the needs and interests of the more mature 4-h members
- to develop desirable attitudes about helping others in group and community activities in a democratic manner
- to assist the 4-H club and its members in realizing the ideals of the 4-H program
- to provide assistance for adult leaders
Leadership-
Leadership does not depend upon the amount of ability you have, but upon what you do with what you have, and how you get along with other people. Leadership is the ability to influence the thinking and actions of people. It is the ability to tackle a new job and see it through. YOU can be leader if you have the desire, the willpower and the urge to develop the qualities and abilities that make a good leader. You can lead with ideas; you can acquire the goodwill of your group because of your thoughfulness, your poise, and your good planning.
Suggestions for members who plan to enroll in the Junior leader project;
1. Members should be 14 years old by January 1, and have at least 2 years of club work.
2. A member must draw up plans fro a leadership role in one of the main areas. These plans must be approved by a leader.
3. Members must keep a record book during the year and when the project is completed, must present it at the club Achievement Day.
4. Members are not required to take another project, but may if they wish.
5. Members will be eligible to take part in 4-h competitions and activities including selection for National Awards.
6. Clubs may have more than one Junior Leader.
Project Suggestions
There are many areas of 4-H work which are ideally suited to Junior Leadership. A Junior leader can be creative in designing his/her project. The project should serve to present material in a novel and interesting way. It will then maintain interest of the club members and be of immesurable assistance to your club leaders. The Jr. Leaders record book and manual are designed to allow you to plan your project in a logical straightfoward way. In planning your program, study both the manual and record book.
Animal Projects:
1. Showmanship
2. Judging
3. Husbandry
4. Feeding
5. Health Care
Photography Project:
1. Camera Maintenance
2. Enlarging
3. Picture Composition
4. Special Effects
Jr. leadership projects common to all projects:
1. Demonstration
2. Educational Displays
3. Public Speaking
4. Recreation following meetings
5. Record book marking
The above suggestions for Junior Leadership Projects are but aa few of the possibilities open to you.
The responibilities you may carry out in the role of a junior leader will vary as you are unique in ability, past experience, training and desire.In choosing your Junior Leadership role, you should consider areas where you have special interests or talents, where there is a need in the club, or where you can best help your club and yourself.
A good leader is a person who can sort out the actual needs of a group, and then lead the group in satisfying these needs. As a Junior Leader, the job you have is an important one, and its also important that it be done well.
Whatever you do, there are several steps that you must follow if you are to do a good job
1. Make a plan
What you want to do
Why you want to do it
When you want it done
How to do it
Write the plan down
2. Carry out the plan- Have everything ready when the job begins. You may have to change your plans as the job goes along ; be prepared to change of the situation requires it.
3. Evaluate the Job- When you're finished, ask youself,"Could I have done a better job, and if so, how?" Talk to your leader to get ideas about how the results of the job seemed to others.
Record Keeping
- A record is part of your 4-h project and as such, is a means of evaluating your work.
- A record tells the story of your progress, what you have accomplished and what others did through your guidance.
- A record teaches you the value of data gathering and correct recording methods, which will serve you fro many years.
- A record provides you with your own personal analysis of the job done and what should be done in the future
The " Junior Leadership Record Book" provides the necessary guidelines for planning and keeping records. Become familiar with it early in the year, and keep records up to date.
- to help older 4-h members develop leadership skills by assuming responsibilities for their own program
- to provide opportunities for personal developement that challenge the needs and interests of the more mature 4-h members
- to develop desirable attitudes about helping others in group and community activities in a democratic manner
- to assist the 4-H club and its members in realizing the ideals of the 4-H program
- to provide assistance for adult leaders
Leadership-
Leadership does not depend upon the amount of ability you have, but upon what you do with what you have, and how you get along with other people. Leadership is the ability to influence the thinking and actions of people. It is the ability to tackle a new job and see it through. YOU can be leader if you have the desire, the willpower and the urge to develop the qualities and abilities that make a good leader. You can lead with ideas; you can acquire the goodwill of your group because of your thoughfulness, your poise, and your good planning.
Suggestions for members who plan to enroll in the Junior leader project;
1. Members should be 14 years old by January 1, and have at least 2 years of club work.
2. A member must draw up plans fro a leadership role in one of the main areas. These plans must be approved by a leader.
3. Members must keep a record book during the year and when the project is completed, must present it at the club Achievement Day.
4. Members are not required to take another project, but may if they wish.
5. Members will be eligible to take part in 4-h competitions and activities including selection for National Awards.
6. Clubs may have more than one Junior Leader.
Project Suggestions
There are many areas of 4-H work which are ideally suited to Junior Leadership. A Junior leader can be creative in designing his/her project. The project should serve to present material in a novel and interesting way. It will then maintain interest of the club members and be of immesurable assistance to your club leaders. The Jr. Leaders record book and manual are designed to allow you to plan your project in a logical straightfoward way. In planning your program, study both the manual and record book.
Animal Projects:
1. Showmanship
2. Judging
3. Husbandry
4. Feeding
5. Health Care
Photography Project:
1. Camera Maintenance
2. Enlarging
3. Picture Composition
4. Special Effects
Jr. leadership projects common to all projects:
1. Demonstration
2. Educational Displays
3. Public Speaking
4. Recreation following meetings
5. Record book marking
The above suggestions for Junior Leadership Projects are but aa few of the possibilities open to you.
The responibilities you may carry out in the role of a junior leader will vary as you are unique in ability, past experience, training and desire.In choosing your Junior Leadership role, you should consider areas where you have special interests or talents, where there is a need in the club, or where you can best help your club and yourself.
A good leader is a person who can sort out the actual needs of a group, and then lead the group in satisfying these needs. As a Junior Leader, the job you have is an important one, and its also important that it be done well.
Whatever you do, there are several steps that you must follow if you are to do a good job
1. Make a plan
What you want to do
Why you want to do it
When you want it done
How to do it
Write the plan down
2. Carry out the plan- Have everything ready when the job begins. You may have to change your plans as the job goes along ; be prepared to change of the situation requires it.
3. Evaluate the Job- When you're finished, ask youself,"Could I have done a better job, and if so, how?" Talk to your leader to get ideas about how the results of the job seemed to others.
Record Keeping
- A record is part of your 4-h project and as such, is a means of evaluating your work.
- A record tells the story of your progress, what you have accomplished and what others did through your guidance.
- A record teaches you the value of data gathering and correct recording methods, which will serve you fro many years.
- A record provides you with your own personal analysis of the job done and what should be done in the future
The " Junior Leadership Record Book" provides the necessary guidelines for planning and keeping records. Become familiar with it early in the year, and keep records up to date.