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Oregon 4-H Conference and Education Center
Programs
- Come Explore the Possibilities
- Your 4-H WILD Outside experience begins when you call the 4-H Center's 4-H Education Specialist and Program Coordinator. We provide individual consultation, materials and maps for planning your field trip and preparing your classroom(s) for their visit. All curriculum packages are designed to assist students in reaching ODE Benchmarks 1 and 2 in scientific inquiry, life science, Earth science, math, and social science as appropriate.
- Each of our education programs includes in-school lessons that will connect learners to their field experiences. Teachers receive a booklet of pre-field trip lessons and copies of the on-site lesson plans. Where in-school education programs are supported by Education Trunks teachers are responsible for picking up and returning this equipment to the 4-H Center.
- Each on-site day trip includes a minimum of four hands-on learning stations that are to be staffed by school selected volunteers. Reusable materials, posters and books are provided for all on-site lessons.
- Single day, multi-day or overnight program options are available to meet a variety of needs. Group leaders are encouraged to attend one of our Professional Development workshops or schedule an appointment for a tour and consultation to review our school enrichment program options. Call us at (503) 371-7920. We look forward to helping you plan your program.
- Professional development workshops are available through the year. Continuing education credit is available for some. For information on upcoming classes, contact Virginia Bourdeau at Mombear@proaxis.com.
- Each of our education programs includes in-school lessons that will connect learners to their field experiences. Teachers receive a booklet of pre-field trip lessons and copies of the on-site lesson plans. Where in-school education programs are supported by Education Trunks teachers are responsible for picking up and returning this equipment to the 4-H Center.
- Welcome to Our Woods (Grades K-5)
- The Oregon 4-H Center's Welcome to Our Woods program is provided in four Units designed for grades K-2, 3, 4 and 5. A notebook of pre-field trip lessons is available.
- For our youngest explores, the K-2 lessons are scheduled at the Horse Paddock Meadow and Fernery Forest sites. The K-2 theme is A Forest is Like Your Neighborhood: Wings and Things in the Forest.
- Learners in the 3rd through 5th grade will explore the Life Sciences at the 4-H WILD Outside Site near Greider Lodge. In grade 3 the theme is A Pond is Like Our Community: Snails, Scales & Nails at the Pond. The theme in grade 4 is Watersheds Connect Communities: The Journey of Salmon. In grade 5 we add Earth Science with the theme Habitats Over Time: Visiting the Past, Envisioning Our Future.
- For our youngest explores, the K-2 lessons are scheduled at the Horse Paddock Meadow and Fernery Forest sites. The K-2 theme is A Forest is Like Your Neighborhood: Wings and Things in the Forest.
- 4-H Wetland Wonders Water Quality Program (Grades 4-5)
- Through participation in a Wetland Wonders program students will learn about the water cycle, watersheds, and the soils, plants, and animals found in wetlands.
- The school enrichment component of 4-H Wetland Wonders includes 15 hours of classroom lessons supported by a trunk of equipment, videos, and books. On their field day learners work in teams to collect data at the Thirsty Soils, Habitat Transect and two Water Quality stations.
- Reservations for the Wetlands Education Trunks will be filled on a first come basis and should be made not less than two weeks prior to the desired use start date. In-school lessons should begin five weeks prior to the field trip date. The kits may be reserved in September-January for classroom use without a field trip. In February-June priority will be given to groups reserving a field trip.
- The school enrichment component of 4-H Wetland Wonders includes 15 hours of classroom lessons supported by a trunk of equipment, videos, and books. On their field day learners work in teams to collect data at the Thirsty Soils, Habitat Transect and two Water Quality stations.
- Of People and Fish -- An Oregon 4-H Natural Science and Cultural Discovery Program
(Grades 4-5) - Participants in the Of People and Fish program will be introduced to the complex cultural and scientific history that has led to the "salmon crisis" and become active citizens in the search for solutions within their communities.
- The school enrichment component is supported by the Of People and Fish Education Trunk containing classroom sets of preserved specimens, reusable equipment, videos, and books. The seven units cover Fish Fundamentals, Pacific Salmon Life Cycles, Native American Lifeways and Legends, The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, A History of People and Fish, Fishing Techniques and Salmon for the Future.
- On their 4-H Center field trip students will study replicas of equipment used by Native Americans to catch and process fish, including a trap net, harpoon, and Leister spear. Hands-on lessons will introduce students to the science of archaeology, which helps us understand past and present cultures. A supplemental unit covers Oregon Mammals in Life and Legend.
- Reservations for the Of People and Fish Education Trunks will be filled on a first come basis and should be made not less than two weeks prior to the desired use start date. In-school lessons should begin five weeks prior to the field trip date. The kits may be reserved in November-January for classroom use without a field trip. In September-October and February-June priority will be given to groups reserving a field trip.
- The school enrichment component is supported by the Of People and Fish Education Trunk containing classroom sets of preserved specimens, reusable equipment, videos, and books. The seven units cover Fish Fundamentals, Pacific Salmon Life Cycles, Native American Lifeways and Legends, The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, A History of People and Fish, Fishing Techniques and Salmon for the Future.
