4-H Capital
Ages: 5 - 11
Cost:
Parking: No
Features:
4-H stands for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. 4-H Capital began in 1992 and was adopted in Travis County in 1997. Through Americorps funding and volunteers, 4-H Capital has grown from one school to 30.
Their mission:
To reduce the risk of school failure and school dropout by increasing science and literacy skills while promoting healthy growth and development.
4-H Capital Provides:
- High quality after-school enrichment programs that focus on science, engineering and technology
- Hands-on learning experiences that help youth become successful adults and reduce behaviors that inhibit success
Benefits of 4-H programs:
- Club members acquire science and inquiry-based knowledge and skills
- Build character
- Develop life skills
- Enable youth to become self-directing, productive members of society
Course Examples Include:
- Urban Animal Science
- Junior Master Gardener
- Wild in the City
- Sports Fishing
- Robotics
- Hands on Science
- Solar Power Up!
- Food Science