MASSACHUSETTS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROJECT RECORD

FOR YOUTH AGES 8-18

Name ______Project year: Sept. 1, ______- Aug. 31, ______

4-H Project: ______

This project record is for the current 4-H year only and relates only to this one project. Submit a separate record for any other project. Do not repeat any information already listed in your 4-H Summary Record (except for the Leadership and Community Service projects).

Section 1: MY PROJECT GOALS FOR THE CURRENT 4-H YEAR ARE:

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  • LIST THE STEPS YOU WILL TAKE TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS:

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SECTION 2: PROJECT SUMMARY – increase block size or add pages as needed

Month

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Description of Project Work/Activities; include detail on what you did to reach your project goals

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Expenses(if Any)

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Income (If Any)

September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
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SECTION 3: KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS GAINED

Inbullet form(short statements), list the most important knowledge and skills that you have acquired in this project during the past 4-H year. Be specific about what goals you have reached and what you have learned. Include “life skills” knowledge such as what you learned about yourself and others, managing resources, handling difficult situations, communicating with others, making decisions and project related skills.

I learned:

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SECTION 4: LIFE AND WORK SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Check the response below that best applies to your 4-H experience this year related to this specific project.

All of the time / Most of the time / Sometimes / Never / I had no opportunity to do this in 4-H
I had a plan for reaching my goals.
I took responsibility for my actions.
I was respectful of others.
I had the confidence to speak in front of groups.
I worked well with other youth.
I worked successfully with adults.
I liked working with others to solve problems.
I learned things that helped me to make a difference in my community.

4-H Project Record Instructions:

The 4-H project record is for this year only (Sept. 1 – Aug. 31). Do not include information from other years. A 4-H project is an area of interest or a topic such as horse, clothing, photography, community service, robotics, etc. Information about multiple animals of the same species can be summarized on one project record. You may turn in up to five project records each year; if you complete 5 one must be community service and one must be leadership.

In section one you will present your goals for the year and the steps you will take to accomplish them. It is important that you write your goals at the beginning of the year and work in a deliberate manner to accomplish them. Select goals that will challenge you! If you do not accomplish all of your goals, you have not failed. In section three, discuss how and why you were or were not able to accomplish specific goals.

Section two is a project summary by month. List all activities that are related to this particular project. You need to keep track of how many hours per month you spend working on this project and report that. Describe the activities and work related to your project each month. We expect that during some months there will be more activity than other months.

In section three describe the knowledge and skills you have learned in this project using bullet statements; brief statements that are not full sentences. Be as specific and detailed as possible. Complete the checklist as outlined in section four.

To receive credit for your records you must turn in a complete record packet. This includes:

  • A Summary Record
  • 1-5 project records
  • a 4-H story
  • We recommend that you include supplementary materials (maximum of 5 single sided sheets) to help tell your story that can include pictures, newspaper articlesand other items

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