2007 Impacts
4-H Teen-Works is an after school, campus-based program for middle school and high school students. Campus and community volunteers teach short courses in a variety of disciplines. Courses offered are based on available instructors and resources and change regularly.
4-H Teen-Works is based on a flexible Business Model. Students enroll in the Teen-Works Company. The company is made up of Divisions (examples: Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, Health & Fitness, Science). Each division includes areas of interest, or Tracks, that consist of 8 - 12 Learning Sessions.
Examples of previous Tracks include: pre-engineering, electronics & sensors, Lego robotics, introduction to physics, human anatomy, crime scene investigation, poetry & creative writing, Tae Kwan Do, leadership and service learning, exploring careers, web design, camcorder operations and more.
Once students are enrolled in one or more Tracks, they attend 8 to 12 learning sessions from 6:30-8:00pm at WSU Vancouver. Sessions are usually held one night per week. Students in all Tracks meet once each month at the Company meeting where the focus is on team-building, planning, leadership, community service, resumes, interviewing and other topics.
Educational field trips, service projects, and social activities are held throughout the year. Students are expected to participate in all aspects of the 4-H Teen-Works program.
FAST FACTS 2006-2007
One hundred nine middle school/high school students have enrolled in the WSU Vancouver 4-H Teen-Works program since it began in 2006.
Students: 45% male; 55% female
Average age: 14 yr 7mo
64% white; 36% non-white
Tracks, or short courses , have been offered in: pre-engineering, electronics & sensors, Lego robotics, physics, human anatomy, crime scene investigation, poetry & creative writing, leadership, Tae Kwan Do, career exploration, web design and camcorder operations.
Fourteen adult volunteers led 18 educational Tracks totaling more than 280 hours of instruction.
4-H TEEN-WORKS IMPACTS & EVALUATION
Printable VersionStudent Profile: 109 teen enrollments; 45% male; 55% female; 10% Black; 10% Asian; 5% Hawaiian; 64% White; 3% Native American; 2% Hispanic; 6% mixed; average age = 14 yrs. Fourteen adult volunteers led 18 educational "Tracks" totaling approximately 280 hours of instruction.
In October, 32 Teens ranked their "Tracks" on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being "excellent" as follows:
| Introduction to Engineering | 4.0 | Human Anatomy | 3.0 |
| Optical Sensors | 4.6 | Service Learning | 5.0 |
| Creative Writing & Poetry | 4.0 | Beginning Robotics | 4.9 |
| Career Potential | 4.5 | Introductory Physics | 4.3 |
| Web Design | 4.5 | Advanced Robotics | 5.0 |
| Tae Kwan Do-self defense | 4.0 | Leadership | 5.0 |
| Crime Scene Investigation | 4.0 | . |
In August, 18 Teens ranked their level of learning based on their participation in 4-H Teen-Works. Areas
of greatest change were:
Awareness/Task Moderate
changeSignificant
change% of total group
noting changeUnderstand career options I may want to explore. 41% 18% 59% Understand college or training options I may want to explore. 41% 18% 59% List my options before making a decision. 53% 6% 59% Contribute as a member of a team. 53% --- 53% Understand WSU Vancouver may be a place for me to attend college. 23% 24% 47% Talk about college or training choices for my own future. 29% 18% 47% Evaluate decisions I have made. 41% 6% 47% State my opinion without offending others. 23% 18% 41% Talk about career choices for my own future. 24% 17& 41% Accept responsibility for doing a job or task. 24% 12% 36%
In August, 7 parents ranked the level of learning of their teens based on the teens participation in 4-H Teen-Works. Areas of greatest change as perceived by parents, were:
| Awareness/Task | Moderate change | Significant change | % of total group noting change |
| Talk about college or training choices for his/her own future. | 72% | 14% | 86% |
| Understand college or training options he/she may want to explore. | 86% | ---- | 86% |
| Understand WSU Vancouver may be a place for him/her to attend college. | 28% | 44% | 72% |
| Understand career options he/she may want to explore. | 72% | ---- | 72% |
| Talk about career choices for his/her future. | 72% | ---- | 72% |
| Make a presentation - talk in front of a group. | 57% | ---- | 57% |
| Get others to share in leadership. | 57% | ---- | 57% |
| Accept responsibility for doing a job or task. | 57% | ---- | 57% |
