Clark County 4-H After School Program | Extension

The 4-H After School Program outline provides a unique spin on 4-H clubs by hosting club meetings and project area opportunities at CCSD schools.

4-H After School is a program implemented by Extension in Clark County School District schools. 4-H After School aims to provide youth development opportunities after school for middle schoolers and high schoolers using the experiential learning model. After-school programs reduce unsupervised time for children and replace the time with instruction from a caring adult.

4-H After School Club Projects

Students have autonomy to choose areas of interest and start clubs on a wide variety of topics.

Sewing

Arts & Crafts

3D Printing

Jewelry Making

Learn By Doing

All 4-H lessons and curriculum follow the experiential learning model, where youth learn by participating in a hands-on activity.

1. Do Youth participate in a hands-on activity.

2. Reflect Youth share and process their new experiences.

reflection taking place with students raising their hands

3. Apply Youth use their new knowledge in the future.

completed project from desert tortoise club

How It Works

Flexible Schedule

4-H After School is available on a flexible schedule according to the school's needs. Programming can run anywhere from 2 to 5 days a week for 1-2 hours after school. Programs run in six-week short-interest sessions with week-long breaks between.

UNR Hires Teachers

Extension hires school teachers to prepare and deliver 4-H curriculum. Teachers are able to select any 4-H subject or topic to teach, so long as students are interested in learning. Extension will also provide instructors with a limited budget to purchase instructional supplies.

Support from Extension

Each school is assigned a coordinator from Extension to help with supplies, curriculum, professional development and various other tasks to support the overall program. CCSD and Extension have an established MOU that can be modified for the needs of each site.

Field Trip Opportunities

University of Nevada, Reno Extension hosts several field trips for our CCSD school partners. Extension can take your students on a field trip that they will not forget!

4-H After School Program Sites

Valley High School "Valley Clovers" (began during 2021-2022 school year)
- Past projects: crochet, sewing, cooking, college readiness, arts & crafts, podcasting, 3D printing, learn & practice English
Cadwallader Middle School "4-H Afterschool at Cadwallader" (began during 2022-2023 school year)
- Past projects: desert tortoise habitat, outdoor gardening, perler beads, ceramics, film making, theater, archery
Brinley Middle School "Bruins" (began in during 2023-2024 school year)
- Past projects: cooking, gaming, soccer, flag football, cheer, robotics, book club, pokemon, board games
Garrett Junior High School "4-Cats" (began during 2022-2023 school year)
- Past projects: art, band, exploring Lake Mead, basketball, gaming, equity & diversity, archery
- Read the 2022-2023 Outcomes Report
J D Smith Middle School (began during 2023-2024 school year)
- Past projects: mariachi "Los Bravos", community service, partner dancing, arts & crafts, homework help, math, robotics

Are you a teacher or administrator Interested in 4-H After School coming to your school? Are you a student interested in joining one of the 4-H programs above? Reach out to one of the contacts below.

Learn more about the program contributor(s)

Program Contact

Yolys Carrera

Program Contact

Tammy Haddad

Program Contact

Nora Luna

Program Contact

Yaritza Ileana Morales

Team Member

Lindsay Chichester

Team Member

Hellen Quan-Lopez

News Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports...
4-H After School Report and Student Outcomes at Elton M. Garrett Junior High School The 4-H After School program gives students developmental opportunities to master a new skill, practice generosity, make new friends and build positive relationships with caring adults. This report shows an overview of the program, opportunities to improve student outcomes, and most improved areas of youth development. Haddad, T. 2024, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno
4-H Afterschool Safekey Robotics Program, Spring 2023 Report During the spring 2023 school semester, UNR Extension Clark County 4-H partnered with Clark County Parks and Recreation to pilot a 4-H Afterschool Robotics program. We worked with six elementary schools at five afterschool Safekey sites, trained nine Safekey staff leaders, and taught one hundred seventy-one students fr Gomez, A. & Luna, N. 2023, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno