Just for Kids Lots of fun websites for kids to learn everything from how worms eat garbage to how to get along with others.
Science on the Go Introducing the Science on the Go Mobile Science Laboratory, a classroom on wheels.
Schools Online Wonderful interactive curricula for students about a variety of science and social studies topics.
Fresh From the World...Where Your Food Comes From This site looks at 15 different popular foods and explores their histories and origins to help kids understand that their food comes from all over the world.
Animals Past and Present Lessons for elementary students about what happened to dinosaurs, and what animals lived in Illinois 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago, and today.
Becoming 4-H Savvy Basic information for volunteers about the ins and outs of 4-H.
Business of Babysitting Want to start your own babysitting business? Visit this site to learn what you need to know to become a great babysitter!
Great Corn Adventure Zea Mays explains the importance of corn, how it grows, and its thousands of different uses.
Local Programs
Agricultural Literacy
The agricultural literacy program enables youth and program participants to see how agriculture affects our lives everyday, from the clothes we wear to the food we eat.
4-H and Youth Program 4-H is a voluntary, informal educational program for boys and girls ages 8-18.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Peggy Hampton
Extension Educator, Youth Development
Montgomery County Unit
#1 Industrial Park Dr.
(North of Route 16 on the edge of Schram City)
Hillsboro, IL 62049
Phone: 217-532-3941
FAX: 217-532-3944 phampton@illinois.edu
Karen Rentz
Community Worker
Montgomery County Unit
#1 Industrial Park Dr.
(North of Route 16 on the edge of Schram City)
Hillsboro, IL 62049
Phone: 217-532-3941
FAX: 217-532-3944 krentz@illinois.edu