All meeting locations are at the Extension office building, unless otherwise noted.
Questions? Contact Mary Spahr, Educator, Youth Development at
mlspahr@uiuc.edu
Featured Websites
Additional Websites
Walk in My Shoes Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age.
Working with Committees This website contains fact sheets, role descriptions, worksheets, and additional resources to assist volunteers and 4-H members in developing effective committees within their club
All-Star River Explorers Join famous North American river explorers as you learn about what rivers are, how they form, and why they are so important to us.
Social and Emotional Learning Social and emotional learning refers to both a core set of competencies and a process of learning whereby adults and youth learn the skills, attitudes and values to manage themselves, their relationships and their tasks effectively and ethically.
Character Education Cultivating knowledge for purposeful living, students learn through literature, art, humanities, and throughout the existing school curriculum the benefits and consequences of behavior.
Local Programs
4-H Scholarships
Information on scholarship opportunities related to 4-H Youth Development.
4-H Show & Junior Fair
Tazewell County Fair and Junior Show - Please continue to check fair schedule as changes may still occur - Thanks!
Tazewell County 4-H Federation
The Tazewell County 4-H Federation provides older club members with a wider area of activity to allow them the added opportunities to make friendships, develop leadership, improve citizenship and increase interest in 4-H work in the county.
4-H Leader Online Orientation Training New leaders please complete this required, but brief, orientation training. Leaders who were volunteers before this site was established should also complete this training. Thank you for making the best better in Tazewell County!
4-H/Nickelodeon Interactive Online Game National 4-H Council has partnered with Nickelodeon's "Big Green Help" to create a brand new, interactive online game "Flip N' Flow" featuring the network's animated boy-genius Jimmy Neutron. the game is in support of 4-H's Science, Engineering and Technology communication campaign to spark youth interest in science and prepare one million new young people for America's technology workforce.
Nickelodeon's "the Big Green Help" is a kid-led movement that provides information and tools to help explain climate change to young people, and connects them to energy-saving and earth-friendly activities in their everyday lives.
Youth can play "Flip N Flow" and access materials to share with friends. check out this fun activity which gives youth and mentors the opportunity to learn about water conservation and challenges them to think about steps they can take to participate in going green!
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Mary Spahr
Educator, Youth Development
Tazewell County Unit
1505 Valle Vista
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-347-6614 x104
FAX: 309-347-5472 mlspahr@illinois.edu
Erin Stieglitz
4-H Community Worker
Tazewell County Unit
1505 Valle Vista
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-347-6614 x107
FAX: 309-347-5472 estieg@illinois.edu
