4-H CAMPS HAVE A GREATER IMPACT THAN MOST PEOPLE MAY IMAGINE - CAMP DOES DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS IN YOUTH. . .AND WE HAVE PROOF!!!
Two consecutive years of highly positive responses from campers and their parents!
Extension 4-H Specialists and the families they serve consider 4-H Camp experiences a high priority program. 4-H Campers ages 10-13 and their parents were surveyed in 2005 and again in 2007 to determine the effectiveness of Missouri 4-H Camps in developing life skills in youth.
72.7 % of Youth and 82.4 % of Parents agreed or strongly
agreed that 4-H Camp improves skills in Learning to Learn.
83.2% of Youth and 83.4% of Parents agreed or strongly agreed
that 4-H Camp develops Social Skills.
83.8% of Youth a
nd 83.3% of Parents agreed or strongly agreed that 4-H Camp improves Teamwork Skills.
82.6% of Youth and 79.1 % of Parents agreed or strongly agreed
that 4-H Camp improves Self-Responsibility Skills.
An overwhelming 94.6% of Youth reported their desire to return to
Camp next. 97.9% of Parents stated they were glad they sent their child to
camp; 95.7% felt the benefits to their child outweighed the cost.
In the 2007 study of 194 counselors:
142 (73%) indicated that being a counselor helped them prepare for college.
123 (63%) reported that serving as a counselor increased their desire to stay in school
126 (65%) felt that serving as a counselor had opened up job or career opportunities for them.
2009 4-H CAMP
JUNE 22, 23 & 24
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