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2025 Annual volunteer training - Thriving by design
2025 Annual volunteer training - Thriving by design
Thriving by Design: gather input, reflect & set goals, builds off the 2024 Amplifying Youth Voice training by facilitating activities to ensure all voices are heard. The content and activities are focused on planning an goal setting, but can be used for a variety of ways such as brainstorming or decision making.
Resources for planning and goal setting
Ways to gather input handout (Google Doc)
Recording of the November 2025 webinar
Thriving indicators handout (Google Doc) Discussed only with in-person trainings
Connect with your local 4-H Extension Educator with questions around this training.
Amplifying youth voice - 2024
Amplifying youth voice - 2024
It is important for us to recognize where we are empowering youth to be leaders now, not just in the future. We are responsible for making space for their voice in all of our programs so they can learn, grow and flourish. During this training, participants reflected on their personal beliefs about youth voice, their behaviors in how they show up in youth adult partnerships, and learned about the essential ingredients in strengthening youth voice and youth adult partnerships in the 4-H program.
Amplifying youth voice handouts (Google Drive folder)
4-H for all abilities - 2023
4-H for all abilities - 2023
The 2023 Annual Volunteer Training “4-H for All Abilities” is about creating inclusive environments for youth with disabilities. Almost 17% of public school students in Minnesota receive special education services through their school. This means that all 4-H programs have participants with disabilities.
Explore this 90 minute closed-captioned 4-H for all abilities recording on how our programs can build their capacity to better support this important underserved audience of young people. Access the 4-H for all resource links handout (Google Doc) for the training, including a copy of the slide deck, participant handouts and more!
Learning as adventure - 2022
Learning as adventure - 2022
The 2022 Minnesota 4-H Annual Volunteer Training focused on "Learning as adventure" and how volunteers can create the context for youth to grow their learning comfort zones. Participants learned practical activities and tools for supporting young people in managing stress, stepping into new experiences with courage, and taking ownership of their learning.
Access learning as adventure handouts (Google Drive folder) for the 2022 statewide Annual Volunteer Training webinars, including a copy of the PowerPoint slide deck, activity guides and more!
A spark is a passion for a self-identified interest or skill that metaphorically lights a fire in a young person’s life, providing energy, joy, purpose, and direction. Youth sparks are an essential ingredient for thriving. This 75-minute volunteer training had the goal of understanding sparks and how adults can support youth in their development.
Youth sparks handouts (PDF)
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