Florida 4-H Program Handbook
SECTION 3: Types of 4-H Membership
Types of 4-H Membership (Delivery Modes)
The types of memberships or delivery methods that youth can engage in through 4-H are summarized below. For further explanations or characteristics refer to the appendices.
4-H Club Members
Club members meet as a group on a regular schedule under the direction of an adult volunteer with a planned program. (Refer to types and characteristics of clubs for further definitions)
4-H School Enrichment Members
Youth who receive a planned sequence of learning experiences of six hours or more which involves direct teaching by Extension staff or trained volunteers, who may be teachers, as part of the school curriculum.
4-H Special Interest/Day Camp Members
Special Interest or Day Camp members are youth meeting for a specific learning experience of six hours of more which involves direct teaching by Extension staff or trained volunteers not as part of the school curriculum.
4-H Residential Camp Members
Residential Camp members are youth who take part in an Extension planned educational experience of group living in the out-of-doors which includes being away from home at least one night.
4-H School-Age Child Care Members
School-age child care members are youth who participate in a planned sequence of learning experiences outside of school hours, usually in a school or other community center and incorporating 4-H curricula.
Individual Study Member
An individual study member is a youth who engages in a sequence of planned learning experiences independent of any of the formal group settings or opportunities described above. This would include home study courses or Internet project participants (if not part of club group)
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