Youth Leadership
All Youth Leadership Content
Operation Occupation: Unlock Your Potential
Operation Occupation is an annual, one-week, virtual career exploration camp that is designed to give youth a glimpse into multiple career opportunities behind the convenience of their screen.
Career Conversations: Exploring My Future in the 605
Career Conversations features interviews with South Dakota professionals inspiring teachers and youth to explore occupations at their own pace.
4-H Buddies: A South Dakota 4-H Mentor Guidebook
Guidelines and resources to create a peer-to-peer mentoring opportunity in your 4-H program.
4-H Civocacy Guide
Guidebook for being a civic advocate and engaging with elected officials.
Leadership Level-Up Hot Sheet
This hot sheet compiles the many opportunities available to young people in South Dakota 4-H to ‘level-up’.
4-H Workforce Development
4-H defines workforce development as employment pathways and opportunities that will prepare youth to enter the workforce.
Adulting: Free Trial
Adulting: Free Trial is a one-day event for high school students- ideally, sophomore, juniors or seniors.
4-H Bounty
4-H Bounty is a monthly club guide that focuses on leadership activities, community service, youth-in-action and specific project areas, as well as prepares youth and their families for county and state events.
4-H STEM
4-H utilizes a ‘learn by doing’ approach that’s ideal for teaching core STEM concepts and skills.
Why 4-H?
Reasons why 4-H is a great option for South Dakota youth