Have you been wondering how to be a part of Extension’s new Community Vitality Initiative?
4-H is all about skills, careers and entrepreneurship. It’s part of our traditional projects, helping youth gain experiences, learning new skills and learning the importance of giving to their community. Now we have a great way to do even more with youth entrepreneurship. Here’s how you can be part of Extension’s new Community Vitality Initiative. The ESI & Beyond team is providing in-service training on the entire continuum of youth entrepreneurship curricula February 18 & 19 at The Leadership Center in Aurora, NE. This beautiful and ever expanding facility will be the perfect venue for our training.
Training will be provided on
• Dream, Design, Deliver: A 3-D Blueprint for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Blueprint) (delivered on your iPad, high school)
• LEAP into Careers (grades 3-5)
• Community Connections curriculum (community based youth and adult)
• EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) (middle school)
• Gallup Strengths for teaching entrepreneurship curricula
Tentative schedule for the 2 days –
February 18
9:00-10:00 introduction and background into the importance of entrepreneurship education.
10:00 - 10:15. Overview of the continuum of 4-H entrepreneurship curricula, and LEAP into Careers.
10:15 - break
10:30 - 12:00 or 12:30. Strengths training.
12:30 - 1:15 Tour of the Leadership Center – hear the story!
1:30 - 5:30. Blueprint training.
6:00 Dinner.
7:00-9:00 Let’s find out about entrepreneurship endeavors within this thriving community.
February 19
8:00 breakfast
9:00 – 12:00 Community Connections training
12:00. Lunch – perhaps with a surprise young entrepreneur or two
1:00 - 3:00. ESI training
OPPORTUNITY post-training -
Trained educators who would like to have a summer camp in their county or who might like to partner with neighboring counties for a camp, will be eligible to work with interns from the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program to help make that happen. Don't miss out – space is limited, so register today!
Registration is $75.00 / person and includes meals and curricula. To encourage UNL Extension personnel to attend the two day training, Dean Hibberd will pay for travel expenses including mileage and lodging at the Leadership Center.
To register, go to http://go.unl.edu/epreneurshipinservice
-- Diane Vigna
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/83h7