Audience: All Leaders

Start time: 7:00 pm (2 hours)

This session will highlight the importance of safety in 4-H programming. Leaders will learn how to describe the 4-H Farm and Home Safety Program and teach associated skills. By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Explain how safety awareness and education are integrated across all levels of 4-H

• Access 4-H BC safety initiatives and related resources

• Understand the 4-H Safety Awards Program

• Use new safety activities in your 4-H club

Audience: All Leaders

Start time: 7:00 pm (2 hours)

In this session, leaders will learn about the 4-H communications program including requirements for public speaking, demonstrations, speak and shows, educational displays, and the new digital posters. By the end of this session, you will:

• Be familiar with tools and activities you can use to help 4-H members develop confidence in their communications skills

• Know how communications activities are assessed in the 4-H program, including what communications awards members can earn

• Have lots of inspiration for ways to kick off 4-H communications activities in the new 4-H year

Audience: All Leaders

Start time: 7:00 pm (2 hours)

In this session, 4-H leaders will learn the tools and strategies needed to lead a successful 4-H judging program. We’ll cover how to effectively teach and assess judging skills, along with practical tips for organizing a club-level competition. By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Access and use available 4-H judging program resources

• Teach key judging skills: using correct terminology, making positive comparisons, assigning placings, and giving written and oral reasons

• Understand and apply the Hormel system for evaluation, including the use of splits

• Score written and oral reasons accurately

• Plan and run a 4-H club judging competition

Audience: All Leaders

Start time: 7:00 pm (2 hours)

In this session, 4-H leaders will explore practical strategies for managing a 4-H club in a way that actively involves members, builds their leadership skills, and helps each young person reach their full potential.

By the end of this training, you will be able to support your club to:

• Design a 4-H club year plan

• Involve families and share the responsibility

• Run effective Meetings

• Manage challenging behaviour

Audience: All Leaders

Start time: 7:00 pm (2 hours)

This interactive session will help 4-H leaders build confidence and skills to guide youth through hands-on project learning. Together, we’ll explore practical strategies for planning, teaching, and evaluating 4-H projects while keeping meetings engaging and meaningful. By the end of the session, you will:

• Understand the role of the 4-H Project Leader

• Learn how to teach and evaluate 4-H record keeping skills

• Plan an effective project meeting

• Teach 4-H project skills using a variety of exercises

• Consider plans for a 4-H club Achievement Day

Date: October 21, 2026

How do you introduce families to 4-H who have never heard of it? How do you engage those who are interested but hesitant to commit to a full year?

This webinar will explore 4-H Alberta’s Intro Club model, a flexible six-week program that introduces youth ages 9–15 to 4-H through projects, skill-building, and club experiences. Lori will share how the model was developed, what has been learned through implementation, and how short-term programming can create new pathways for youth and families to become involved in 4-H.

Lori Nielsen is a third-generation 4-H leader and alumna with a passion for helping youth explore new skills and build confidence. She is the Program Manager for 4-H Alberta Intro Clubs, a grant-funded pilot launched in 2023 that has engaged over 300 youth through more than 30 Intro Clubs in Calgary, Edmonton, and several smaller communities. Lori has also volunteered as a 4-H leader with Prairie Winds 4-H Club for 11 years, where all four of her children participated..

Date: November 18, 2026

Online 4-H Clubs have proven to be a fun and accessible way of teaching some new and interesting skills. Along with the regular things that 4-H teaches, we're now teaching new abilities like online communication and presentation skills, important for the world we live in today. In this webinar, we'll take some time to participate in the online cooking experience, and discuss online projects, activities and skills that we can all gain and benefit from.  

Speaker: John Drummond, 4-H Ontario Leader

Now retired, John Drummond worked as Dairy Feed Specialist with Floradale Feed Mill Ltd. in Elmira, Ontario for 38 years.  He volunteered with Waterloo 4-H for those 38 years, leading clubs like Dairy, Veterinary, and the Kitchener Market 4-H Club. He now lives in Leeds County where he leads in person Dairy and Cooking Clubs, but also leads an online cooking club that attracts members from across Ontario.  John was the President of the Ontario 4-H Council in 2006-07, a Syngenta Arbor Award Winner in 2006, was 4-H Canada's Volunteer of the Year in 2013, and was just recently awarded the King Charles Coronation Medal for his volunteering efforts. 

Date: January 20, 2027

The Youth Advisory Committee is made up of outstanding 4-H youth members who want to continue to play a role in, and contribute to, the growth of the 4-H movement in Canada. 

Made up of 10 4-H’ers from across the country, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) members represent 4-H Canada at events and conferences and help drive the policy development and decision making of 4-H Canada. The Youth Advisory Committee meets regularly to make recommendations to 4-H Canada on programming, marketing, and communications, as well as policy development. 

Speaker: Youth Advisory Committee Members

Date: February 17, 2027

This training session will prepare volunteer leaders to confidently deliver the Agents of STEM kit in their clubs. Leaders will explore the philosophy behind the program, experience sample activities from a participant perspective, and practice facilitating engaging STEM learning experiences. The session will also provide practical strategies for adapting activities to different club settings, ages, and comfort levels. By the end of the workshop, leaders will leave with the tools, confidence, and personal action plan needed to bring Agents of STEM to life with their members.

Speaker: Ashlyn Whetter, YAC Representative, Manitoba and Chelsea Crawford, Manager, Youth Leadership & Engagement, 4-H Canada

Ashlyn grew up on a grain farm in southwestern Manitoba and has been a proud 4-H’er for 14 years, first with the Alexander 4-H Club, and now with the University of Manitoba Future Leaders 4-H Club. She has completed numerous projects and spent two years as a Youth Director on the Manitoba 4-H Council. She is currently pursuing an Masters degree in Soil Science at the University of Manitoba. In her spare time Ashlyn enjoys playing hockey and volleyball, downhill skiing and travelling. 

Chelsea is a proud third generation 4-H alum from the Branch Lahave 4-H Club in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Combined with her seven years of event planning and programming, as well as a diploma in counselling skills human/social services, Chelsea is passionate about inclusive, youth-friendly programming and events. When she’s not working you can find this self-proclaimed americano and music connoisseur hiking to find waterfalls and lighthouses! 

Date: March 17, 2027

Details to be confirmed soon.