Wahsega 4-H Center: 4-H Club Events
Activities Available for County, Cluster or District 4-H Club Events
Activity & Class List
- Challenge (Low-Ropes) Course
- Herpetology
- Stream Ecology
- Orienteering
- High Ropes
- Survival
- New Games
- Mountain Trails
Challenge Course
Goals: To help students increase personal confidence, build mutual support within a peer group, and aid in understanding the importance of planning and cooperation.
Methods: The students will go through a series of activities designed to give students clearly defined mental and physical problems to solve. The challenges offer students the opportunity to stretch beyond their boundaries in a safe environment, allowing growth in self-awareness and self-confidence. The elements are designed to force students to plan and work together as a team to solve the specific problems presented.
Herpetology
Goals: To introduce students to characteristics, differences, and roles of reptiles and amphibians.
Methods: After participating in a group discussion to identify characteristics of reptiles and amphibians students will have the opportunity to handle live specimens.
Stream Ecology
Goals: To aid students in their understanding and appreciation of the importance of the water cycle; help students recognize that there are differences in the life stages of aquatic animals as they grow and assist students in discovering the diversity of animals that live in a stream. Students also learn to distinguish between healthy streams and unhealthy streams.
Methods: The students will participate in activities that enhance their understanding of the water cycle and aquatic ecosystems; students also capture, identify, and observe stream animals that live in Wards Creek; students learn about the purpose and procedures for stream testing.
Orienteering
Goals: To introduce students to the proper use of the compass and the proper pacing technique.
Methods: Students will listen to a mini-lecture describing compass parts, how to take a bearing, and proper pacing techniques, then participate in activities practicing these skills.
High Ropes
Goals: To help students increase personal confidence, build mutual support within a peer group, and aid in learning to encourage and appreciate the efforts of other team members.
Methods: The students will participate in an activity designed to present the student with a difficult physical and emotional challenge. While it is more advanced than the low-ropes challenge course, a high-ropes challenge still offers students the opportunity to stretch beyond their boundaries in a safe environment, stimulating growth in self-awareness and self-confidence. Our three high elements are 1) Climbing Wall, 2) Zip Line, and 3) Dangle Duo.
Survival
Goals: To teach skills and techniques which will prevent students from getting lost in the woods and teach what to do if they become lost. Students will learn to set up a survival camp and demonstrate understanding of basic survival needs and how to fulfill these needs in a wilderness setting.
Methods: Activities are incorporated into discussion about how not to get lost and the five basic survival needs. Students decide what items and methods should be utilized. Students are challenged to construct a debris hut and proper fire ring (which will not be lit).
New Games
Goals: To enable students to increase their agility, trust and cooperation within a group using non-traditional physical activities.
Methods: Students participate in a series of active physical activities designed to build group cooperation and trust.
Mountain Trails
Goals: To help students appreciate the mountain ecosystem as a result of familiarization with the environment through a hike on trails leading into the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Methods: Students will be guided along foot paths in the National Forest.
