Y.E.S. in Afterschool

STOP for a moment and answer the following questions:

Would you like to help your local community?
Do you need to earn community service hours?
Do you like working with young children?
Are you in 9th - 12th grade and under the age of 18?

If you answered YES to these questions, then we have a GREAT opportunity for you!

Two mad scientists exploring

The University of California Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program has received a grant which allows us to train teens in the fun, hands-on science curriculum YES (Youth Experiences in Science).

After receiving the training, teens will be paired with a local afterschool program and will teach a science lesson to young children for one hour each week. The program will run for 10 weeks beginning the week of February 13, 2012 through the week of April 30, 2012 at Afterschool sites in Auburn and Roseville.

YES (Youth Experiences in Science) is a curriculum that was developed by the University of California Cooperative Extension. The curriculum offers planned, thematically linked science education experiences geared especially to the needs of children and child care providers. It incorporates cross-age teaching and inquiry-based activities with cooperative learning.

YES Curriculum pdf
Topics include Bubbles, Snails, Energy, Collections, Worms, Kitchen Science, and Recycle/Reuse.

Kitchen Science YES Afterschool 2011

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?

A completed application (see below)
Attendance at both sessions of the mandatory 10-hour training.
A commitment to work once a week in a local afterschool program for 10 weeks.
Mandatory fingerprinting clearance to be completed during the week of Feb 1, 2012. (Your fingerprints MUST be cleared before working at the Afterschool site)
Timely completion of required paperwork for the 4-H Youth Development Program and the City of Roseville or Auburn Recreation District.

WHAT DO YOU GET FROM US?

The opportunity to work with a team of teens at a local afterschool program
Training on a well-developed and fun science curriculum
The opportunity to gain important leadership and teaching skills
The opportunity to earn up to 75 hours of community service
The chance to be part of a great team of people working to make our education system even better!

DATES TO KNOW

Sunday, January 29-- Applications due in the Auburn office.
Monday, January 30 -- Acceptance notifications : registration, fingerprinting process begins.
Friday, February 10- First mandatory training from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 11 - Second part of mandatory training from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Week of
February 13--Teaching sessions begin in afterschool programs
Week of April 30--Teaching sessions end in afterschool programs
Monday, May 7--Celebration and wrap-up meeting from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Please note: When applying each afterschool site has a specific day and time, with additional time for prep and planning. If you are not available at that day and time, please do not apply.

APPLICATIONS
Teen Teacher Job Description
Teen Teacher Application for 2012 on-line
Teen Teacher Application pdf

4-H YES in Afterschool
University of California Cooperative Extension
11477 E Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603

If you have any questions, please e-mail Kim Laehle at kalaehle@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 889-7386 to leave a message.

Teen Teacher Testimonies

"4-H YES has been a fun experience for me and the elementary kids." - Rohit, Teen Teacher

"Being involved in the 4-H YES in Afterschool Program has been an incredible experience. From meeting great people to giving back to the community as a whole, it has benefited me tremendously." - Miles, Teen Teacher

"The most important thing I have learned is how to work better in a group. I also learned a lot about child development. It was a two way street." - Auburn Teen Teacher.

"The afterschool kids became much more interested in science and found a new excitment for the subject. That was the goal for my group and me." - Auburn Teen Teacher

Placer County UCCE Office
11477 E Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603

(530) 889-7386
(530) 889-7397 fax

Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June Stewart
4-H Program Representative

Kim Laehle
4-H Program Representative
4-H YES in Afterschool

Cindy Mitchell
Administrative Clerk

Placer County 4-H

Placer County Youth Commission