2021 came and went. At times, it felt like if you blinked, you have would miss it. At others, it seemed like time was standing still. Time was such a...
Storybook Engineering Kits created to provide lessons and connections for youth at home
Combining classic children’s literature with engineering activities resulted in a unique learning combination for a unique situation. 4-H staff with...
Above photo: ISP Fellow Allison Wheeler in a soil pit taking VR photos for a STEAM digital curriculum.
ISP Fellow Allison Wheeler is working with...
News Releases
Marshall-Putnam Youth robotics team excels at 4-H Hydrobot Robotics Competition
Photo: L-R, Marhall-Putnam Senior Team: Gwen Heeley, Samantha Nauman, Lillian Lindstrom, Waylon Lindstrom, Daphne Heeley, Caleb Wiesbrock, Logan Siegmann, and Cooper Hattan.
Youth from 30 teams across Illinois demonstrated their learning, celebrated their accomplishments...
4-H hosts special club for youth into technology
YORKVILLE, Ill. – Do you know a teen or kid into computers and technology? Check out the 4-H Tech Explorers Club, a six-part special interest club that teaches STEM and "maker" principles with hands-on...
STEM Academy is exploring Artificial Intelligence using voice assistance this year
We are excited to be offering STEM Academy again this year, through the collaboration of Pearl Technology, Richwoods Township, Caterpillar, and University of Illinois Extension. The theme is AI Learning: Build Your Own Voice Assistant.
Are you looking for an...
4-H youth space dream becomes reality
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dreams do come true, and for one Illinois 4-H youth, that day came March 14 as Krish Nangia of Naperville witnessed an experiment he helped create launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The dream started in 2022 as 4-H youth...
Teen wins national 4-H award for local, global STEM education activism
URBANA, Ill. – When Dhruv Rebba first visited the Indian village his father grew up in, he saw a community struggling because it didn’t have access to the internet. The high school freshman and Illinois 4-H member knew he had the skills and drive...