Prince Edward 4-H In-School Programs

Each year, Prince Edward 4-H works with fourth grade students at PECES through monthly in-school 4-H Club meetings.  Students elect officers and run their meetings using parliamentary procedure.  The program portion of each meeting is dedicated to science enrichment.  Each activity supports the science SOL that is being studied that month.  Each spring, students have the opportunity to participate in the 4-H Presentations Contest.  Each child is required to give a demonstration to his or her class.  Volunteers judge the presentations and each participant receives a ribbon.  Purple ribbon winners are invited to participate in the Central District 4-H Presentations and Public Speaking Contest in Appomattox each April. 

Six and seventh graders at PECMS will again participate in the 4-H Science Fair program.  Each student receives a science fair project booklet with information on the scientific method and instructions on how to conduct an experiment.  Students submit proposals to their science teachers and work with the Extension Agent each month as projects progress.  Judging takes place in March, with winners invited to participate in the district contest in April.

Students enrolled in Fuqua School’s Math-In-Action class participate in a series of money management classes designed to teach the basics of budgeting, banking, and investing.  Students learn to write a check, balance a checkbook, and calculate interest.