Healthy Lifestyle Education Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes

Sub-committee
October 11, 2000

Present: Sallie Gregory, Amanda Lehman, Katina Showman, Joe Fuller, Pat Freiler, Claudia Mincemoyer, Patti Fantaske

Bicycle curriculum
The new 4-H CCS bicycle curriculum was introduced. Initial review of the project is favorable. Claudia Mincemoyer will send a copy of the curriculum to each committee member for further review.

Shooting Sports
Earle Robbins chairs a separate shooting sports committee. Claudia Mincemoyer will stay in contact with this committee and keep the leisure education committee informed. Because the shooting sports committee is functioning and reviewing the current shooting sports projects, it was recommended that the leisure education committee not spend time assessing these projects. A comment was made that the archery project could have more activities and that the reading level might be too high. Also, more on safety could be included.

Stress Connection
The committee will review the stress connection and send recommendations to Claudia Mincemoyer. Currently, this publication is out of stock and ready to be revised or reprinted.

Family Guide to 4-H
The Family Guide to 4-H was discussed. Committee members agreed that it was out of date. Claudia Mincemoyer and Patti Fantaske led the discussion about ways to make the web version of the guide more readily used. Patti Fantaske agreed that she could put a project listing on the web so that there would be a single document to give to potential leaders and parents who want to know what is available. Claudia Mincemoyer suggested a card with the web site be printed for use in the counties. This would direct people to the web site for further information. In addition, the committee suggested that the web site provide a picture of the front cover and a brief description of each project, similar to book companies who sell on-line. Patti Fantaske will explore this option.

Craft projects
Craft projects are very popular with youth, their parents and volunteers. Many of the county-based craft projects do not focus on life skill education and don’t provide a sequential, experiential learning experience. The research base for craft projects is life skill development of youth, not the craft content.

As a result of this discussion, the committee felt that a one-two page document be drafted to explain life skill development, the experiential learning model, and ways to stretch the learning in county-based craft projects. Claudia Mincemoyer will develop a draft and send to the committee for review. Information on life skill development was presented at the "toolkit" in-service is available. Claudia Mincemoyer will send this information to committee members. The life skill document will also be provided electronically to counties to incorporate into future county-based materials.

Model Horse projects
There are several model horse projects developed at the county level. The committee was unsure whether they should be under leisure education or the horse curriculum committee. Claudia Mincemoyer will contact Carolyn Belczyk to discuss.

List of Leisure Education Needs was brainstormed
Floral arranging
Bicycle
Camping/backpacking
Fishing
Cake decorating
Candy making
Collecting
Basketmaking
Crafts
Ceramics
Stenciling/stamping
Swimming
Skating (ice, in-line, roller)
Hertiage (progressive crriculum)
Muzzelloading/shotgun
Soapmaking
Paper/candle making
Outdoor cooking/grilling
Canoeing/Kyaking
ATV (safety-D. Murphy?)


Priority Needs in Leisure Education
The committee prioritized the above needs in the following order listed from greatest to least:

1.Bicycle-purchase the 4-H CCS Bicycle curriculum.

2. Cake Decoration — pilot this as a web-based project. Be sure to include career information and life skills. The cake decorating series used in Lancaster Co. could be modified for statewide use. Katina Showman is going to check with the author about using the information. This county-developed project would need a leader guide to be developed.

3. Collecting-Claudia Mincemoyer will send each committee member a copy of the Ohio State Collecting project for review. She will contact Ohio about adapting for use in Pennsylvania. The committee felt that the project should be flexible enough so that 4-AH’er will be able to collect any thing of interest to them.

4. Folk Art Crafts-committee members were asked to explore topics and provide potential resources. Claudia Mincemoyer will contact the PA Historical Museum Commission to find out what resources are available. The proposed idea would be a pocket folder portfolio that would have single project sheets included in the series. The potential projects could grow as they were developed.
Rug braiding
Quilting
Soap making
Paper making
Tin punch
Candle making
Doll making
Basket making
Stenciling
Paper cutting

5. Ceramics-there are several county-based ceramics projects that could be viable projects.

6. Fishing-Claudia Mincemoyer indicated that 4-H CCS is piloting a fishing curriculum that the committee will review and consider recommending for purchase in 2002.

Curriculum Innovation Fund
When curriculum proposals are submitted, the committee recommended asking for funds to print the life skill attachment that could be used with county-based projects as well as for leader information and training in the counties. The committee will propose this with their budget requests.

Songs and games publications were discussed. Both need to be updated, but were not seen as a priority. These publications could be web-based and new songs and games added as they are available. Suggested sections for the web site could be team building ideas, paper and pencil games, camp songs, group games. Pat Freiler has a tape used by the ACA with good camp songs. She will investigate potential use of this.

The next curriculum meeting will be a conference call on Wednesday, December 6 from 9-10:30 a.m.