SCC 4-H Projects

In 4-H projects children learn a variety of activities where they learn-by-doing. Each year 4-H members enroll in at least one project for a minimum of 6 hours that may last for several weeks or longer depending on how the 4-H volunteer structures the project.

Some projects meet once a week; others meet once or twice a month. These meetings guide the members in gaining the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to complete their project successfully.

Children learn record-keeping while participating in projects. Project Record Book forms are available to 4-H members for free, but there may be additional costs to participate in some projects (this is definitely the case for most animal science projects).

The California 4-H program offers a wide variety of projects -- so there's something fun for everyone! Several of these projects will be offered at a club near you, but it really depends upon whether an adult volunteer is available to lead them. To assist volunteers, 4-H curriculum is available at both the State and National levels.

In the following list you will find the 4-H projects offered in Santa Clara County organized alphabetically according to the following categories:

Animal Sciences

Art and Design

Earth Sciences

Engineering and Technology

Healthy Living

Leadership and Communications

Sports

Animal Sciences

	Cities
Bee	San Jose Downtown, Santa Clara
Beef Cattle	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose,  and San Martin
Birds	San Jose and Saratoga
Cats	Saratoga
Cavy	Cupertino, Morgan Hill, San Jose,  San Martin,  Saratoga, and Santa Clara
Dairy Cattle	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and San Jose
Dairy Goats	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose,  San Martin,  Saratoga, and Santa Clara
Dogs	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill,  San Martin, Santa Clara, and Saratoga
Goats	Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, San Jose, and San Martin
Horse and Pony	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose, and San Martin
Livestock judging	San Martin
Market Poultry	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose,  San Martin, Santa Clara y Saratoga
Meat Goats	Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, and San Jose
Pets and Small Animals	Cupertino, Mountain View, and Santa Clara
Rabbit	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, San Jose,  San Martin,  and Saratoga
Reptile	San Jose and Saratoga
Sheep	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, San Jose, and San Martin
Swine	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Martin, San Jose, and Santa Clara
Therapeutic Animals	Cupertino and Los Altos Hills
Turkey	Cupertino, Santa Clara, and Saratoga

	Cities
Arts and Crafts	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose,  San Martin, Santa Clara y Saratoga
Cake Decorating	San Jose
Ceramic and Clay Arts	Cupertino, Santa Clara, and Saratoga
Clothing and Textiles	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose, San Martin, and Saratoga
Fashion Revue	Santa Clara Countywide
Fiber Arts	Cupertino and Santa Clara
Hobbies	Morgan Hill and San Jose
Music and Instruments	Cupertino
Photography	Morgan Hill and San Jose
Scrapbooking	Morgan Hill

 

Earth Sciences

	Cities
Entomology	Cupertino and Gilroy
Fishing and Tying	Morgan Hill and Cupertino
Vegetable Gardening	Cupertino, Gilroy,  San Jose, San Martin, Santa Clara, and Saratoga
Veterinary Science	Gilroy and Morgan Hill
Water Conservation	San Jose

 

Engineering and Technology

	Cities
Computers and Internet	Cupertino, Morgan Hill, San Jose, San Martin, Santa Clara, and Saratoga
GIS/ GPS	Morgan Hill
Robotics	Cupertino, San Jose, and San Martin
Science Literacy	Cupertino, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Saratoga
Video Production	Santa Clara and Saratoga
Woodworking	Cupertino, San Jose, and Santa Clara

 

Healthy Living

	Cities
CPR & First Aid	San Jose
Foods and Nutrition	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose, San Martin, and Saratoga
Foods-Preservation	Cupertino, Gilroy, San Jose, San Martin, and Saratoga

                                                                                                                              

	Cities
Career Exploration	San Jose
Citizenship (Civic Engagement)	Saratoga
Communications	San Martin
Hi 4-H	San Jose
Leadership Development	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose, San Martin, Santa Clara, and Saratoga
Public Speaking	Cupertino, San Martin, Santa Clara, San Jose and Saratoga
Record Keeping	Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose, San Martin, and Saratoga
Service-Learning	Cupertino and Santa Clara

	Cities
Archery	Cupertino, Morgan Hill, San Jose, and San Martin
Biking	Cupertino, San Jose, and Saratoga
Hunting	Morgan Hill
Outdoor Adventures	San Jose
Rifle	Adult Leader needed for training