We the People

The curriculum consists of six lessons, which include experiential learning activities and inquiry-based learning to support the National 4-H Citizenship Mission Mandate. The curriculum highlights the key focus areas of citizenship as defined by the National 4-H Headquarters. These areas include:

• Civic Education
• Civic Engagement
• Personal Development
• Service Learning

Learning Outcomes:

• Strengthen communication, leadership and other citizenship skills on a local, state and national level.
• Understand the importance of civic and social responsibilities as they relate to the development of better citizens and leaders.
• Exchange ideas, practice respect and form friendships with other youth from diverse backgrounds.
• Empower young people to be well-informed citizens who are actively engaged in their communities and the world.

Each lesson is supported with four different facilitator and student pieces:

• We the People lesson plan
• Lesson PowerPoint® presentations
• Lesson agenda
• 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus/Capstone Event Newsletter

Additional resources are available to support citizenship programming on the We the People curriculum website: www.4h.unl.edu/wethepeople