National Youth Summits

National Youth STEM Summit

The National 4-H STEM Youth Summit will take place virtually November 6-8, 2020 and is for teens in grades 9-12 interested in science, engineering, technology, and math topics and careers.

The Delaware 4-H Program will support Delaware 4-H youth and volunteer leaders/staff to attend the virtual National Youth STEM Summit.  The National Youth STEM Summit caters to high school aged students who are curious and industrious. Your team of astronauts is stranded on Mars. Your supplies are dwindling. How will you survive, and how will you return to Earth? At the 2020 STEM Summit, students will work with peers and group leaders on a variety of workshops and exercises built around solving this main problem. Each collaborative exercise will test and strengthen both the STEM skills and the teamwork and collaboration it takes to solve complex problems in the real world — and on Mars.

This Summit is open to any high school student in grades 9-12 as of September 2020.

Delaware 4-H members must complete an application (attached) to be considered to attend this conference.

Email applications to the State 4-H Office: de4h@udel.edu

National Youth Photography Summit

The National Youth Photography Summit will not be held in 2021. Summit fees include accommodations at the National 4-H Conference Center, meals, educational programming, and tours including a guided night time tour of the monuments and memorials in Washington, DC. Buffet-style meals are served in the Clover Dining Room at National 4-H Conference Center.

This Summit is open to any high school student in grades 9-12 as of September of the current 4-H year.  Participate as a team (as few as two and as many as 10) with at least one adult mentor/chaperone. Youth interested in participating should contact leaders in their school, scout troop, religious organization or club to identify an adult to register and accompany them to the event.

National Youth Agri-Science Summit

The National Youth Summit on Agri-Science will take place virtually March 10-13, 2022.

The Delaware 4-H Program will support Delaware 4-H youth and volunteer leaders/staff to attend the virtual National Youth Summit on Agri-Science.  At the National Youth Summit on Agri-Science high school students interested in becoming Champions for Agriculture in their communities will gain knowledge and skills in agri-science related to the production of food, feed, fuel, and fiber, especially in the rapidly emerging areas of animal and plant sciences and technologies, learn about challenges facing agriculture, interact with agricultural scientists, researchers, leaders, politicians, and advocates, and increase awareness of career opportunities and pathways in agriculture.  Students are trained to create action plans to implement in their communities and teach other youth about what they have learned.

This Summit is open to any high school student in grades 9-12.

National Youth Healthy Living Summit

The National Youth Summit on Healthy Living takes place February 10 - 13, 2022

The Delaware 4-H Program will support Delaware 4-H youth and volunteer leaders/staff to attend the virtual National Youth Summit on Healthy Living. At the National Youth Summit on Healthy Living, high school students develop the knowledge and skills to address today’s issues including nutrition education, physical fitness, wellness, and emotional well-being.  

Students are trained to create action plans to implement in their communities and teach other youth about what they have learned. The structure of the summits maximizes the amount of hands-on learning experiences and translates that learning to direct outcomes.

This Summit is open to any high school student in grades 9-12.