The University of Georgia - Wahsega 4-H Center - About Georgia 4-H Environmental Education Program Field Studies

About Georgia 4-H Environmental Education Field Studies at Wahsega 4-H Center

To develop an awareness, knowledge and appreciation for the environment
To cultivate curiosity, critical reasoning and evaluation
To develop positive relationships among students and their teachers
To make the school program more meaningful by applying knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to real life situations
To provide experiences in using scientific processes, such as observing, measuring and classifying
To develop self-confidence and physical fitness
To develop appreciation for the local and natural history of an area

One of the nation's largest residential environmental education programs
A program of Georgia 4-H under Cooperative Extension at the University of Georgia. It was first implemented at Rock Eagle 4-H center in 1979. Over 750,000 students have participated in the program from 500 different schools, representing six Southeastern states.
Program now established at five 4-H state facilities representing "living laboratories" in the mountain, coastal, and piedmont habitats of Georgia.
Forty to forty-five seasonal staff are hired annually as 4-H Environmental Educators to assist the visiting classroom teachers. Classes at each center are taught cooperatively by on site staff and teachers from the school.
The 4-H Environmental Education Program serves more than 37,000 students each school year.

Would you like more information?
Contact Jaclyn Holt, Program Coordinator at Wahsega.

Jaclyn Holt
Wahsega 4-H Center
77 Cloverleaf Trail
Dahlonega, GA 30533
Phone: 706-864-2050
Email: jaclynh@uga.edu