SCHOOL
ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
LEVEL
THREE: SHARING AND INVOLVING STAGE
A 4-H Wildlife Stewards
Member School must earn AT LEAST 200 points out of a possible 235
Requirements with a "*" indicate
that this is a mandatory requirement.
EXPECTED TIME TO COMPLETE
LEVEL THREE: Two Years
PLANNING
AND SHARING (65 points)
- Students update the site
plan map with overlays (5 points)
Establish a wildlife monitoring program and collect data on wildlife
activity (15 points)
- Students share the project
with the community through habitat tours, hosting classes or activities
on the site, and/or inviting special guests such as school board members,
county commissioners or the mayor for a visit (15 points)
- Establish a volunteer
management plan for parent and community volunteers (15 points)
- Students provide assistance,
host a tour, and/or give a presentation to a Level One or Level Two
School (15 points)
ENHANCE
THE SITE (15 points)
- Improve the Wildlife Habitat
Site by creating additional habitat, composting food waste from the
school cafeteria, implementing a wetlands or streamside restoration
project, creating a schoolyard arboretum and/or establishing a school
native plant nursery (15 points)
4-H
WILDLIFE STEWARDS HABITAT TEAM (80 points)
- At least 75% of the student
body is involved in the project (15 points)
- Recruit additional parents
or teachers to complete the 4-H Wildlife Stewards Training Course
(15 points each)
- Host a 4-H and/or National
Wildlife Federation Curriculum Training for teachers and volunteers
(10 points)
- At least one class of
students study in-depth a specific subject or topic related to the
project for two years (10 points)
- 4-H Wildlife Stewards
complete at least 3 hours of Advanced 4-H Wildlife Stewards Training
(10 points)
- Establish a cross-age
mentoring program (older students mentor or teach younger students)
(10 points)
- Students participate in
a 4-H Junior Wildlife Stewards Exchange with another 4-H Wildlife
Stewards School (10 points)
RECORD
KEEPING (45 points)
- Submit the annual 4-H
Wildlife Stewards In-School Enrollment (5 points)*
- 4-H Wildlife Stewards
submit records of their volunteer hours to the 4-H Office (5 points)*
- Students keep individual
record books or journals of their involvement in the project (10 points)
- Complete a 4-H Wildlife
Stewards Level Three Advancement Program Application (5 points)*
- Student Teams submit exhibits
at the 4-H County Fair (10 points)
- Establish a 4-H Wildlife
Stewards School website or newsletter for your project (10 points)
CELEBRATE
SUCCESS (10 points)
- Invite 4-H Wildlife Stewards
staff to a special ceremony to celebrate certification of Level Three
and to present to students and staff the expectations for LEVEL FOUR
(10 points)*
MAINTAIN
FUNDING (20 points)
- Secure long-range funding
for your project through corporate partnerships, PTA commitments,
grants or other sources (20 points)
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