All North Carolina 4-H Camps are open to the public. Youth do NOT have to be a member of 4-H to participate.
NC 4-H Camps Vision, Values, and Goals
For more than 80 years, North Carolina 4-H camping has taught youth life skills through centers located from the mountains to the sandhills to the coast. Each year, more than 7,000 youth from across the state participate in 4-H camping programs at North Carolina’s 4-H educational centers. Thousands more participate in conferences, school enrichment programs, special events, and workshops.
It is our vision to inspire and create productive citizens through lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Our Core Values are:
- Caring - We care for each other and for those we serve.
- Efficiency - We seek ways to maximize efficiency and minimize waste.
- Acceptance - We are accepting of everyone.
- Integrity - We seek to do the right thing.
- Respect - We respect each other and everyone else.
- Stewardship - We strive to be good stewards of all of our resources.
By utilizing an experiential learning model and focusing on community, we seek to achieve the following goals:
- Increase capacity in enrollment, facilities, programs, and services.
- Utilize consistent and high-quality evaluation tools to measure our outcomes and impact.
- Maintain and manage a fiscally sustainable operation.
- Develop and facilitate diverse and high-quality programmatic offerings.
- Enforce and prioritize safety in operation and programming.
- Attract, develop, and retain high-quality staff.
- Operate in a sustainable way.
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