Rosenwald Center for 4-H Youth Development
| Facilities |
This facility located at 315 Maryland Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 is a 15,000-square foot facility that was constructed with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and completed in January 2013. The center has six classrooms, three observation rooms, four offices, one large multi-purpose room, one conference room, and a fully-certified kitchen. Its design allows Kentucky State University students to observe practices in teaching and learning in classroom settings.
In the center, 4-H Director Dr. Shawn Gardner, and his team develop and implement
programs such as 4-H Clubs, 4-H Camps, in-school and after-school programs to give
youth safe and supervised places to spend time and the chance to learn new skills,
develop their interests and spend meaningful time with their peers and mentors. These
4-H programs are designed to serve children and youth in kindergarten through eighth
grade. 4-H enrichment activities focus on the sciences, health & well-being, and civic
education and will be delivered through curricula developed by KSU 4-H Staff and the
National 4-H Council.
4-H is an important part of Cooperative Extension. More than 279,450 youth from all across Kentucky—approximately 35 percent of the K-12 population—participate in 4-H. Nationally, nearly 6 million youth participate in 4-H programs.