NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT SERIES
Weekend-long learning events that grow and develop skills in that students can use in their own lives and share with their communities. 4-H hosts three summits each year that focus on STEM, Agri-science, and Healthy Living.
Building Skills. Creating Memories. Making Friends.
The 4-H National Youth Summit Series brings together high school students for three days of hands-on activities and workshops, led by leaders and educators in these fields. For 2020 and 2021, these events will be held virtually.
- Register and attend in small groups or as an individual
- Work alongside students and experts with shared interests
- Learn and strengthen technical and leadership skills
- Earn accreditation to feature on college or job applications
2020 - 2021 Summits
2020 STEM Summit: Mars Basecamp
Online, November 6-8, 2020 - Registration Now Open
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.
2021 Healthy Living Summit
Online, February 11 - 14, 2021 - Registration Opens Soon
At the National Youth Summit on Healthy Living, high school students develop the knowledge and skills to address issues surrounding nutrition, physical fitness, wellness, and emotional well-being. Working alongside professionals in family consumer science and healthy living, students will create action plans they can implement in their communities to teach other youth about what they have learned.
2021 Agri-Science Summit
Online, March 4-7, 2021 - Registration Opens Soon
At the National 4‑H Youth Summit on Agri-Science, high school students develop the skills and knowledge needed for the challenges facing agriculture, food security, and sustainability. Students will work with each other and experts in the agricultural community in this collaborative, hands-on educational setting.
Register for National Youth Summits
STEM: November 6-8, 2020
The National Youth Summits on STEM is $75.00 per attendee and includes a STEM Summit Activities Kit, which includes all supplies needed to take part in the Summit.
4-H at Home
4-H at Home provides hands-on, educational activities for kids and teens to do while they're home from school during COVID-19. Get our latest 4-H at Home Activity Guide, activities from 4-H Land-Grant Universities, and more.