Youth Council Guidebook

Getting Started

Sample Agenda Calendar...........................................05
Recruiting...................................................................06

• Networking Activity

Equity & Belonging....................................................08

• David's Plant Activity

Setting Expectations.................................................09

• Goals and Objectives Activity
• Team Norms & Expectations Activity

Establishing Council Officers....................................10
Officer Roles..............................................................11
Sample Meeting Agenda..

• Council Agenda Guide

Program Building

Group Dynamics .....................................................15
Planning an Event....................................................16

• How to plan an event
• Project Planning Activity

Near Peer Mentoring...............................................18
Service Learning.....................................................18

• Why Service Learning
• Service Learning Guidelines
• Networking Activity
• Identifying Community Needs
• Community Needs Assessment Manual

7 Concepts for Highly Effective Councils

Positive Youth Development..................................20

• Involving Youth in Positive Youth Development

B.I.G.M.
Youth Spark
The “Thrive” Model

• https://trello.com/b/oYIuccZS/4-h-thriving-model-indicator-activity-database

Resiliency and Self-Efficacy...................................22

• Resiliency Activity

Self-Determination Theory................................... 22

• Research on Self Determination Theory
• Ideas on how to implement it

Developmental Relationships................................23

• Personality Test
• Developmental Relationship Activity
• Developmental Relationship Research

Team Building and Leadership..............................23

• Leadership and Team Building Curriculum

Group Assessment................................................24
Reflection, Celebration, & Recognition................ 25