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      • 2020 4-H Exhibition
    • Kenai Peninsula
    • Kodiak >
      • Interested Members
      • Kodiak Agriculture - Inspiring the Next Generation
      • At Home Kits
    • Mat Su/Copper River >
      • MatSu/Copper River 4-H News
    • Nome
    • Southeast >
      • Enroll in 4-H
      • Sitka
  • Statewide Programs
    • Learn By Doing At Home
    • STEM / Healthy Habits >
      • Upcoming Events
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Healthy Habits & STEM Upcoming Events

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This event is FREE for current 4-H members in Grades 9-12 from anywhere in Alaska.

>>Contact Reina at rhhasting@alaska.edu to confirm your teen's spot and verify your mailing address for delivery of the kit.<<

The current 4-H membership is October 1, 2020- September 30, 2021.
The annual Alaska 4-H membership fee is $26  (enrollment scholarships are available on a first come/first serve, as needed basis! Contact klcalhoun@alaska.edu for more information)

If you haven't done so already, enroll HERE for the current 4-H Membership year.

Some tips to get you through our new enrollment system:
1. First create your family profile (if you are a returning 4-Her, just use your email address, requesting a new password if you forgot yours)
2. Then, add your youth members
3. Enroll them into Alaska 4-H for the new year (October 1, 2020- September 30, 2021)
When enrolling, you will choose your District. Example: Tanana, Anchorage or Kodiak etc.
4. Then you will choose a club.
Healthy Living-(district name) as the club name. Example, CS Healthy Living-Tanana, CS Pathways-Anchorage, or CS Pathways-Kenai Peninsula etc.
5. Then you must choose a project, choose Healthy Living.
6. Once your enrollment is approved, log back into your account and sign up for the 4-H National Healthy Living Summit (under EVENTS).
>>Contact Reina at rhhasting@alaska.edu to confirm your teen's spot and verify your mailing address for delivery of the kit.<<

POC: Reina H. Hasting rhhasting@alaska.edu | Kendra Calhoun klcalhoun@alaska.edu
Registration/enrollment questions: Ann Biddle abiddle@alaska.edu
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Below is some more information and FUN activities to

keep your Health on Santa's Nice List!

Tips to fight Inactivity for your health.

 Are you Feeling too busy for physical activity and stuck inside? Check out the videos below for great tips for staying active during these times.
 
Check out Soccer for Success at Home! This brings the program to you where you will find activities and resources related to the five components of Soccer for Success: physical activity, health & wellness, mentorship, community engagement, and safe spaces. Now more than ever, it’s important for us to stay connected and live active and healthy lifestyles. Soccer for Success brings a collection of resources from trusted sources to help youth stay active, healthy in body and mind, and informed while schools are closed and youth are at home. 
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  • Make your own SOCKer ball at home and then check out the awesome playlist!

If you are interested in bringing Soccer for Success to your school or after school program, don't hesitate to contact:
Reina rhhasting@alaska.edu or Kendra klcalhoun@alaska.edu or your district Nutrition Educator.  The program includes incentives such as soccer balls, bags, water bottles and healthy snacks while supplies last.
Tips to avoid unconscious eating this holiday season.
Think "Time" when eating.
  • Take time before indulging to show gratitude
  • Take time to check in with yourself and pay attention to your fullness cues: Are you still hungry or are you satisfied?
  • Take the time to be choosy with the food on the table. If it's something you normally don't have, it's okay; just remember to savor it! It's what you choose to eat every day that counts.
The Holidays can still be a time to select healthier alternatives like vegetables from a Snowman Veggie Tray or a colorful fruit salad!
Ways to handle stress for your health.
Continued stress can affect your health. Take 10-20 minutes to quietly reflect and relax daily. For more information on tips to help such as breathing exercises and practicing mindfulness, click below.
Mindfulness


Make sure you don't lack sleep.

How Much Sleep is Recommended for Each Age Group?

The National Sleep Foundation’s recommendations for nightly sleep are broken down into nine age groups.
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How Much Sleep Do You Need?

The National Sleep Foundation guidelines serve as a rule-of-thumb for how much sleep children and adults need while acknowledging that the ideal amount of sleep can vary from person to person.

For that reason, the guidelines list a range of hours for each age group. The recommendations also acknowledge that, for some people with unique circumstances, there’s some wiggle room on either side of the range for “acceptable,” though still not optimal, amount of sleep.
Deciding how much sleep you need means considering your overall health, daily activities, and typical sleep patterns. Some questions that you help assess your individual sleep needs include:
  • Are you productive, healthy, and happy on seven hours of sleep? Or have you noticed that you require more hours of sleep to get into high gear?
  • Do you have coexisting health issues? Are you at higher risk for any disease?
  • Do you have a high level of daily energy expenditure? Do you frequently play sports or work in a labor-intensive job?
  • Do your daily activities require alertness to do them safely? Do you drive every day and/or operate heavy machinery? Do you ever feel sleepy when doing these activities?
  • Are you experiencing or do you have a history of sleeping problems?
  • Do you depend on caffeine to get you through the day?
  • When you have an open schedule, do you sleep more than you do on a typical workday?
Start with the National Sleep Foundation recommendations and then use your answers to these questions to home in on your optimal amount of sleep.

For more information go to: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need

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Happy Holidays and see you in 2021!!:)

PAST Events...

2020 STEM Summit

Get ready Alaska Teens!

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.
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This event is FREE for current 4-H members in Grades 9-12 from anywhere in Alaska.
There are only 15 spots available.
>>Make sure you will be able to attend the Meet and Greet! on Wednesday Nov. 4 at 5:30pm.<<
**As of 10/22/20, 10:00am, there are 12 spots left.**
>>Contact Reina at rhhasting@alaska.edu to confirm your teen's spot and verify your mailing address for delivery of the kit.<<

The current 4-H membership is October 1, 2020- September 30, 2021.
The annual Alaska 4-H membership fee is $26  (enrollment scholarships are available on a first come/first serve, as needed basis! Contact klcalhoun@alaska.edu for more information)

If you haven't done so already, enroll HERE for the current 4-H Membership year.

Some tips to get you through our new enrollment system:
1. First create your family profile (if you are a returning 4-Her, just use your email address, requesting a new password if you forgot yours)
2. Then, add your youth members
3. Enroll them into Alaska 4-H for the new year (October 1, 2020- September 30, 2021)
When enrolling, you will choose your District. Example: Tanana, Anchorage or Kodiak etc.
4. Then you will choose a club.
CS Pathways-(district name) as the club name. Example, CS Pathways-Tanana, CS Pathways-Anchorage, or CS Pathways-Kenai Peninsula etc.
5. Then you must choose a project, choose CS Pathways.
6. Once your enrollment is approved, log back into your account and sign up for the 4-H National Youth 2020 STEM Summit (under EVENTS).
>>Contact Reina at rhhasting@alaska.edu to confirm your teen's spot and verify your mailing address for delivery of the kit.<<

POC: Reina H. Hasting rhhasting@alaska.edu | Kendra Calhoun klcalhoun@alaska.edu
Registration/enrollment questions: Ann Biddle abiddle@alaska.edu

AGENDA- National Youth 2020 STEM Summit
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"Unleash Your Wild Side!" with Computer Science & Healthy Living

January 3, 2020
10a-2p
1000 University Ave (Old UPark), Room 108


This event is geared toward youth ages 7-13 and will have a  $7 registration fee.

Registration is Closed.  Come back soon to check out upcoming events! 

What does a safari adventure and STEM have in common? Ecosystems! This day camp will take young scientists on a safari adventure to learn about jungles and other ecosystems, how STEM is important in these ecosystems, and other activities such as games and cooking inspired by the safari!
Where coding meets healthy living! We will play new twists on old games - re"coding" the games. 
​We will also be making lunch! 
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For more information, contact Reina at 474-2437
​​or rhhasting@alaska.edu 
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