Project
Project based learning
All of our 4-H Programs - Clubs, Camps, Military Partnerships, School/Afterschool Programs - offer projects in the following areas:
nutrition, physical health, safety, mental health |
agriculture and life sciences, family and consumer resource management, environmental education, technology, engineering |
club officer roles, presentations, leadership conferences and trainings |
civic awareness, community service, service-learning, leadership, global citizenship |
Project-Based Learning

Each year, a 4-H member enrolls in at least one project. Members participating for the first time may be encouraged to take on only one or two projects. As members gain experience, the size or depth of the project may increase or additional projects may be selected. Some project groups meet once a week, while others might meet once or twice a month. The purpose of these meetings is to guide the members in gaining knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits needed to successfully navigate educational and professional pursuits, and their role as citizens in a complex world.
A 4-H project is:
- Planned work in an area of interest to the 4-H member.
- Guided by a 4-H adult volunteer who is the project leader.
- Aimed at planned objectives that can be attained and measured.
- Summarized by some form of record keeping.
- A minimum of six hours of project instruction.
Projects help 4-H members find and nurture their spark.
Sparks are what help youth see the potential within themselves. Sparking the inner passions, interests and talents of young people that inspire them on the path to thriving is central to youth development work.
If your spark is... |
You might be interested in… |
How things work |
Robotics, Computers, Small Engines, Rocketry, GIS/GPS… |
Making a difference in the community |
Child Development, Leadership, Community Service, Public Speaking… |
Getting fit, staying healthy |
Fitness and Sports, Food and Nutrition, Health, Cooking... |
Animals and how to care for them |
Birds, Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Rabbits, Pigs… |
Singing, dancing, painting, pottery |
Dance, Photography, Theater Arts, Graphic Arts, Clay Arts… |
Shooting sports, hunting |
Archery, Rifle, Pistol, Muzzle… |
Clothing, interior design, shopping |
Textiles, Fashion Revue, Consumer Education… |
Gardening, landscaping, farming |
Junior Master Gardener, Horticulture, Mini-gardens… |
Hiking, nature, the environment |
Camping, Astronomy, Fishing, Forestry, Oceanography… |
...and much more!
Project availability varies by county and club.
PDF: California 4-H Project List
Word: California 4-H Project List
Spanish PDF: California 4-H Project List (Spanish)
Spanish Word: California 4-H Project List (Spanish)
2020-21 Alameda County 4-H Projects
Alameda County 4-H uses Project based learning. Many Community Clubs offer the same projects and some are unique to the 4-H Club. All youth are encouraged to join the 4-H Community Club that is closest to them. This would be their primary club. They are welcome to take a project from another club called the host club. It is up to the member to find out if there is space available in the host club project.
Club | Club project title |
Del Arroyo | Rocketry |
Montclair | Aerospace and Rocketry |
Countywide Project | All Star Leadership/Ambassador |
Oak Town | Art/Drawing/Sketching |
Crane Ridge | |
Del Arroyo | Arts & Crafts |
Dublin | Simple, Easy, and Fun things to do( all age groups) |
Emeryville | Fairy Doors |
Oak Town | Arts and Crafts |
Palomares | Arts & Crafts |
Abbie | Teen Still Exhibits |
Emeryville | Gardening Arts and Crafts |
Del Arroyo | Baking & Bread Making |
Dublin | Baking |
East Hills | Baking |
Abbie | Baking |
Bayside | |
Redwood | Baking and Breadmaking: cookies |
Dublin | Advanced Baking |
Del Arroyo | Bees (Beekeeping) |
Montclair | Bees |
Palomares | Bees |
East Hills | Evolution and Genetics |
East Hills | Birds |
Abbie | Poultry |
Crane Ridge | |
Oak Town | Poultry/Backyard Chickens |
Palomares | Birds-Poultry |
Crane Ridge | |
Redwood | Birds: Poultry |
Del Arroyo | Cake Decorating |
Abbie | Beef |
Crane Ridge | |
Valley Vista | |
Valley Vista | |
Abbie | Cavy |
Del Arroyo | Cavies |
Crane Ridge | |
Del Arroyo | Sew Fun (Beginning Sewing) |
Dublin | Stuffed Animals |
Oak Town | Definitely Not Trending: Share what you've found in the stream/pod/ blogosphere |
East Hills | World History Research Seminar |
Abbie | Creative Writing |
Dublin | Creative writing (9 and below) |
Emeryville | Donkey Toes Publishing |
East Hills | NaNoWriMo |
Bayside | |
Dublin | Book talk/ discussion - Need to finalize |
Oak Town | Book club |
East Hills | Jane Austen Book Club |
Abbie | Poetry |
Del Arroyo | Communication: Poetry |
Emeryville | Trash Hunters |
Countywide | 4-H Tech |
Dublin | Scratch programming (9 and below) |
East Hills | Makerspace-Digital |
Del Arroyo | Computers & Internet: Computer Programming/Coding |
East Hills | Digital Art |
Palomares | Computers-Website Design |
Dublin | Money Talks, Jr. - for 10-13 yr olds |
Dublin | Money Talks - Financial Literacy for 14 & up. |
Abbie | Acrylics |
East Hills | American Girl & Boy History Club |
East Hills | Art |
East Hills | Conversational French |
East Hills | Magical Creature Safari |
East Hills | Mystery Project |
Del Arroyo | Line Dance |
Del Arroyo | Square Dance |
Abbie | Dog |
Del Arroyo | Dog Care and Training |
Redwood | Dog: Obedience and Agility |
Oak Town | Dog Care & Obedience |
Palomares | Dog:Care and Obedience with Agility |
Dublin | Puppetry (If we can not Social Distance) |
East Hills | Cosplay/ Costuming |
East Hills | Entomology |
East Hills | Environmental Stewardship: Plastics Pollution |
Valley Vista | Horse (Competition)-Advance |
Abbie | Horse |
Del Arroyo | Equine-Horse |
Redwood | Equine: Horse |
Valley Vista | Horse (Non-Competition) |
Bayside | |
Oak Town | Fiber Arts |
Redwood | Fiber Arts: Plastic Canvass |
Del Arroyo | Drop Spindle |
Emeryville | Introduction to Weaving |
Redwood | Yarn Crafts |
Montclair | Fishing |
Oak Town | Floral Design |
Montclair | Food Preservation and Homesteading |
Bayside | |
East Hills | Cooking Around the World |
Oak Town | Throw-Down/Chopped Dessert Challenges |
Emeryville | Eating Around the World |
Oak Town | Culinary Arts |
Crane Ridge | |
Del Arroyo | Junk Drawer Engineering |
Oak Town | Beginning Sketchup (model app for making stuff) |
Abbie | Dairy Goats |
Montclair | Goats-Dairy |
Valley Vista | |
Abbie | Market Goat |
Bayside | |
Crane Ridge | |
Valley Vista | |
Emeryville | Intro to Silk Screen and Block Printing |
Emeryville | Mars Base Camp |
Palomares | Group-Determined |
Bayside | |
Abbie | Epidemiology |
Abbie | Yoga |
Oak Town | Yoga |
Oak Town | Club Game night |
Palomares | Home & Personal Management: Life Skills |
Valley Vista | |
Oak Town | Mini-Gardens |
Abbie | Leadership |
Bayside | |
Valley Vista | |
Crane Ridge | |
Crane Ridge | |
Valley Vista | |
Dublin | Marine Science - |
Redwood | Market Goat - Shanda Dellner |
Redwood | Market Sheep - Carole Piddock |
Emeryville | Biking on the Bay |
Redwood | Outdoor Adventures: Camping |
Bayside | |
Oak Town | Fall Hiking |
Oak Town | Spring Hiking |
Redwood | Outdoor Adventures: Hiking |
East Hills | Bay Area Biking |
Del Arroyo | Pets Small Animals |
Dublin | Photography (9yrs to 13 years) |
Oak Town | Photography |
Palomares | Photography |
Valley Vista | |
Palomares | Primary Members (Mini Member & Cloverbud) |
East Hills | Makerspace-Primary |
Montclair | Primary Members(Mini Member & Clover Buds) |
Abbie | Public Speaking |
Dublin | Public Speaking |
Del Arroyo | Public Speaking: Presentations |
Crane Ridge | |
Abbie | Rabbit |
Crane Ridge | |
Del Arroyo | Rabbit Project |
Palomares | Rabbits |
Redwood | Rabbits |
Valley Vista | |
Oak Town | Advanced Rabbit |
Oak Town | Beginning Rabbit |
Montclair | Record Books |
Valley Vista | |
Palomares | Robotics |
Oak Town | Environmental Science |
East Hills | Creative Math |
Dublin | Service Learning Project (13 yrs or older) |
Emeryville | Get Out the Vote |
Bayside | Sheep |
Crane Ridge | Sheep |
Palomares | Sheep Market |
Palomares | Shooting Sports - Archery |
East Hills | Archery |
Palomares | Shooting Sports - Rifle |
Del Arroyo | Shooting Sports: Archery |
Palomares | Sign Language |
Valley Vista | Swine - Breeding |
Abbie | Swine |
Crane Ridge | Swine |
Valley Vista | Swine |
Oak Town | Centerpieces for your table |
Abbie | Vegetable Garden & Crops |
East Hills | Gilltract Farms |
East Hills | Mini Micro Greens |
Del Arroyo | Cool Season Vegetable Gardining |
Bayside | Gardening |
Oak Town | Spring Vegie Gardens |
Del Arroyo | Warm Season Vegetable |
Oak Town | Harvesting/Gleaning |
Palomares | Veterinary Science |
Oak Town | Veterinary Science |
Oak Town | You-Tube Creations |
East Hills | Film Making Fun |
Bayside | Video Production |