By Haywood County Cooperative Extension | Mar 31, 2017

Haywood County 4-H will host the 4-H School Enrichment Embryology program training at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Haywood County Cooperative Extension Center, 589 Raccoon Road, Waynesville.

In the program, students incubate chicken eggs for 21 days and then watch baby chicks hatch. Students care for the chicks several days before the chicks are returned to a local farmer.

The curriculum training is a free opportunity open to teachers from public, private and homeschool groups. The teacher training will walk teachers through using the kits and curriculum developed by North Carolina State University.

The curriculum was developed to match the second grade Common Core and essential standards, learning about the life cycle of animals. The Embryology School Enrichment and teacher training can be used as continuing education units.

The 4-H school enrichment programs are offered at no-cost to teachers. 4-H school enrichment programs add a learn by doing experimental learning element to classrooms in Haywood County.

Call the Extension Center at 456-3575 to sign-up in advance.

The 4-H program is the youth education program of North Carolina Cooperative Extension, based at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 218,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities. 4-H is a community of young people across America who are developing leadership, citizenship, public speaking, decision-making, and life skills. 4-H is about having fun, learning, exploring and discovering. In 4-H, young people make new friends, develop new skills, become leaders and help shape their communities. Haywood County 4-H has numerous special interest programs, school enrichment programs, day camps, 4-H clubs, and opportunities for youth to learn while doing. For more information on the 4-H program in Haywood County please contact the Extension Center at 456-3575.

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