Extension Racine County is proud to share its 2024 Annual Report. Extension educators had a combined 11,336 educational contacts in the program areas of parent and financial education, 4-H and youth development, horticulture, agriculture, and nutrition education. Extension carries out the Wisconsin Idea that connects people and communities to the university and its resources. Extension […]
Join the Extension Racine County team as the Racine County 4-H Program Coordinator! Programming focus includes: Recruiting, training, developing, and managing volunteers focused on helping youth develop life skills that promote ongoing community involvement and strengthen youth leadership development; Expanding 4-H membership and volunteer opportunities to underserved youth and adults; Coordinating the process for youth […]
Due to strong interest in this topic, Racine County UW-Extension has added new March workshop on “Emotion Coaching – Helping Children Manage Strong Feelings”, which will be held on March 26, 2019. Children with strong social-emotional skills have greater academic achievement, more positive social interactions, and greater satisfaction in life. Emotion Coaching can help young children […]
Apply now for the Summer 4-H Youth Development Internship! Extension is announcing a paid internship for the summer of 2019. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 18, 2019 with interviews in late March or early April. For more information, please click on the position posting below. 4-H Youth Development Internship (Summer 2019)
Apply Now for Summer Family Living Internship! Extension is announcing a paid internship for the summer of 2019. The deadline to apply is March 11, 2019 with interviews in early April 2019. For more information, please click on the position posting below. Racine County Family Living Summer Intern Position Posting All applicants must be an […]
Professionals and volunteers often hear from families that Child Support and Family Court are confusing and frustrating. As a result, the Greater Racine Collaborative for Healthy Birth Outcomes and the Racine County UW-Extension convened a panel on child support in Racine County to help dispel some of the common misperceptions. A Child Support and Family […]
Racine County UW-Extension’s Early Learning Series will present the workshop, “Managing Challenging Behaviors” for early care and education providers. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Ives Grove Auditorium in Sturtevant. This workshop will provide early care and education providers with skills and strategies to […]
Do you know of a youth who is curious about or interested in government? Consider nominating them for the Racine County Youth In Governance program! This an opportunity where students can contribute their voices to community issues and develop their confidence, independence, leadership skills, and civic knowledge while serving on one of five County Board committees […]
Racine County UW-Extension will be hosting a workshop, “Emotion Coaching – Helping Children Manage Strong Feelings” on February 27, 2019. Children with strong social-emotional skills have greater academic achievement, more positive social interactions, and greater satisfaction in life. Emotion Coaching can help young children learn valuable skills. This workshop focuses on: 1) Increasing child’s emotional vocabulary; […]
Racine County UW-Extension’s Touchpoints Project will be offering a Family Connections workshop series for early care and education professionals. This is a unique opportunity that includes 15 credits of Tier 3 continuing education. The series starts on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The Family Connections curriculum and materials were developed for early care and education staff to […]
Atención Padres de Niños Pequeños (0-6 años) ¿Está buscando maneras nuevas de responder ante el comportamiento difícil de su hijo? ¿Necesita ideas par ayudar a su hijo a seguir instruciones y cumplir con reglas del hogar? ¿Quiere desarrollar una relación positiva con su hijo? Si su respuesta es “si”, entonces este taller en serie de […]
