Provide youth development experiences above and beyond what is available in your county or region. Enhance your sense of personal and social responsibility through an environment that fosters independence, accountability, decision-making and time management. Increase your personal growth by giving you opportunities to develop your teamwork, cooperation and collaboration skills and meet new people from different places and with different backgrounds from across the state. Nearly 200 fun, action-filled classroom and field trip sessions are offered. The sessions take place throughout the Michigan State University campus and at various off-campus locations.
Participants attend one or two sessions throughout their three-day stay.
They are housed in three Michigan State University residence halls. Together they determine and develop the content for the vast selection of sessions. They also serve as session instructors and helpers during the event. Participant evaluation responses are overwhelmingly positive. Participants often return to MSU as students due to the positive experiences they've had during 4-H Exploration Days.