4-H: Volunteer conference
​Ready to Lead

Ready, Set, Go with 4-H
October 1 -4, 2026
National 4-H Volunteer Conference by the Volunteer Conference of Southern States
  • 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States
  • Conference Overview
    • Workshop Proposal Information
    • Registration Details
    • Celebration of Life
  • Contributors & Exhibitors
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Marketing Resources
  • Presenter Resources
    • Presenter Portal
  • Volunteer Advisory Team
  • Conference Flashbacks
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    • 2024 Flashbacks
    • 2023 Flashbacks
    • 2022 Flashbacks
    • 2021 Flashbacks
  • Disclaimer EEO

Registration Details
including costs & registration portal
Coming this Summer

Workshop Selection

We are excited to offer a wide variety of workshops both virtually and onsite. During the conference, participants can earn a track or focus certificate for attending workshops in categories with some even earning credit in multiple tracks. Here are some of ur anticipated offerings:
  • 4-H Veterinary Science Training for Adults: Teaching Animal Health & Vet Science in 4-H
  • Cattle Educational Trunks - A Hands-On Approach to Agricultural Literacy
  • Head, Heart, Hands, and HOPS!
  • Read It, Grow It: Hands-On Agriculture Through Children’s Literature
  • 4-H Leaders in Action: Developing Your County 4-H Leadership Program
  • Biz Kidz: Turning Their Hobbies into Profits
  • Leadership in Action: Ready-to-Use Activities for 4-H Volunteers
  • Managing Time and Behavior with Cloverbuds
  • Pathways to Possibility: National 4-H Youth Opportunities
  • Selecting Impactful Coalition Partners
  • Fabric and Yarn Club: Traditional Crafts with a Modern Twist
  • Hand sew your way to floral bliss
  • Paint the Night: How to Host a 4-H Glow Art Show
  • Quilt blocks that bring us together!
  • Simple Candle-making for All Ages!
  • Spinning into 4-H with Felting
  • Tie One On: Not just Knots and Crafts
  • 4-H For All: Growing Abilities Together
  • The Art of Cupcake Wars
  • Healthy Minds, Healthy Clubs: 15 Grab-and-Go Wellness Activities for Every 4-H Club
  • Plant it and They Will Come: Transforming Communities with Native Plants
  • Rooted in Fun: Eight Ready-to-Use Nature Activities for 4-H Clubs
  • Splash into Project Wet
  • Weather Watchers: DIY Rain Gauge Workshop
  • Bubbleology: Exploring STEM Through Fun Hands-On Scientific Inquiry
  • Capture them with Science
  • Escape into the World of STEM Careers
  • From Screen-Free Coding to Advanced Robotics: Sphero Indi Cars and BOLT+ in 4-H STEM
  • Sticksmithing: The Construction and Destruction of Structures
  • Connecting 4-H and Community
  • Pump Up Your Club Meetings with the Power of 4‑H CLOVER!
  • No Boots Required: Virtual Livestock Evaluation
  • Pollinators, Podcasts, and Purpose: How 4-H Shaped My Future
  • Tools, Resources, and demonstration of clay work with teens

Rock Eagle 4-H Center Tentative Agenda

Thursday
1:00 Conference Registration Opens
4:00 State Gatherings
5:00. Opening Event
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Curricula  & Idea Sharing

Friday
7:30 Breakfast Opens
​8:30 Plenary Session 
10:00 Workshop 1 (90 minutes)
11:30 Lunch w/Exhibitors
Friday continued
1:30 Workshop 2 (90 minutes)
3:00 Break 
3:30 Workshop 3 (90-120 minutes)
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Plenary Session followed by fun

Saturday,
7:30  Breakfast Opens
​8:30  Workshop 4 (90 minutes)
10:30 Workshop 5 (60 minutes)
​11:30 Lunch


Saturday continued
1:00 Workshop 6 (60 minutes)
2:00 Break
2:30 Workshop 7 (90-120 minutes)
5:00 State Gatherings
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Closing Event - Entertainment, Auction & Awards

Sunday 
​
7:30  Closing Breakfast

Virtual Conference  Tentative Agenda

Virtual Conference includes on-demand recorded sessions as well as scheduled sessions in a virtual environment. Scheduled sessions will be recorded for later viewing. Rock Eagle 4-H Center attendees will also have access to virtual content. All listings are EST.
 Thursday
8:00 a.m. On Demand Sessions Open
7:00 p.m. Curricula & Idea Shorts (virtual session)

Friday 
​1:30 p.m.  Workshop Session 1
3:30 p.m. Workshop Session 2
7:00 Live from Rock Eagle  (Speaker)
Saturday
10:30 a.m. Workshop Session 3
1:00  p.m.   Workshop  Session 4
7:45 p.m.    Live from Rock Eagle Auction & Award
Frequently Asked Questions

​The Volunteer Conference of Southern States is jointly directed by LGU's in the southern region. 
The management team and committee chairs are under the leadership of the University of Kentucky Extension 4-H Program

Contributions by sponsors and exhibitors does not indicate endorsement of the sponsors by 4-H.
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EEODisclaimer/EEO/AA/Non-discrimination statement

Email: [email protected]

  • 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States
  • Conference Overview
    • Workshop Proposal Information
    • Registration Details
    • Celebration of Life
  • Contributors & Exhibitors
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Marketing Resources
  • Presenter Resources
    • Presenter Portal
  • Volunteer Advisory Team
  • Conference Flashbacks
    • 2025 Flashbacks
    • 2024 Flashbacks
    • 2023 Flashbacks
    • 2022 Flashbacks
    • 2021 Flashbacks
  • Disclaimer EEO