My 4-H Project Record
Personal Development
Name: __________________________________
4-H Year: ______________
4-H Club: ________________________________
4-H Age: ____________
Montgomery County
Please circle the project(s) you are taking and put the number of years you have taken the
project next to it.
Communications_____
Journalism_____
Leadership_____
Photography_____
Music_____
Theater &
Performing
Arts_____
Visual Arts_____
Public
Presentations_____
Filmmaking/
Video_____
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Goals: What do I want to do? Throughout the year, add and change goals. What do you want to do
and learn in this project area during the year? Think about who will help you and when you want to meet these
goals. Do not feel that you have to fill in every line. Be specific about what you want to do and learn.
What will I do or learn? (Goal)
Example: Learn use aperture
Project
Date Finished
Photography October 6
Example: talk with someone in Journalism
Theater
April 4
What did I do in Personal Development?
Size & Growth
List how many times you practiced your project, hours invested, money spent, etc. Show us how many you made, how much you
made, how many times you did it. Examples: recycled 52 weekly newspapers; interviewed 7 family members on genealogy; completed
4 generations of family history; read 12 articles on Japan related to government .
Project Work Done
Income/Expenses/hours/amounts
Example: bought a new camera
$372.33
Example: Practiced
3 hours
What did I learn?
Knowledge & Skills: List challenges you encountered, and what you learned from them for future 4-H story ideas. From everything we
do, we learn something, sometimes it is that we don’t ever want to do that again and sometimes it is the unexpected like you made a
friend or you found out you like a project in a related area.
I learned to: List what you learned this year related to your project area that was not listed as a goal.
Examples: learned that aperture controls the amount of light the camera lets in. a wide aperture gives a sharper image.
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My memories: List things that made you stop and think, or things that you didn’t realize could be a problem or a joy from doing this
project.
Example memories: I took the best picture ever on vacation! When I was walking out of cave sinking rock’ there were people jumping
across the rocks with light coming at me from behind them- it made a great contrast photo.
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Participation in Personal Development
List participation related to your project area(s). Examples: Workshop on photography, attended a toast masters meeting, joined the
school or church choir
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Awards & Recognition in Personal Development
List exhibit ratings, trophies, medals and other special recognitions received in 4-H this year in Personal Development.
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Leadership in Personal Development
List activities in this project area only, where you led others; include the number of people you led.
Examples: gave talk on Music to club (44); presentation at school Communications.
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Community Service in Engineering & Technology
List activities that you participated in and where you helped others in your project area(s).
Example: helped as crew member for local play; used recycled materials for art project; volunteered at hospital reading and telling
stories for ill children.
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