The goal for this program is to give Virginia 4-H High School students an opportunity to travel to a Spanish speaking, developing country to interact with their peers. While there for a week, the 4-H'ers work with local Dominican teen partners to conduct an environmental 4-H Day Camp for Dominican children, learn about Dominican culture and food and conduct at least one service project in the local community.
We offer this 4-H program in partnership with the Punta Cana Center for Sustainability and Biodiversity at the Punta Cana Ecological Foundation, of which Virginia Tech is a research partner. We began this program in 2006 and the current program involves 4-H teens from Shenandoah, Bath, Highland and Alleghany counties.Contributed by Carol Nansel, Shenandoah Co. 4-H Agent
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