Category: STEM

Oahu 4-H Fall 2025 SPIN Program: ROOTED in Agriculture

Christine Hanakawa
ROOTED in Agriculture Logo (Respecting Our Origins in Technology through EDucation in Agriculture)

Open to 9th-12th graders Discover how to make Virtual Reality (VR) tours and create cool story maps with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)—all while learning about plants, animals, and place-based education. Join the ROOTED in Agriculture 4-H SPIN program! Sign up (click here) by Saturday, October 25th to engage in new learning experiences and show off your VR tour and story maps at our special showcase event. Oahu 4-H SPIN Program

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Learning in the Environment

Admin
Fishing in oama tournament

Sara Stupplebeen, Reporter – So far, the 4-H Wolves have participated in four activities. First on October 5th, we took part in an oama fishing tournament and had so much fun at Kanaha Beach. Second we held our first meeting and also had a guest speaker, Skylar Decker, who talked to us about fishing and a craft called Gyotaku, which is printing images of fish with ink which we later did. Third, we had a meeting and had two guest speakers, Abby Haneke and Andrew Sitlinger, talk to us about…

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Rules of Composition

Kate Eickstead
pink background with cupcakes with white icing and sprinkles

The 4-H Virtual Photography Club is focusing on the rules of composition in March.  The National 4-H curriculum allows  for us to build on skills through a series of curricula.  Members are allowed to work at their own pace and are encouraged to build on their time management skills by scheduling time each week to practice their photography skills and do the hands on lessons.  Hawaii is such a great backdrop for us to get out and practice using the rule of thirds or the golden triangle. So Ono!  These…

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