Author: Picard, Emily

Environmental Skill-A-Thon 

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UConn 4-H Environmental Skill-A-Thon 

Kellogg Environmental Education Center – 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, CT 06418

Saturday, January 11, 2025- 9:00am to 1:30pm

Registration Deadline: January 3, 2025

Brought to you by UConn 4-H and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 

Each youth MUST have a chaperone to supervise & support them. If a parent/guardian will not be accompanying a youth participant to UConn 4-H Environmental Skill-A-Thon, the adult accompanying each youth must have a 4-H Member Health Form in their possession signed by the youth’s parent/guardian. The Health Form is available at s.uconn.edu/4hhealthform. Due to the short lunch break, participants should pre-order a box lunch or bring a nut-free lunch. 

 

This event is open to all youth ages 7-18, however many workshops will be suited for  junior members (ages 7-12). 

Environmental Science Day will take place this spring and will be more suited towards senior members.  

Registration Deadline: January 3, 2025 

Register early as sessions may fill. There is no guarantee that participants will receive their first session choice. 

Follow this link to register: s.uconn.edu/environmentalskillathon 

See complete schedule below. 

Participation Cost  

Each youth participant will be charged a small fee to cover the cost of materials 

  • $10 for currently enrolled 4-H members & Envirothon participants  
  • $15 for non 4-H members 
  • Adult chaperones are free to attend 

Lunch 

Youth participants and adult chaperones will have the option to purchase a boxed lunch during registration or pack their own nut-free lunches. Each lunch will be an additional cost of $12.00 

Schedule  

January 11, 2024, 9:00 A.M.-1:30 P.M.  

9:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M. Registration check-in 

9:15 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Opening Announcements 

9:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M. Rotating Workshops every 45 minutes (4 workshops) 

  Option 1  Option 2  Option 3 
  Classroom 1  Classroom 2  Lobby 
Workshop 1 

9:30-10:45 

 Paper Making  Animal Enrichment 

CT Beardsley Zoo 

 

 Rocks and Fossils  
Workshop 2 

10:20-11:05 

 

 What Makes a Bug?   Animal Enrichment 

CT Beardsley Zoo 

 

 Bird House Building 
Workshop 3 

11:10-11:55 

 

 Wildlife Identification: Pelts, Skulls, and Scat 

 

 Trees! 

Elizabeth Merrow, CT Forest and Parks Association 

 

  
Workshop 4 

12:00-12:45 

 

 Microscopes in Nature  Birding for Beginners!   

 

 Hike & Explore the Kellog Center  

 

12:45 P.M. – 1:05 P.M. Lunch 

1:05 P.M. – 1:25 P.M. 4-H Member Sharing Time 

1:25 P.M. Cleanup 

Please contact Halie Shea (halie.shea@uconn.edu) or Emily Picard at (emily.picard@uconn.edu),  

if you have questions.