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Leaders create leaders.

Leadership Summit is an exciting opportunity for 4-H volunteer leaders and professionals to showcase the communities they are building, share innovative program ideas, and hear from experts on emerging topics. It includes a mix of workshops, an expert keynote, knowledge sharing, networking, and fun!

4-H is all about the “Learn To Do By Doing” approach. The best way to create a 4-H club where youth feel valued, connected, and supported is to experience these things when you attend Leadership Summit!

READ THE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2025 OVERVIEW

Leadership Summit 2025

Date: April 11-13 2025

Location: Virtual, via Zoom

Open to: 4-H leaders, professional staff, and provincial supervisors

Theme: Thriving Youth, Thriving Leaders

For more information, check out the Leadership Summit 2025 Overview

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Schedule at a glance

We've got a jam-packed summit planned for you. Check out the schedule below for more details.

Please note, sessions may change.

Friday, April 11

noon - 1:30 pm ET      Pre-Summit Session 1 - Fun Ways to Build Connection and Foster Belonging

2:30 - 4pm ET             Pre-Summit Session 2- Spotting Youth Sparks and Firing Them Up for Action

7:30 - 9:30pm ET        Summit Opening Session, Keynote Speaker: Stephanie Malia Krauss

 

Saturday, April 12

9:15 - 9:45am ET         Hosted networking session #1

10 - 11:30am ET          Workshop Session #1 (3 choices)

1 - 2:30pm ET             Workshop Session #2 (3 choices)

4 - 5:30pm ET            Workshop Session #3 (3 choices)

5:45 - 6:15pm             Hosted networking session #2

 

Sunday, April 13

10 - 11:30am ET          Provincial Sharing (4 rounds of 15 minutes) highlighting successes, new initiatives, navigating challenges and best practices

1 - 3pm ET                  Closing session, Keynote Speaker: : Canvas Arts Action Programs (Canvas)

 

LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Workshop Topics

  • Growing Up – Lessons learned as the River Valley 4-H Club Grows
  • Thriving Leaders: Resolving Stress to Unlock Your Potential
  • STEM Starts Here: Equipping Youth with Skills for Tomorrow Through 4-H
  • Farm Safety
  • Increasing Participant Recruitment and Retention with Free Marketing Tools
  • Youth Substance Use Health: Boosting Leaders’ Comfort and Competency
  • Unleashing Inner Strength: Building Confidence, Self-Esteem and Resilience in Youth
  • Biosecurity in 4-H: Protecting Our Animals, Members, and Future
  • Strengthening Volunteer Capacity: Addressing Challenges & Enhancing Support

How To Attend

Leadership Summit is open to 4-H volunteer leaders, 4-H professional staff and members of executives from across Canada who are in good standing per their provincial association. Registration is completed and payment is made to 4-H Canada directly. If your provincial association is covering a portion of your registration cost, please contact your provincial association for information on their reimbursement process.

Registration closes April 8, 2025. Register today at: apply.4-h-canada.ca/prog/4-h_canada_leadership_summit


Please note: once registration is submitted, 4-H Canada will confirm good standing with the applicable provincial association. Registration is not confirmed until you receive a “Good Standing Confirmed” email from 4-H Canada. Should any issues arise in confirming good standing, the registration fee paid will be refunded.

What’s included in the registration fee?

Optional: Pre-Summit

Delegates attending out optional Pre-Summit will receive 4 additional hours of learning on Friday, April 11 in the following two sessions:

  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET - “Fun ways to build connection and foster belonging”
  • 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET - “Spotting Youth Sparks and Firing Them Up for Action”

Pre-Summit delegates will receive access to the recordings and materials for the above-mentioned sessions. Pre-Summit registration can be added to any registration option for $50 and takes place only on Friday, April 11.

Regular Summit Registration

Cost: $250

Registration for Leadership Summit 2025 will include:

  • 10 hours of learning
  • 2 keynote speakers
  • 9 workshops in three blocks
  • Provincial Sharing
  • Networking sessions
  • Access to all recordings and AI-generated transcripts after the event
  • Access to all session materials

Registration opens January 17 and closes April 8, 2025. Register today at: apply.4-h-canada.ca/prog/4-h_canada_leadership_summit

For more information, check out the Leadership Summit 2025 Overview

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