Author Archives: Mary Arnold

About Mary Arnold

I am a professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, and a youth development specialist working with the 4-H Youth Development Program at Oregon State University. Recently, I have been working on the development and testing of a model for 4-H youth development called the 4-H Thriving Model. This blog is dedicated to building a space where youth development educators can share how they are putting the model into practice in their work with youth.

On a Place to Thrive

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Welcome to the 4-H Thriving Model blog!

Thanks for finding your way here. I hope that as the months unfold this blog will be a place for all of us to share our ideas, resources, reflections, and inspirations as we put the 4-H Thriving Model into practice.

As we get going, I want to share a little about what the blog is, and what it is not. Continue reading →