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UOG Horizons: Knowledge for Life - Guam 4-H is ready to grow

UOG Horizons: Knowledge for Life - Guam 4-H is ready to grow

UOG Horizons: Knowledge for Life - Guam 4-H is ready to grow


9/29/2025
Clarissa Barcinas
UOG Land Grant extension associate Clarissa Barcinas, right, poses with two 4-H summer camp participants in June 2025 and the new cooking aprons they sewed.
Katrina Macasaquit
Katrina Macasaquit, an extension associate with UOG Land Grant, assists a 4-H summer camp participant in a food dehydrating project this past July at the University of Guam.
UOG Assistant Professor of Chemistry John Limtiaco demonstrates a chemistry experiment during the 4-H Program’s Crazy Chemistry Summer Camp this past July at the University of Guam. 
Dareon Rios, M.S., is an extension agent with the 4-H & Youth Development Program at UOG Land Grant.
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Today’s youth are growing up in a world that’s changing faster than ever - from rapid advancements in technology to sudden shifts in the workforce to global challenges like pandemics and climate change. The question that looms large for parents and educators is: How do we prepare our youth to succeed given these challenges?

For more than 40 years, the Guam 4-H Youth Development Program, through the University of Guam’s Land Grant Extension Service, has been nurturing young people to thrive in their lives and careers. The week of Oct. 5–11 is National 4-H Week, so it’s the perfect time to shine a light on one of Guam’s most impactful youth programs and build momentum as a community to address that important question.

Read the full story on The Guam Daily Post