4-H Day at Naper Settlement | Saturday, May 11 | 10 AM - 2 PM
General Admission Day | OPEN TO ALL
FREE for 4-H Members and Naperville Residents PLUS discounts for 4-H families
Naper Settlement’s museum campus will come alive with activities that explore the fascinating world of agriculture and history! Inside the new IDNR STEM Learning Lab, families can explore a variety of hands-on activities that teach innovation in agriculture, history, and sustainability! Meet local 4-H groups and see how non-profit OLI Gardens is combatting food insecurity and honoring veterans at Naper Settlement.
Check out all the great ways to enjoy 4-H Day at Naper Settlement and find out more about registering for free admission at the end of this email.
- IDNR STEM Lab: All Programs and Activities are included in admission. Please sign up for the timed programs below at the IDNR STEM Learning Lab in the Mary and Richard Benck Family Agriculture Center upon arrival.
- Unlocking Ag Innovation | 10:30 am: Explore different technologies that transformed agriculture and how farmers must continue to innovate, learn, and adopt new technologies to grow more food in a sustainable manner.
- Power Protectors | 11 am: Through decades of neglect and waste, Energy Island is in danger of becoming unplugged forever! Now it’s in the hands of the next generation — The Power Protectors — to save it!
- Field Watchers | 12-2 pm: Connect with farmers in Illinois while engaging in inquiry-based STEM learning and experimentation in agronomy and coding.
Other Site-Wide Learning Opportunities
- Activities with Local 4-H Groups on the Village Green
- OLI Garden Planting
- Activity Carts: Ag to Dine, Button Making & more
- Demonstrations & Tours in our Historic Buildings
Register for 4-H Day using the coupon codes made available to 4-H members via email. Please remember, these are for 4-H members and families only!
For more information about this event, visit https://napersettlement.org/728/4-H-Day. For questions about 4-H membership, please contact your local county program coordinator.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact your local University of Illinois Extension office or DuPage County 4-H Program Coordinator Nancy Reppe at nslep2@illinois.edu or 630-955-1123. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs.