Our team of 4-H agents and specialists are committed to providing high-quality positive youth development opportunities around STEM topics to the youth of the Lower and Eastern Shore of Maryland.
In addition to creating STEM programs at UMES, we encourage community organizations and schools to request help from any member of our team to deliver lessons at their events and classrooms. We can offer help in the following ways:
In-school enrichment lessons
Afterschool program enrichment lessons
Workshops & short-term experiences (ex: day camps)
Professional development for educators and teen counselors
STEM curriculum training for educators
Consultations on new program designs
Support for program evaluations and research projects
Equipment, curriculum booklets, and other resources
To request help from our staff, simply contact the person below who best matches your needs. If you are unsure who is the best match, please contact Ariel Clay at amclay@umes.edu or 410-651-6724 and she will be happy to advise you.
Kids get up close with kids in UMES field trip
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Ariel Clay
Specialties & Ready-to-Go Lessons:
Educator Development
4-H Staff
Youth-Serving Volunteers
School Teachers
Afterschool Program Staff
Teens-as-Teachers
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Development
Program Design & Evaluation
Program Design & Evaluation
Animal & Avian Science
ChickQuest
Avian Science Bowl
Students work on stomp rockets during the STEM summer camp at Salisbury Middle School held at the school July 12, 2023. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communications Photographer)
Almost 100 students from Caroline County visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Center on Monday, April 1, 2024 to learn about ecology of the shore by University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension Agents as part of their 4-H program. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Evjanae Broome puts together a robot during a visit from Jeremiah Mowen, a UMES Extension Agent, to the Upward Bound program in Princess Anne Monday, July 10, 2023. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)
Students from Washington High School and Wicomico County Schools visit UMES during the UMES 4-H STEM College Day on campus. They were introduced to Physics, Engineering and Aviation Science, the Pharmacy program, The Entrepreneurship Center, Biomedical and Aerospace Engineering. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)
Diamond Nwaeze
Specialties & Ready-to-Go Lessons:
College & Career Readiness
Building the Framework: Searching for Scholarships
Etiquette & You
Navigating Pre-College Programs
Majors & Areas of Study: What is best for you?
Nutrition Science
Nutrition Science
Agriculture & Community Gardening
Creation of a Vegetable Crop
Teatime in the Garden!
Not Just Seeds!
Closing Up Shop: How to prep your garden for next spring
Agventure 2025 gives students taste of agriculture
Fifth-graders from Somerset County schools and fourth-graders from Wicomico County schools got an up-close look at various aspects of agriculture on Delmarva during two days of Agventure 2025 at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm in Princess Anne. Agventure is hosted by UMES Extension’s 4-H STEM program and aims to give students an early look at STEM careers in agriculture.
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County, students here from East Salisbury. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County, students here from East Salisbury. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County, students here from East Salisbury. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County, students here from East Salisbury. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County, students here from East Salisbury. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
2025 AgVenture Activity is being held this week at the UMES Research, Extension, and Teaching Farm with over 150 children visiting each day. Tuesday had 5th Graders from Somerset County and Wednesday and Thursday will have students visiting from Wicomico County. Each County visited at least 8 stations of various agriculture activities. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
