The role of the District Youth Service Committee is to recommend, co-ordinate and support clubs in District 9800 to deliver effective Youth Service programs. These programs are either District Managed, District Endorsed or District Supported programs. Essentially, the objective is to provide innovative and practical opportunities, to assist and motivate young people in our communities to acquire learning and life skills.
Chair: Maria Silber (Footscray)
Deputy Chair: Anne Brown (Yarra Bend)
Protection Officer: Anthony Langley (Brighton) for all youth programs including Youth Exchange.
Please refer to details re ‘Working with Children’ card and Protection matters in District 9800 Governance section of the website.
Secondary school exchanges between students sponsored by Rotary clubs in District 9800 and overseas Rotary clubs. The students undergo a selection process to ensure that they are competent and able to maximise the benefit from the Youth Exchange experience. The objective is to provide a unique and effective Rotary supported educational and cultural opportunity whilst promoting goodwill, peace and understanding.
Topics: youth
RYLA Camp dates for 2017 are Sunday 3rd December to Saturday 9 December 2017.
The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a week long residential program conducted annually and is aimed at encouraging and developing leadership, personal development and social skills.
Topics: youth
Camps for 2017-18
The Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) in Rotary International District 9800 is a Youth Leadership conference for young people who are between 15 and 17 AND are year 9, 10 and 11 students. The conference is a weekend long camp designed at developing young people’s potential through a mixture of lecture style sessions and adventure-based learning.
Topics: youth
Fri 25th May 2018 to Sunday 27th May 2018
This international youth program simulates the workings of the United Nations Assembly by having two senior students from a number of schools represent a particular UN country in debates on matters of world political and social concern.
Youth Exchange students can also participate. The assembly is about building bridges of goodwill for world peace and understanding through a personal involvement in the acceptance of situations that reflect the opinion of ‘adopted’ countries. Students are challenged by the opportunities of extended research, debating and public speaking skills by addressing a wide range of contemporary and world-focussed issues. The program extends over a weekend and it is chaired and judged by Rotarians.
Topics: youth
Session A: CANBERRA – Tuesday 2 January 2018 – Saturday 13 January 2018
Session B: BRISBANE – Tuesday 9 January 2018 – Saturday 20 January 2018
Session C: CANBERRA – Tuesday 16 January 2018 – Saturday 27 January 2018
Application dates: Applications are open from 1 March to 31 May each year.
The Science Schools Committee has two programs on offer for scientifically minded students – the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) for Year 11 students and the Science Experience for Years 9 & 10 students.
Topics: youth
Earlyact is a service Club for primary school students and is sponsored by a local Rotary Club. The mission and operation of Earlyact is closely linked to the ideals of Rotary. Earlyact Clubs strive to promote goodwill, understanding and peace through the active participation of their student members, so that with committed citizenship and effective leadership theymay improve the quality of life of their school, local and global communities. Involvement in an Earlyact Club teaches values such as caring, respect, empathy, responsibility, tolerance, citizenship, compassion, friendship and leadership.
Topics: youth
An Alumni group of District 9800 youth programs is being developed to maintain contact with all participants, to inform them of general Rotary news and other Rotary opportunities available to them, so keeping them connected to Rotary. As each Rotary youth program concludes, participants are invited to join the alumni by a program leader who facilitates their membership.
