RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Young people participate in a week-long programme including a variety of indoor and outdoor activities aimed at developing leadership qualities, confidence and sense of pride in achievement. They take part in hill-walking in the Cairngorms, mountain biking, raft building, climbing, gorge walking, kayaking or canoeing and various static challenges around the Abernethy site. They also hear from many interesting and inspirational speakers throughout the week.
Photograph: RYLA 2024 candidates together with Dai John (president of the Rotary Club of Dundee)
Aim & Objectives
The Aim of the Youth Committee is to continue to focus on the Club’s engagement with young people in helping to develop personal qualities and life skills that will equip them for the challenges that lie ahead. This will include, in collaboration with other local clubs, the Rotary Young Leadership Awards (RYLA) experience, which we will continue to fund for selected young people at the girls’ and boys’ camps, The Committee will continue to collaborate closely with local primary and secondary schools, partnering with Broughty Ferry and Claverhouse clubs in delivering a variety of competitions, including Young Writer and Young Musician, progressing successful competitions to District level and potentially beyond. The Committee will seek to revitalize Rotaract locally, identifying means of support from the Club to advise and guide Rotaract office bearers, liaising with the International & Foundation Committee in pursuit of international students’ involvement with Rotaract.
Specific Objectives are as follows:
Budget includes 6 places for RYLA, plus £ (TBC) for competitions, prizes printing programmes, certificates.
Youth Opportunities
Rotary offers many opportunities for children and young people:
Our Club offers many opportunities to the young people in our schools, colleges and universities.
Young Chef Competition
Students are challenged to plan, discuss, prepare and present a two-course meal on a limited budget.
Invariably the judges are amazed at the skill that the young people show.
Youth Speaks
A competition in which teams of three are challenged to speak in public on a subject of their choice. Professional judges assess the skill of the teams, and the winners have the chance to proceed to the National Finals.
more Dundee pupils strike the right note for Young Instrumentalist and Young Vocalist competitions
more Young Chef District 1010 final at UHI Perth
more 2020/21 event takes place takes place despite pandemic restrictions