Youth Opportunities

Rotary's programs for students and youth can change the lives of those who participate by earning scholarships, travelling on cultural exchanges, or helping a community.


Youth Opportunities

Rotary's programs for students and youth can change the lives of those who participate. Through these programs, young people can earn scholarships, travel on cultural exchanges, or help a community through a service project.

New Generations

Every year, thousands of talented and dedicated young people, ages 12-30, have an incredible experience in a New Generations program.  As Rotaractors and Interactors, they serve in communities at home and abroad. Through Rotary Youth Exchange, they explore new cultures. And as Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants, they learn skills that will help them succeed as future community leaders.

Educational Programs

Rotary has a long tradition of fostering peace and international understanding through education.  Since 1947, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships have given more than 41,000 men and women the opportunity to study abroad, and in the future the new scholarship opportunities through the Foundation's district and global grants will give Rotarians greater flexibility to sponsor scholars.

Rotary Peace Centers offer a master's degree in international relations, sustainable development, peace studies, and conflict resolution, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies.

If you would like more information on any of these activities, or to help with any of them, please contact us by email below:

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Supporting the Billericay Youth Town Council

more We donate £250 to the Youth Town Council from the Soapbox Derby Charity Fund.

Proudly wearing the new kit

2019 Rugby Kit

more The two Billericay Rotary clubs linking together to support Billericay Rugby Club with urgently needed new training Bibs

Handing over the cheque

Billericay Youth Town Council

more Supporting the Youth Town Council with a donation from club funds raised from the Soapbox Derby.

Kieran Coyne - Senior Winner - one of his prize-winning submissions,

Young Photographer 2017

more Billericay School students win top prizes.

All three Category winners in the National Finals

Young Photographer 2016 Finals

more Chloe Woodland receives Highly Commended in this year's competition's national finals.

Winners are ready for lunch

Celebrating our young Photographers

more We welcomed all four finalist students, all from the Billericay School, together with teacher Ian Coleman to our lunch on May 23 to celebrate their achievement and redceive their prizes from District Youth Chairman Peter Dowse.

The Judges examine each photograph

Young Photographer 2016

more A double success for the Billericay School's Chloe Woodland in local and District Young Photographer competitions

Competitors, Judges and Dg Alan Clark

Young Chef 2016 - District Final

more The District Final of the Young Chef competition took place on March 5, 2016 at Chelmsford College with Our Billericay contestant, Emily Hughes, taking part.

All the Young Chefs

Young Chef 2015

more This year's Young Chef competition attracted entrants from both Billericay and Mayflower senior Schools and took place on November 11, 2015 at Billericay School. Cooking was to an extremely high standard again this year.

Young Photographer 2015

more 2014 saw our first "Young Photographer" competition involving local schools, with the judging now complete and the winners announced.

All the winners at the Award ceremony

Young Chef of the Year Essex 2014

more Essex Tourism and Hospitality Award for Young Chef of the Year goes to Josefine Pedersen

Josefine and her certificate

District Young Chef 2014

more Billericay's Josefine Pederson comes second in the District Finals.

2014 Youth Speaks - Loud and Clear

more The Billericay round of the nationide Rotary Youth Speaks competition was organised by our club, and hgeld this year at Mayflower School on December 10, 2013.

Billericay Young Chef 2014

more Teams from two local schools, Billericay School and Mayflower School, competed for Young Chef of the Year on Wednesday, November 27th. at Billericay School.

Young Chef 2013 Billericay Prizegiving

more Following the very successful Billericay Young Chef of the year competition at Mayflower school, organized by the Rotary Club of Billericay, a prize-giving was held at the Reading Rooms in Billericay High Street on February 27th, 2013.

James Whitehead was the winner of our Billericay Young Chef competition.   James successfully competed in the Regional Finals on March 16th.  Many congratulations to James.

Young Chef 2013 - District Winner

more Following success in the Billericay Young Chef competition on January 23rd, the winner, James Whitehead, won the District Finals on February 9th., and has now successfully competed in the Regional Finals on March 16th. Many congratulations to James.

Young Chef 2013

more The Billericay Young Chef Competition took place at the Mayflower School on Wednesday January 23rd 2013. Three Billericay Senior Schools - Billericay, Mayflower and St. Johns, all provided contestants for a finely fought competition.

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Life Education

more A new way to teach children about the challenges that they will face in life.