Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is all about Rotarians working with youth in leadership development. It is an intensive training/experiential program for 180 high school students in their pivotal junior year, who are chosen for their proven or potential leadership abilities. Students participate in an all-expense paid camp, held in Idyllwild Pines, California, for three days. Camp is organized by Rotarians and facilitated by RYLA student Alumni. The RYLA event is sponsored by District 5320 and the 46 local Rotary Clubs. Students are joined by talented young people from communities throughout the district. RYLA provides a memorable opportunity to learn, grow, have fun, make new friends, and gain a new and improved focus. 

The core curriculum for RYLA includes the following:

• What Rotary is and what it does for the local and international community
• Importance of communication skills in effective leadership
• Fundamentals of leadership
• Ethics of positive leadership
• Building self-confidence and self-esteem
• Problem-solving and conflict-management
• Elements of Community and Global Citizenship
  

Camp RYLA combines speaker programs, and team problem-solving sessions, with cooperative games, and competitions in a diverse environment for young people across the 5320 district. All camp activities are designed with the objective of providing an atmosphere where campers will experience learning situations to help develop their own unique strengths and abilities to become future leaders.

Working Together Creates Unity!