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"The camp is entirely planned and presented by role model/peer mentors. The Alumni campers are the most awesomely talented and inspiring students you will ever meet and instigate the feeling of excitement and allegorical Rotarian philosophy at the camp."  
 
Camp Director
Mike Darnold

 

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RYLA Alumni 2011

 First alumni meeting

Saturday, September 25th, at 10:00am

Boys and Girls Club of Fullerton

348 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832

 

 TA/Committee BBQ!

September 11th: 5:00
Jill's House in Santa Ana
 
RYLA 2011
May 13th - 15th, 2011


What is RYLA?

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. 

What Does RYLA Offer?

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
What Should I Expect?

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!

Each camper is assigned to a 'Family', group of 10 kids with 2 Rotarian leaders (1 male and 1 female) 'Parents'. These groups are the vehicles used to process the day's events, build teamwork, and integrate the positive examples of leadership, ethical behavior and constructive group dynamics.
What is the Boojum Institute?
 
Camp RYLA 5320 has the extreme honor of hosting the impressive multi-element high ropes and low ropes Boojum Institute. Complete with a huge expert staff, the individual families, through experiential learning, learn the importance of planning, perspectives, and trust in problem solving and accomplishing goals.