Youth Opportunities

Committee chairman : Ken Charles
   
 

Rotary aims to celebrate the achievements of our young men and women and we are indebted to the local schools who closely co-operate with us to make these real opportunities.

We are well into the management of this Rotary Year’s programme for young people.

Further details can be obtained from the RYLA leaflet (in pdf format)
 
Rotary Youth Leadership Award

We are seeking applicants, young men and women, aged between 18 and 26, to represent our club at the 2011 RYLA course. It’s a great experience, especially for those who wish to strengthen their qualifications and/or climb the ladder of management in their chosen vocation.

RYLA is a unique opportunity for young people between 18 and 26 to develop their leadership skills, increase their self confidence and make new friends during a residential week at Grafham Water in the first week of September They will be involved in canoeing, sailing, expeditions, archery, team dynamics, problem solving, public speaking and business games.

They will go in the knowledge that some have said
‘A highly challenging week, working with strangers in which expectations have been exceeded, with an insight into personal development and where comfort zones have been expanded.’

 

Contact Rotarian Ken Charles –  __ for further information. He will point the way to being selected for 2011 course.

 

Click here for photos from 2010 Concert
 
Rotary ‘Youth Makes Music’

The music teachers of our eleven schools – first, middle and upper – will meet early in September to plan the wide ranging programme for the 2011 YOUTH MAKES MUSIC concert at the University of Cambridge Concert Hall on Friday, March 4th at 5.30 pm. The 2010 concert was voted the best ever by the audience on the night. We never fail to be impressed with the high level of performance of many of the musicians.

 
 
Rotary Technology Tournament

In February last we mounted the 3rd Rotary Technology Tournament in the function room of the Cambridge Motel with 125 students from the Royston and Buntingford secondary schools taking on the challenge of the – Basic for years 8 & 9 and Advanced for Year 12 young men and women. The tourney is held in high regard by the design and technology teachers of the schools and receives high praise from the judges drawn from Rotary and the local business fraternity.

The 2011 tournament will again be at the Cambridge Motel on Wednesday, February 2nd.

As a consequence of the Royston Experience, the Rotary Clubs of Cambridge and Downham Market are organising tournaments.