District 7410 - RYLA (Youth Leadership Institute)

The RYLA conference will begin on Sunday, July 8, and end with a Graduation program put on by the students on Thursday, July 12th, 2012. It will be held at Keystone College in La Plume, PA.

The RYLA conference is a program for high school students completing their sophomore year who have shown leadership potential in their home, school, and community. The conference is designed to introduce participants to thoughts and ideas which, if utilized, will strengthen and develop their leadership skills.

It also provides an environment where participants may discuss and exchange their ideas with other students. The conference lasts five days and the cost per student is $300. The sponsoring Rotary Club will be responsible for paying the $300 conference fee.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

1. Personal Assessment

8. Negotiating

2. Personal Goal Setting

9. Setting Priorities

3. Time Management

10. Delegating

4. Communicating and Listening

11. Interpersonal Relationships

5. Speaking in Public

12. Team Building

6. Leadership Skills

13. Brain Storming

7. Problem Solving/decision making

14. The Responsibility of Leadership

Each student must complete the application (Submittal Sheet & RYLA Application) and submit it to their sponsoring Rotary Club for approval. The Rotary Club will then send the completed application and a check for $300 made payable to Rotary District 7410 to Karen DeMatteo, RYLA Registrar no later than May 1, 2012. The district will review each application. It should be noted, the District 7410 RYLA committee has the right to reject any application that is not complete or they feel does not meet the qualifications listed in the application packet.

Send Completed Application Packets to:

Karen DeMatteo

RYLA Registrar

214 Eagles Court

Stroudsburg, PA. 18360

MATERIALS FOR DISTRICT 7410 ROTARY CLUBS

RYLA Promotional Poster

RYLA Promotional Power Point Presentation

What is RYLA

Letter for Club President Lists of Materials Fact Sheets for Clubs

Club Selection Procedures Application Cover Sheet

MATERIALS FOR POTENTIAL STUDENT PARTICIPANTS