RYLA and Youth Exchange

 Rotary Youth Leadership Award to Joshua

Joshua Hyde from Ramsey was selected by Rotary Club of Ramsey to attend  the 8 day residential Youth Leadership training programme at Grafham Water Centre, Cambridgeshire in July this year. Joshua visited Ramsey Rotary Club last month to give an account of his experiences and the benefits from attending the course.

The aim of this youth leadership development program is to encourage the development of teamwork and leadership skills in young people who have the potential to be future community professionals and business leaders.

The course content includes :-

·         Water sports

·         Practical Initiative Tests

·         Development of Interpersonal Skills

·         Camping

·         Map Reading

·         Problem Solving

·         Computer based business game

·         Lectures & Presentations

The course is designed on a basis of team competition with each day building on the knowledge and experience gained in the previous days.

Joshua is employed by the John Lewis Group, was given paid leave to attend the course, his company knowing the benefit of the RYLA programme. In his spare time Joshua is developing his own photographic business.

Commenting on the course Joshua said that the experiences had given him confidence in leadership and presentation skills and was helpful in his workplace and his business venture.

Ramsey Rotary Club are now looking for candidates for the 2017 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

For the successful candidate, this course is free, being wholly funded by the Rotary Club of Ramsey and is an opportunity not many are able to benefit from.

If this appeals to you, in the first instant please contact  June Green on 01487 813562 or email junegreen@ramseyrotary.co.uk or visit the Rotary Club of Ramsey web site.

The programme is designed for young adults aged 18 – 26. 

Youth Exchange Students tell of their experiences

Kayleigh Morris and Oliver Elkins this summers youth exchange students visited Ramsey Rotary Club with their parents to relate their experiences of their overseas visits.

Kayleigh went to Japan, staying with at Rotary member and his family. The food, culture, transport system and the Hiroshima Museum were the most memorable things of her visit.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. The Peace Memorial Museum collects and displays belongings left by the victims, photos, and other materials that convey the horror of that event, supplemented by exhibits that describe Hiroshima before and after the bombings.

Oliver visited three different locations the Netherlands, again staying at Rotary members homes and meeting up daily with other students from all over Europe on the same programme.

Olivers most memorable visits were to Amsterdam, especially the canal system, The Hague and Eftteling Theme Park with the largest roller coaster in Europe named the Python.