What is RYLA?


What is RYLA Leadership Camp?

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Leadership Camp is an interactive development program designed in enhancing leadership skills in the next generation of innovative leaders.  Working with students after their sophomore year of high school, Rotary clubs throughout Rotary District 7780, select up to 144 students to participate in RYLA – Leadership Camp. 

Upon arriving at RYLA, participants are assigned a Leadership Exploration Group (LEG) with up to 11 others.  LEG’s spend four days exploring the intricacies of leadership and how it arises in the real world. Activities focus on team building, group problem solving, and interpersonal management within project teams.   

Leadership Camp helps individuals increase their self-confidence, enhance leadership capabilities, and provides tools of communication.  The result is an increase in self-efficacy, and the ability to enhance the communities you are involved in. 

What will happen at RYLA Leadership Camp?

Each LEG is guided through the experience by a team of trained facilitators who have been working to hone their skills.   Facilitators actively demonstrate leadership ability, commit to positive youth development, and actively put these skills into action.  The majority of facilitators started as campers and are dedicated volunteers that keep RYLA Leadership Camp growing and functioning.  

I’m not sure RYLA Leadership Camp is the right program for me?

Are You . . . 

    • A current leader who wants to grow your skills? Or
    • A person who wants to continue to build confidence? Or
    • An individual that would be willing to take on a challenge? Or
  • Somebody that wants to discover more about themselves.

Do You. . . 

    • Want to be a person that can help problem-solve? or
    • Want to learn how to be part of and grow effective teams? or
    • Want to establish a system to learn from your actions? or
    • Want to help or assist others? Or
  • Do you want to learn how to become comfortable facing challenges?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then RYLA is for you! Visit the apply tab to learn more.

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