RYLA APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
What is RYLA?
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership development programme run by Rotary for young people. The RYLA programme will provide you with the opportunity to experience and learn things about yourself, about working in a team, but more importantly about leading and supervising other people. These are skills employers look for in the workplace.
The selected activities on the RYLA programme are all based on elements of problem solving, communication, organisation, delegation and teamwork. Whilst many of the activities take place alongside The Pennine Way, it is not an outward bound course! We use a variety of activities to develop you as an individual, as a team member and as a leader of a team, in a safe and enjoyable environment. There is no assessment, and no pass or fail, on this course. There are no limits on your development and we aim to help you realise your potential.
The courses are open to young people who are between 16 and 21 years old by 31st July 2025 and take place at Wilderness Outdoor Education Centre, Low Birk Hatt Farm, Baldersdale, near Barnard Castle, and alongside Hannah’s Meadow. This has been the Centre for our District RYLA camps since 2023 and is a purpose-built outdoor activity centre ideally located for watersports and outdoor activities.
The first camp commences on Monday 4th August 2025 and the second on Monday 11th August 2025 with each week able to take up to 20 young people.
There is a selection process run by local Rotary Clubs and applications are open, so make sure of your place now.
More details can be found at: www.rotary-ribi.org/districts/page.php
Closing date for registrations is the 28th March 2025.
Please ring 07970 600631 for an informal chat and to request an application form, or email: rotarynewtonaycliffe77@outlook.com