Petawawa Rotary Youth Development Programs at a Glance

Petawawa Rotary Youth Development Programs at a Glance (Prepared By: Tamara Yankovich)

Name of Program Description/ Details Eligibility Scheduling Sponsor/Venue Logistics Commitment(s) Rotary Contact(s) & Web-links

INTERACT The Rotary Club of High school Typically General Panet High As set by the Club. Attendance of weekly Royce Slater, Vocational Chair Petawawa has students meetings are School meetings (often held over ([email protected], 613-687-8485) committed to offer (of any age) held weekly lunch at the school) by guidance and during the students. http://www.rotary7040.com/program- mentorship to local It is encouraged school year. interact.php A committed Faculty high school students that a mixture of Meetings may Member to provide that have initiated the ages be included be 20-30 mentorship and to attend formation of an to facilitate minutes in the weekly meetings. INTERACT Club. mentorship duration, INTERACT Clubs are between ages, although this is A committed Rotarian to essentially Rotary while ensuring decided by the provide mentorship and to Clubs, but for high the longevity of members of the attend the weekly school-aged the Club. Club meetings. individuals. Selection and execution of one or more fund-raising events, an international project and a community project.

ROTARACT Similar to Young To be Could include To be determined by Like INTERACT and Tamara Yankovich INTERACT, professionals or determined by Universities, the Club. Rotary Clubs, ([email protected], ROTERACT Clubs post-high school the Club. Colleges, ROTARACT Clubs 613-735-4489) are essentially Rotary students (18 to Workplaces, or conduct fund-raising, so Clubs, but for young 30 years of age) Community-based they can undertake projects http://www.rotary7040.com/program- professionals and Clubs in the local community and rotaract.php college or university internationally. students. Currently, there is no ROTARACT Club that is active in this area, but work has been ongoing to determine if interest exists.

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Adventures This week-long High school Typically held Rotary Club of Student is typically One week during the Royce Slater, Vocational Chair in the course offers students students in mid-to late Cornwall selected in consultation school year. ([email protected], 613-687-8485) Environment from across Rotary September each Sunrise/Cornwall, with the School District 7040 the year. Ontario Guidance Counsellor at A sense of adventure! http://www.riverinstitute.ca/education/te opportunity to gain the end of the previous ens.html hands-on, outdoor school year, with http://www.rotary7040.com/event.php? training in the field of confirmation at the start id=177 environmental of the next school year http://www.rotary7040.com/program- science, with visits to in September. adventures.php wetlands, bat caves http://www.ckrotary.org/youthPrograms. and other exciting Petawawa Rotarians html excursions. provide transportation to and from Cornwall, although if parents wish to help out, that is great!.

During the course itself, students billet with Rotarians in Cornwall at no cost for food or accommodations.

Cost for course enrolment is typically covered by local Rotary Clubs (for one student each year).

Once a commitment to send a student is made, payment for course enrolment by Rotary is non-refundable.

Adventures This week-long Senior high Typically held Rotary Club of Student is typically One week during the Royce Slater, Vocational Chair in High course offers students school students in mid-to late Nepean-Kanata/ selected in consultation school year. ([email protected], 613-687-8485) Technology from across Rotary of at least 16 October each Ottawa, Ontario with the School District 7040 the years of age. year. Guidance Counsellor at A sense of adventure! http://www.rotary7040.com/program- opportunity to gain a the start of the school adventures.php first-hand look at year in September. http://www.ckrotary.org/youthPrograms. career opportunities in html the field of high Petawawa Rotarians technology through provide transportation visits to high-tech to and from Ottawa, companies in the although if parents Ottawa area. wish to help out, that is great!

During the course itself, students billet with Rotarians in Ottawa at no cost for food or accommodations.

Cost for course enrolment is typically covered by local Rotary Clubs (for one student each year).

Once a commitment to send a student is made, payment for course enrolment by Rotary is non-refundable.

Adventures in This week-long Open Proposed to be Rotary Club of Ideally, possible One week of time at the Tamara Yankovich Sustainable course is currently held in late Petawawa/North candidates for the start of the summer. ([email protected], 613-735- Energy under development June/ early Renfrew, Ontario course will be 4489); (“ASE”) and will be designed July, just recommended by the A sense of adventure, a to offer students from following the school or will make commitment to responsible Glen MacGillivray (under across Rotary District school year contact with the Rotary living, a thirst for ([email protected], 613-687-2660) development) 7040 (and possibly Club of Petawawa to knowledge and a good North America) a let their interest be sense of fun! hands-on ‘look’ at known. energy technologies and practices in The course will likely everyday life with the be held in a central intent of proactive located in Renfrew reductions in our County, where all environmental students will stay, to footprint in everyday provide the opportunity living. The course for discussion and will also provide a group social number of fora for interaction. Meals will discussion and be provided at this thought-development, venue, and costs of along with food and presentations by a accommodations will range experts from the be rolled into the cost Energy Sector. of the overall course.

It is anticipated that cost for course enrolment will be covered by local Rotary Clubs (for one student each year per Club), although families may also decide to pay for enrolment.

Rotary Short- The Rotary STEP Ages 15 to 19 The duration Local Rotary Club Students select one of Students will pay for their Tamara Yankovich term Youth program provides and scheduling (in this case, the countries with transportation to the host ([email protected]; Exchange youth with an of this Petawawa) and which Rotary District country, their insurance, 613-735-4489) (STEP) opportunity to exchange can Partner Club and 7040 exchanges spending money and will experience the last from a Family in the Host (possible host countries bring along a specified Ian Swainson lifestyles, cultures and minimum of 3 Country currently include amount of emergency ([email protected]; customs in another weeks to Brazil, the Czech money. 613-735-4489) country for a period several months, Republic, Ecuador, of 3 weeks to several as determined Japan, France, Students will be hosted by http://www.rotary7040.com/program- months. by the families Germany, Italy, India, a family, who will feed ye.php in the local and Turkey, Mexico, them and provide them host countries. Russia, Slovakia, Spain with a place to stay. Typically, and Thailand). short-term The STEP program is a Students then fill out an exchanges take family-to-family exchange application and arrange place over the that is coordinated by for an interview. A summer, but Rotary. Therefore, the panel of Rotarians will not always. family of the outgoing then interview the student must agree to host student and their family an incoming student for a 2 to determine eligibility. to 6 week period to If eligible, the reciprocate for the time application is submitted spent by their son or to the District YEX daughter in another Committee for country. approval. If approval is received, a second, more detailed application must be completed and submitted. Eligible candidates must then complete mandatory training in the District in preparation for the exchange.

Rotary Long- The Rotary LT-YEX Ages 15 to 19. Exchanges Local Rotary Club Students must take the Students will pay for their Tamara Yankovich term Youth program provides typically start (in this case, initiative to let their transportation to the host ([email protected]; Exchange (LT- high school students Students must in late August Petawawa) and interest in the program country, their insurance, 613-735-4489) YEX) with an opportunity to plan on attending to early Partner Club and be known. spending money, and will experience a Canadian high September and Families in the Host bring a specified amount of Ian Swainson school for at are one year in Country Students and their emergency money. The ([email protected]; 613-735- least one more duration. families will then be Host Club will likely 4489) year following interviewed by a panel provide a monthly stipend the year of their of Rotarians who will to the student. http://www.rotary7040.com/program- LT-YEX. decide on the eligibility ye.php of applicants for the Rotary will cover the costs YEX program. of the training for this program, a stipend for the Once selected, the incoming student and the student will undergo a cost of a red jacket that two-phase application indicates the student is an process, involving Ambassador to Canada. submission of an initial, short application Rotarians will provide of intent, and if transportation to and from approved, submission mandatory YEX training of a detailed courses in the District, application. although assistance by family is always If selected, students appreciated. will be required to participate in The host Rotary Club will mandatory training to also coordinate the prepare for the YEX placement of students into program. Students are the homes of (typically 2 also encouraged to give to 3 different) pre- presentations about approved Host Families Canada in their Host that will provide shelter Countries, as well as a and accommodations presentation to the local during the program. Rotary Club on their experiences upon return from the exchange.

Rotary The Rotary Youth Ages 14 to 30 Application Rotary Clubs in Petawawa Rotarians The program consists of a Royce Slater, Vocational Chair Leadership Leadership Award deadline is District 7040 typically cover all costs one week seminar held at ([email protected], 613-687-8485) Youth Award (RYLA) is a program typically in typically cover for the program and Mt. Tremblant during the (RYLA) that provides February. costs for attendance provide transportation school year. Ed Chow, Club President outstanding student by 1 to 2 promising to and from Mt. ([email protected], 613-687-5123) leaders and potential RYLA course young people per Tremblant, where the leaders an opportunity is typically held year./The course is course is held. http://www.rotary7040.com/program- to expand and hone in held in Mt. ryla.php their leadership skills. Tremblant. Course participants http://www.ckrotary.org/ryla.html stay in http://ryla7040.blogspot.com/ accommodations with other young people from across the Rotary 7040 District. Meals and snacks are provided.

Ambassadorial The purpose of the The program To be To be identified Each year, Rotary While abroad, scholars Ed Chow, Club President Scholarships Ambassadorial sponsors several announced on over the course of Clubs are asked to put serve as ambassadors of ([email protected], 613-687-5123) and World Scholarships program types of web-link the interview forth names of potential goodwill to the people of Peace is to further scholarships for provided. process. candidates, who must the host country and give http://www.rotary7040.com/program- Fellowships international undergraduate then work with presentations about their as.php understanding and and graduate Rotarians to undergo an homelands to Rotary clubs friendly relations students, as well intensive interviewing and other groups. Upon among people of as for qualified process. returning home, scholars different countries. professionals share with Rotarians and pursuing others the experiences that vocational led to greater studies. understanding of their host countries. Preference is given to candidates who have shown clear involvement in local and international humanitarianism over an extended period.