Youth Service (New Generations)

Youth Exchange

Canterbury commenced its support for this program in its first year and continued sponsorship most years since. The program involves 12 months exchanges between senior secondary school students sponsored by local Rotary Clubs and over-seas Rotary Clubs. The incoming (overseas) students are hosted by members, their families and friends, generally for periods of 3 months with each host. The student is encouraged to attend most Club meetings and service and fellowship activities. The outgoing student is nominated by Canterbury and then goes through a rigorous selection procedure at District level.

 

 

Visit to Rotary Bone Marrow Research Centre: (L-R) Alan Stevens, Bill Granger,
John Richards, Pamela Farrington, John Pyke, Alan Farrington, Peter Bolton.

 

Japanese Exchange Student Miwa Sato

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

RYLA involves a one week live-in camp to train voluntary youth leaders in the 18-24 age range. Most years Canterbury has sponsored participants in this program, and occasionally invites them to address the club after the camp.

Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN)

RYPEN is designed to provide an enrichment program for boys and girls in Years 10 and 11. It involves a long-weekend residential seminar and is an intense learning experience. There are two camps held each year. Canterbury normally sponsors one or more participants.

The camps are held at Axedale, with the assistance of groups of Rotarians and their families. In 1990/91 Canterbury accepted a District invitation to host the RYPEN camp, which was attended by 50 students. Fifteen Canterbury members and their partners lived in at the camp and organised catering. The organisers included Richard Pope, Peter Bolton, Alan Stevens, John Eddison, John Pendavingh and John Williams, coordinated by Youth Service Director Tony Simpson.

Science Summer Schools

The National Youth Science Forum: Held over two weeks in Canberra and other states, for senior secondary school students. Participants meet leading scientists and visit national scientific centres. The students are nominated by clubs and selected by District. Canterbury has nominated many successful applicants.

BHP National Engineering Summer School: Similar to the Science Forums, these are held at Flinders University in Adelaide for one week. In 1995/96 Canterbury successfully nominated Nicole Hahn.

Siemens Science Schools: Organised at Victorian Universities during September and January vacations for Year 10 students. Canterbury has sponsored several groups of students for these courses.

Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health

Canterbury sponsors a student to undertake this two year course.

Rotaract

Rotaract clubs are service clubs for people aged between 18 and 30, and are sponsored by Rotary clubs. Their objective is to provide personal development and fellowship. In December 1999 the Canterbury Rotaract Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Canterbury, was chartered by DG Vance Hilton. The new club, with 33 charter members led by Charter President Stuart Robinson, became the 8th Rotaract club in District 9800, and very soon afterwards the largest Rotaract club in the district. The club functioned successfully for several years. However, with the passage of time and changing circumstances of many members, the number of active members declined, and in December 2006 the club was wound up. The balance of their Charity Funds, amounting to nearly $10,000, was passed on to the Rotary Club of Canterbury.

Peer Support Foundation

Registered primary teachers to attend training workshops:

1997/98 – Rohan Thompson; 1998/99 – Dianne Beardall

Youth Suicide Awareness

In 1997/98 two youth workers were sponsored for a suicide awareness program through the Village Well Counselling Centre in Box Hill.

School Debates

The Club has arranged debates between teams from Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Carey Grammar School and Camberwell High School on various topics.

Other Youth Service Programs

Canterbury has also supported a number of other programs, including the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA), Victoria University Sports School, Rotary Adventure in Citizenship and Great Rural Adventure.