Rotary District 9800
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Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN)
The Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment or RYPEN is a Rotary sponsored District New Generations program. Year ten and eleven students, from schools across District 9800 attend a weekend long camp designed at developing the potential of average students, through a mixture of lecture style sessions and adventure-based learning. Its stated aim is to communicate to young people, a series of ideas, problems and social experiences, which will assist them in forming their own values and moral standards. A program of thought provoking speakers, social situations and personal challenges is offered .
District 9800 Rotaractors act as facilitators for the camp, leading groups of students and running the sessions. A Rotary club acts as the host club for the camp and provides the catering for the weekend while enjoying an excellent fellowship opportunity for its members.
Camps are held in October and March each year.
Camps for 2011-2012 will be held on 21-23 October 2011 and 23-25 March 2012.
Clubs should have received application packs via post – brochures, letters to schools and students application forms.
The cut off for applications is Monday 19 September 2011. This date has been chosen to avoid the school holiday period for government schools (26 September – 7 October 2011).
Members of the RYPEN committee would love to come and talk to your club about sponsoring a student or being the host club.
Forms
Letter to Year 10/11 Co-ordinators
