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Leadership Training for Young People
RYLA participants meet in early summer for a 3-day conference that includes presentations, activities, and workshops on:
- Leadership Fundamentals
- Ethics
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
- Conflict Management
- Community & Global Citizenship
What is RYLA?
The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference, aka RYLA. This conference will include three days of interactive sessions with High School Sophomores like you!
- “life-changing”
- “amazing”
- “very cool”
… are all things that previous students have said about RYLA.
Activities are designed to help students to stretch and grow. Our full program includes a variety of challenges and enriching sessions which allow them to learn about themselves and others. Students will engage with small and large groups in a program created by student input.
The conference is co-ed but the dorms are not. Boys and Girls stay in separate rooms on separate floors.
RYLA Facts:
- RYLA began in 1994!
- Approximately 200 students, and about 200 volunteers
- High School Sophomores
- Students from 50 Rotary Clubs from Suburban Boston/Metro West and Central Massachusetts, USA
The RYLA 7910 RYLA Conference is presented by Rotary District 7910. This is not a function of Fitchburg State University.
What People Say About RYLA
RYLA was the most amazing experience! It taught me to be proud of who I am and helped me figure out what I want to do with my life. There are no limits for me now.
- 2009 RYLA Participant
RYLA has definitely made me feel more confident now that I’m off to college. I’m not so afraid of the unknown anymore.
- 2012 Program Facilitator
2023 Application Deadline: Feb 15 at 8pm