RYLA camp is a youth retreat sponsored by District 6110 Rotarians to assist students through group learning situations enabling them to recognize the characteristics and responsibilities of LEADERSHIP.  The greater any student actively participates in the entire agenda of activities the more benefit that particular student will receive.

Camp days are fast-paced and provide a wide cross section of specific LEADERSHIP activities geared to youth who have demonstrated an unusually high degree of LEADERSHIP potential.  The RYLA experience serves as a gathering place for outstanding young people from around the district.  The agenda is designed to add skills and refine innate LEADERSHIP instincts for those who attend.  Every Rotary club in the district should make an effort to participate by sponsoring at least one student.

Professional instructors and materials used during RYLA will address timely concerns youth encounter in the peer-dominated school and social climate.  This camp will not create “instant leaders”, but it will certainly provide worthy and memorable experiences for those who attend.

While RYLA is a well-established program throughout many parts of the Rotary world, this activity began only 20 years ago within our district.  Camp will be fully staffed by responsible adults, most of whom are active Rotarians.  We will, in order to present a quality program accommodate approximately 144-180 students.  Please do not delay, however, in making a prompt selection of your RYLA student(s).

Please keep in mind all payments are non-refundable since we must make certain financial commitments immediately upon receipt of any student reservations.  Instead of cancellations, try to provide an alternate student.  In addition, we expect all students to attend the ENTIRE camp cycle.  Medical emergencies (and we’ve never had one yet) will be handled by our on-site physician, nurse, or the hospital in Tahlequah.

All clubs are highly encouraged to participate in the RYLA experience by providing cabin chaperones.  These individuals will stay in the ‘quad dorms’ with the students.  Each quad can hold up to twelve students plus a chaperone with a private room.  There are four quads per cabin.  Chaperones can stay one night, two nights, or the entire weekend. There is no cost for chaperones but each should provide bedding materials such as sleeping bag, pillows, etc. 

All students MUST be in their junior year (11th grade) of high school.  Foreign exchange students however can attend with club sponsorship, as long as they are in high school, regardless of grade.  No individual under the age of sixteen (16) years of age will be allowed to attend or participate in RYLA.