<Trulani and her mum>
On 10th April we had a Youth evening with Gaylene Lines presenting our Science and Technology student (Trulani van der Heyde) who talked about her experiences. Trulani is currently a year 13 student at Tawa College and found the programme influenced her ideas for future university study.
<RYLA candicates Florence and Anna>
And also our two RYLA candidates (Florence Wellington and Anna Heyward) who gave us a presentation of their experiences on this programme. Florence is currently studying at Massey University in zoology, and Anna is employed in brand marketing for "Buy NZ Made" - both being previous Tawa College students.
The Tawa College Head Girl and Head Boy were also in attendance.
In thanking the speakers, Chris Black noted the following points observed by the speakers of both programmes:
- the programs contained a great variety of topics,
- they emphasized core values/personal growth,
- they experienced exciting new skills,
- there was time for social interaction,
- they had early starts, which energised and focussed them for the day
- they were provided with ideas for career path development, meeting like-minded people
- the programs were well organised
- they worked in groups, building strong connections,
- they will remember their experiences and friends made for a long while,
- there was interaction with Rotary members and other role models; e.g. professors / MP's.
The RYLA candicates mentioned the following were the Take-aways from their programme for their own lives in the future:
- The power of positivity
- Create great team culture
- Have fun
- Do what's right even though no one else is
- Don't let others define you
- Fear = False Expectations About Reality
- We're bound to fail and make mistakes sometime
- Be aware of priviliage and prejudice
- Stuff happens
- There are no zero days
- Exercise and look after yourself
- Express gratitude.
See more about the Science and Technology program here.
See more about the RYLA program and the 2017 event here.