Educational

Educational Mission:   

Every Rotarian is an example to our youth.  Rotarians must have a part in developing the youth of today to be leaders of tomorrow. 

Dr. David Corbin—Chair

Why sponsor a youth organization?

 

Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of your young people, and I will tell you what is to be the character of our next   generation.   Edmund Burke, English Statesman.

 

Earlyact Club:

A service club for elementary students to teach them the four-way test and how to live their lives by the four-way test. Approximately twenty-five students in the Millinium and Brookwood schools will complete age appropriate international, community and local service projects.

 

Interact Club:

A service club for high school students to provide opportunity for young people to work together in a world of fellowship dedicated to service and international understanding.  The goals of the program are noteworthy:  to recognize and develop constructive leadership and personal integrity; to encourage and practice thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others; to create an awareness of the importance of home and family; to build respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual; to emphasize acceptance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success, community improvement, and group achievement.

Third Grade Dictionary Project:

Prepare for and deliver cases of dictionaries to the following schools—Churchill, Flossmoor Hills, Heather Hill, Hickorybend, Infant Jesus of Prague, Longwood, Serena Hills, St. Joseph, & Western Ave

 

High School Dictionary Project:

Prepare and deliver classroom sets of dictionaries to Bremen, Tinley Park, Hillcrest and Oak Forest High Schools.

 

Job 1:

This program was created by the Rotary Club of Chicago in 2003.  The program provides job readiness training and summer jobs to high school students.  Job 1 was created to deliver a significant community value and to engage club members.

 

RYLA: 

Rotary Youth Leadership Activities— High school students from        Hillcrest and Homewood-Flossmoor High Schools participate in a leadership weekend activity.

 

Be part of the Homewood Rotary Educational Mission:

 

Ask not what Homewood Rotary can do for you, rather ask what you can do to help the Homewood Rotary organization achieve it’s mission...

 

You can support the Homewood Rotary Organization in achieving its mission by participating in one of the following  objectives?

 

Co-Leading an Early Act Club—Teach them the four-way test.  Attend one meeting a month for the school year.  Learn about the club activities and  report them to our organization.

 

Co-Sponsoring the Interact Club of Hillcrest High School—Assist them in forming a new club.  Attend one meeting a month.

 

Participate in the third grade and Hillcrest High School dictionary project distribution.

 

Co-Sponsor a Job 1 session by talking about your career or work as a business owner at Bremen, Tinley Park, Hillcrest, Homewood-Flossmoor or Oak Forest High Schools.