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ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE
The Ballarat East
Rotary Club has sponsored the following exchange student in recent years.
Emma
Martin
To Brazil
in January 2010
Tina
Baggenstos
From Switzerland
in July 2009
Peter
McIntyre
To Switzerland
in January 2008
Kristin
Seidel
From Germany
in July 2007
ROTARY
YOUTH EXCHANGE IS:
- To further international goodwill and understanding by enabling
students to study first-hand some of the accomplishments and differences of
people in other lands,
- To enable students to advance their education by studying for a
year in an entirely different environment, and take courses and subjects
not normally available to them,
- To broaden students outlook by learning to live with and meet
people of different cultures, and having to cope with day to day living,
- To act as ambassadors for their own country and Rotary by
addressing and spreading the word to clubs, schools, community
organisations and youth groups in their host country,
- To study and observe life and culture in the host country so that
on their return they can relate their understanding and goodwill to clubs
and the community.
Ballarat South East Rotaract
Club Inc
Service Club for members between the age of 18 and 30
years. This club has been operating in Ballarat for over 30 years.
Rotaract meet at the North Star Hotel, 302 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat on
the first Wednesday of each month at 6.45pm for 7pm.
Siemens Science Experience
The Ballarat East Rotary Club normally sends along two
students to attend the Siemens Science Experience. The Siemens Science
Experience is open to students entering Year 10 next year. Obtain more
information from the website www.scienceexperience.com.au
The Act of
Kindness
The Ballarat East Rotary Club supports “The Act
of Kindness” a charitable organisation which seeks to recognise a
“simple act of kindness” carried out by children who display a
genuine level of compassion and generosity towards others within their
school or community.
Designed to compliment existing school based awards
for such things as sporting, or academic excellence, The Act of Kindness
recognises children who are thoughtful, considerate and helpful without the
expectation of reward or accolade.
The Act of
Kindness Award
Each week, a child who has displayed kind or generous
behaviour towards another person is chosen by the teachers at their school
to receive The Act of Kindness Award. The recipient is formally
acknowledged at the weekly assembly and is also noted in the school
newsletter.
The child receives:
- public
recognition for spontaneously embracing the essence of The Act of
Kindness
- the
Act of Kindness award certificate
- a
beautifully gift boxed cupcake.
The award brings together three key groups to
recognise The
Act of Kindness carried out spontaneously for the
benefit of
another:
- child
- school
community or
- school
award sponsor
For more information refer to
www.theactofkindness.org.au
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