Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap

Club of Ashgrove/The Gap

The Gap State School Rotary Junior Community Award winners with Rotarian Russ O'Malley and Club President Tim Boyd

Both The Gap State School and Hilder Road State School have held Rotary Junior Community Award presentation nights this month, at which those students who have shown commitment and capability have received their wellearned certificates of achievement. There are some impressive Year 6 students at these schools, with teachers to support them through this endeavour.

Over many years, our Rotary Club has developed and nurtured programs to support and enhance the lives of children in our community’s schools.

RJCA – Rotary Junior Community Award is an exciting and innovative Rotary-sponsored program developed for students in their final Primary School year. The Award is based on the Duke of Edinburgh Award - but with modifications to suit the younger age group and was begun at The Gap State School in 2010. The program is now conducted at two Gap schools – The Gap S.S. (13 years) and Hilder Road S.S (3 years). RJCA evolved to give students the opportunity of developing attitudes and skills that will assist them both as members of communities and as future leaders. The Award is based on a series of activities, within predetermined categories, during the first three terms of the school year, tailored by/for each participant to suit their own set of skills and opportunities. It is non - competitive and monitored by adults. The Award requires students to focus on four main aspects of community life: Community Service: helping other people:– with regular assistance to a person or community group. Personal Skills: Learning a new hobby or interest. Physical Recreation: Developing a physical skill or learning a new one – participation and performance. Social Experience: taking part in a range of community activities including - meetings, a cultural exchange, a religious experience, and an arts performance. The RJCA Award helps students: • Bridge the generation gap. • Learn about the joys and challenges of volunteering. • Find out that people are different and that’s OK. • Learn how community decisions are made. • Gain confidence and selfworth. • Develop healthy attitudes towards physical fitness . . . and more. • Gain many life skills, important social values, and a positive attitude. Although the student completes all the activities, the parents’ role is crucial in assisting the student to stay motivated! Each student has a special diary for designing their program and tracking their activities and is overseen by a Coordinator/supervisor from each school.

Want to try something new?

Come and join us, learn how to create a bark picture. Art in Bark have classes at Brisbane City Hall 50+ in basement. Adelaide Street side of Hall. Mondays 9.30am to 12.00 pm for Workshop. Fee $10 for lesson and $5 for kit - bark, board, glue etc. for the first lesson.

Other venues include: Nundah Apostolic Church Hall on Saturdays, 43 Robinson Road Nundah, love to see you.

Please phone us first to book! For more Info:- Barbara 3271 2130. m Joy 0407 178 064 m Hazel 0408 157 117.