What could this idea change?
Schools gain a supported structure for student-led service and young people gain real decision-making responsibility.
M-T1-YS-10 · Theme 1
Interact Club Promotion
Invites schools to explore a student-led Interact club through accurate expectations, school governance and meaningful service examples—not a membership sales pitch.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-10 · Interact Club Promotion
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme YS: Youth & Schools
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-10 · Interact Club Promotion
Could this work in our club?
- Secondary school leaders, teachers, students and potential sponsoring Rotary clubs. Use when a school has student interest and a willing staff adviser.
Before you start
- Verify current Rotary International and District Interact requirements before presenting.
- School leadership approval and named staff adviser.
- Sponsor-club capacity plan covering meetings, safeguarding and succession.
At the end: After the discovery session, send one concise decision pack to the school; if proceeding, schedule monthly adviser check-ins and a term-end student review.
Before your club says yes
Does the idea fit?
Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.
Who can say yes?
Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.
Are people protected?
Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.
Can everyone take part?
Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.
Are the facts and permissions right?
Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.
How will we learn?
Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.
Worksheets for your club
Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.
Event and session plan
Use this worksheet to plan who the session is for, when it will happen, how people can take part and what happens afterwards.
Open worksheetRoles, roster and handover
Use this worksheet to decide who will do each job, who can step in and what needs to be handed over.
Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
Open worksheetPartnership and stakeholder map
Use this worksheet to agree what the club and any partners will each contribute, decide and protect.
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