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M-T1-YS-10 · Detailed guide · 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

Why a club might use this

Schools gain a supported structure for student-led service and young people gain real decision-making responsibility.

Use it when

  • Secondary school leaders, teachers, students and potential sponsoring Rotary clubs. Use when a school has student interest and a willing staff adviser.

Before the club starts

  • 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.

Capacity guide

Likely cost
$ — briefing materials and mentor time; project costs belong in the student-approved plan.
Lead time
8–16 weeks for exploration and formal establishment.
People
2–4 screened sponsor-club mentors plus a school adviser and student leaders.

How to put it into practice

Detailed implementation steps for Interact Club Promotion
StepActionSuggested owner
1Meet school leadership to understand goals and explain obligations accurately.Sponsoring club Interact chair
2Hold a school-supervised student discovery session using local service examples.Teacher adviser
3Support interested students to define purpose, roles and first achievable project.Interact mentor team
4Complete the authorised formation and recognition process.School and sponsor-club leads
5Provide a 90-day launch rhythm with adviser and student-led reviews.Interact chair

Controls and safeguards

  • Students, not adult sponsors, choose lawful projects within school and Rotary policy.
  • No direct private contact between members and students; the teacher adviser remains in the loop.
  • HIGH — a school-based youth club requires current governance, school authority, student agency and safe adult-contact boundaries.

What to measure

  • Schools progressing from enquiry to approved exploration.

Follow-up: 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.

Related playbook entries

  • M-T1-YS-01
  • M-T1-YS-06
  • M-T1-AN-03

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.