- Applicants must be current high school students completing their 11th grade year and enrolled in an educational system governed by the laws of the State of California.
- There is NO requirement for a minimum GPA, and we do NOT request school transcripts from applicants.
- Participating adults have all completed the Rotary District 5170 Youth Protection program and are aware of youth safety requirements.
- Students are selected for ELC through a competitive application process and spaces are limited. Selected students should reply as soon as possible to confirm their commitment to attend or release their spot to another student.
- Students and a parent or guardian MUST ATTEND one of two Orientation Sessions, typically held in the early evening on a weekday. This is an opportunity to meet your teammates, Rotary Team Advisors (RTAs), and other ELC participants, and to ask any questions you may have. At the orientation, you will submit a completed Student & Parent/Guardian Signature Form.
- All student attendees are provided bus transportation to/from the Asilomar Conference location.
- If any parent wishes to attend the last day event of team presentations, they will NOT be permitted to leave the event with their student. Students are required to travel (to/from) on the supplied buses.
- Prior to and following the conference, students will be expected to complete anonymous online surveys, which should take less than 15 minutes each. The first survey will be used to gather information that will be shared with all of the students as part of the curricula. The second will be used to adjust the curricula according to student responses.
- Students are expected to attend and arrive on time to all scheduled sessions with their team. You must notify your RTA in advance of any and all expected absences.
- Once the conference starts at Asilomar, students are expected to remain on campus.
- Asilomar room assignments are made based on gender. (male/female)
- Our Rotary security team monitors Asilomar room assignments 24/7. Any violation could result in a call to parents for immediate student pickup.
- Conference participants are expected to conduct themselves in a fashion that brings credit to themselves, their school, and their parents. Violation of the expectations listed above may result in immediate removal from the program.
- During program orientation, you will be required to read and sign a Participation Agreement to affirm the following:
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- Confirm that you have received, read and understood the program expectations and guidelines.
- Confirm that the information provided in your application is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
- Confirm that you understand the nature of the ELC-SVW experience and the requirements for participation.
- Confirm that you are available to participate in all of the required program activities.
- Confirm that you are now a high school junior and expect to be a high school senior in the fall following the event.
- Grant to The Rotary Clubs permission to copyright, use, reuse, publish and republish any photograph/video taken of you by The Rotary Clubs or those commissioned by the Rotary Clubs. This right applies to any reproductions in any form, used alone, in a composite or with any printed matter or advertising copy, for any purposes of trade, advertising, publicity, promotion or education, without restrictions or limitations.
- Release The Rotary Clubs and its agents from liability resulting from any distortion, blurring, alteration, optical illusion or placement in a composite, intentional or otherwise, which may occur in the taking, processing, reproduction, publication or distribution of such image(s).
- Waive the right to approve such image(s) or use. You have read this agreement and release all liability and understand the terms.
- Grant to The Rotary Clubs permission to share your email address with other event participants for the purposes of preparation and team building. I understand that this information will not be sold or used in relation to any commercial activity.
- Acknowledge the requirement to attend one Orientation Session and agree to do so.
- Confirm that you will abide by the rules and expectations of the program, including conducting yourself in a manner that will bring positive credit to your school, your family, the sponsoring Rotary Clubs, and yourself.
- Agree to participate in two anonymous, relatively short online surveys, one before the Conference and one after.
- Expenses for technology hardware are generally the responsibility of the students and their parents/guardians. Google Cloud services are provided for sharing documents and presentations.
- If you require any special accommodations for technology or accessibility, please make note of that in your application, or contact us prior to orientation.
- What to bring:
- A laptop or tablet with Wi-Fi capability
- Casual, comfortable, and appropriate clothing as the weather at Asilomar can change quickly from sunshine to dampness.
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