Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA)
Young people continue to be overrepresented in road deaths and serious injuries.
The RYDA program is a whole-school approach that supports schools in teaching the specialty subject of road safety. It includes a one-day practical workshop supported by online and classroom learning.
The RYDA workshop features six sessions of highly engaging practical demonstrations, real-life narratives, videos, quizzes, and interactive role-play. Students typically attend the workshop at a dedicated external venue.
RYDA’s online teachers’ portal, loaded with classroom and homework activities, supports the workshop and gives educators everything they need to continue learning throughout the school year. Students can also access an online revision course through our Learning Management System.
Created for senior high schools, RYDA supports youth development in several areas, including social resilience and anticipating and managing risk. It also gives students a unique opportunity to set road safety goals and build strategies alongside the friends they will most likely be riding with as drivers or passengers.
RYDA is delivered to over 660 high schools throughout Australia and New Zealand, and an average of 60,000 students participate in the program every year.
For more information, please visit the RYDA website https://rse.org.au/
or contact
Bob Williams, Rotary Club of Nunawading: bandbwil@bigpond.net.au
