Youth
ORT SA Youth Club opens doors
Following the World ORT/Scholas Occurentes Youth Summit in Argentina in November 2018, the 13 teenage participants from schools across Joburg are seeking to pass on their experience by setting up an ORT SA Youth Club.
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Described as the experience of a lifetime, the 13 teenagers spent a week in Buenos Aires with 400 youth across the globe under the auspices of Pope Francis. The ORT SA Youth Club was launched at the recent Friday assemblies of both King David Linksfield and King David Victory Park high schools, where all 13 were inaugurated as ORT SA Youth Ambassadors.
The club, open to all high school students, aims to introduce students to global ORT opportunities; people through virtual and face-to-face meetings; talks and workshops (such as ORT SA career guidance); and provides access to top mentors for work shadowing and opportunities to volunteer for community service hours.
The club’s formation is the result of the 2018 affiliation agreement signed between the South African Board of Jewish Education and World ORT.