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What is Interact?

Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people aged 14 - 18 or secondary school aged students. All interact clubs carry out at least two service projects yearly - one that serves the school or the community and another that furthers international understanding. Every Interact Club is sponsored by a Rotary Club, which provides guidance on a continuing basis. In addition, interactors often form a service partnership with the sponsoring Rotarians lending their enthusiastic support to a variety of Rotary projects. In the case of BBC the sponsoring club is The Rotary Club of Mt Coot-tha.

Interact gives students the opportunity to work in a friendly atmosphere, while creating self-satisfaction in a job well done. Interact benefits its young members, the sponsoring Rotary club and the community that the Interactors serve. Through Interact, young people develop initiative, leadership skills and lasting friendships. The Rotary Club gains a service partner as well as an opportunity to prepare its community's youth for future leadership.

Founded in 1962, Interact stands for International Action. The first club was established in Melbourne, Florida, USA but the movement quickly spread to many other parts of the world. Today, there are 7200 clubs worldwide and each Interact Club is self governing and self supporting.

Each Interact club must carry out two service projects a year - one that benefits the school or community and one that furthers international understanding. Although Rotarians provide guidance on these projects, the Interactors are responsible for planning, financing, organising and carrying out their own program of activities

The goals of Interact are:

• To recognise and develop constructive leadership and personal integrity
• To encourage and practice thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others
• To create an awareness of the importance of home and family
• To build respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual
• To emphasise acceptance of individual responsibility as the basis of personal success, community improvement and group achievement
• To recognise the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve society
• To provide opportunities for gaining increased knowledge and understanding of community, national and world affairs
• To open avenues of personal and group action leading to the advancement of international understanding and goodwill toward all people

Student Committee

Interactors meet twice a month to discuss fundraising.

Major Activities

The major activities at BBC are:

• A Senior Citizens' Concert done in conjunction with Kenmore Rotary Club and the Music Department
• A fundraising Cross Country run (in conjunction with Interhouse cross country day) to raise funds for Teen Challenge
• A dinner in the Boarders' Dining Room from which the funds are donated to a different worthy cause each year