Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze and SIlver Award



The Award consists of Three Levels. These are Bronze, Silver and Gold. In each level, there are many sections which need to be completed. For Bronze and Silver, these are as follows:
 
Service
This is where the participants is required to do something which is of use to others, whether helping an individual or organisation directly, or by taking part in a course of training which will make the participant better equipped to help out should an occasion arise.

Skill
This generally involves the participant taking part in a hobby of some sort where they develop a personal skill. This could be playing an instrument, making a collection, learning about animal welfare or becoming acquainted with computer programming for example. There are a wide range of such activities available. A rough guide to this section is that it is something which does not involve physical exercise. For example, playing snooker would be classified as a skill!

Physical Recreation
This is something which involves aerobic exercise, such as football, hockey, dance, fitness training etc. Participants only have to take part and shown a degree of improvement, which means that they do not have to be 'super-sporty' or show a degree of excellence in their chosen activity.

Expedition
This is the section which the majority of participants enjoy the most. The bottom line is that after a period of training followed by a practice venture, they must organise themselves into groups of between 4 and 7 and take off into a area and conduct a trek involving overnight camps. They must be completely self-supporting, carrying all of their tents, sleeping bags, stoves, food and clothing etc and navigate with a degree of accuracy to allow them to complete the journey and to do so safely. Each group must also have a purpose to their own venture, for example, studying the effects of litter on the area they pass through.

Award Requirements
Please use the links below to download a copy of the requirements for the relevant award. (You will need Adobe Reader to view files)
Bronze Award
SSilver Award

Ten Commandments
There are ten commandments that all participants must abide by, failure to do so will result in extreme punishments!

1. Thou shall respond immediately to all Miss Meredith’s emails
2. Thou shall attend all sessions
3. Thou shall not whinge when it rains/snows/hails
4. Thou shall not get lost
5. Thou Shall stay together
6. Thou Shall stay together
7. Thou Shall stay together
8. Thou shall not drop litter for it brings the instructors wrath upon you
9. Thou shall do full and beautifully written route cards and submit them on time
10. Thou shall not drop litter in the minibus for you will clean it with a toothbrush

Failure to comply with any of the commandments will result in you listening to one or all of the following by Hayley followed by a detailed examination (written, oral and practical):

‘My favourite leaves and trees’
‘How Great Bear Grylls is.’
‘Mountaineering lecture’

Each lecture lasts a minimum of 3 hours. Mr whiting will be making a guest appearance for at least half. You have been warned!!