Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh International Award

花季传媒 is proud to deliver The Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award (Duke of Ed). As a Duke of Ed centre, we support our young people to achieve personal growth and collaboration through developing their voluntary service, physical recreation and skills. Aligned with our learner exit profile, Duke of Ed facilitates independent learning, leadership and community engagement while celebrating the spirit of adventure and enjoying our natural 花季传媒. Students voluntarily dedicate their time to the award, individually tailoring their own rewarding award experience. The Duke of Ed is a prestigious, structured and internationally recognised framework fostering the resilience and excellence of young people.

About the The Duke of Ed Award

Requirements of聽 the Award

Fortians in Year 9 will start with the Bronze Award. All year 9 students are strongly encouraged to participate and the year 9 camp is dedicated to the adventurous journey component. Once they are 14 and 9 months and have completed the Bronze Award students can, if they choose, progress to the Silver Award. Students who are at least 16 years old and have completed their Silver Award can progress to the Gold Award.

For the Bronze DOE, you participate in three activities for one hour a week (or up to 4 hours per month) for 3 months (13 weeks)

For the Silver DOE, you participate in each activity for one hour a week for 6 months (26 weeks).
For the Gold DOE, you participate in each activity for one hour a week for 12 months (52 weeks) and you also participate in a residential project.

Each activity requires a regular commitment, not an intense project over a few days. You organise and participate in activities of your choice.

Following are some suggestions of activities that you can choose inside and outside of school. Assessor information is provided for in-school activities. If you choose to participate in an activity outside of school your assessor:

cannot be a parent or relative
will need to have a Working With Children Check (WWCC) number
will need to complete the Appendix 11 and Assessor Commencement Guide (ACG) forms if they are not registered with the school. A list of assessors already registered with the school, and who therefore do not require Appendix 11 and Assessor Commencement Guides is here.

A checklist of requirements to register in the Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 Award, including the payment and paperwork required is available here.

Adventurous Journey

The Adventurous Journey involves preliminary training, followed by a practice and then a qualifying expedition. The Bronze聽journey is two days in length, Silver journeys are three days and Gold journeys are four days.

The Bronze Adventurous Journey will include the following:

a training day at school run by the student Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 Award Leadership Team, which goes through navigation and route planning, first aid and emergency management, cooking, leadership, equipment and putting up a tent.
a four-day camp at Somerset Outdoor Learning Centre, comprising a two-day practice journey and a two-day qualifying journey. Students will be hiking in groups, carrying all required equipment in a provided rucksack, and sleeping in tents.

Suggestions of activities and Assessors that are available at school

Skills


Skill	Contact
Art Studio	Ms Capel and Ms Cho, Rowe Staffroom
Debating	Mr Tennent, Cohen Staffroom
English Enrichment	Mr McMahon, Cohen Staffroom
IMP	Mr Manchester, Rowe Staffroom
Philosophy	Mr DeJong, Cohen Staffroom
Robotics/Makers Society	Mr Patane, Rowe Staffroom
Theatre Sports	Ms Capel

Service


Service	Contact
Amnesty	Ms Hurrell, Rowe Staffroom
Environmental Committee	Ms Maddox, Rowe Staffroom
Diversity	Ms Dooley, SSO room
SRC	Mr Shakibaei, Rowe Staffroom
Student2Student reading program	Ms Elizabeth Maddox, Rowe Staffroom
Duke of Ed Leadership	Ms Jenny Xu, Cohen Staffroom

Physical Recreation


Activity	Contact
Grade sport	Mr Feng, Rowe Staffroom
Sport co-curricular Clubs	Mr Sarif, Rowe Staffroom

Skills

Service

Physical Recreation

Adventurous Journey

The Adventurous Journey involves preliminary training, followed by a practice and then a qualifying expedition.

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Students at the Duke of Edinburgh Award program

Why should I get involved in the Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 Award program?

It鈥檚 fun, an opportunity to challenge yourself and have adventures!
It helps you achieve the Fort Street exit profile
It helps you develop and demonstrate the skills sought after by employers, universities and scholarship providers, such as problem solving, teamwork, communication, adaptability, resilience, organisation, creativity and leadership.
It improves your academic performance and mental health.

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