Duke of Edinburgh Award
The PSSC is
supports activities which enrich the lives of our students such as the Duke of
Edinburgh Awards.
Founded in 1956 by His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh K.G. K.T., the Award came to Canada in 1963 and currently runs in 126 countries around the world. To date almost 6 million young people have challenged themselves by participating in The Award.
What is the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award?
The Award is a programme that encourages youth to be active, to participate in new activities and pursue current interests in four different areas. It offers you the opportunity to set goals and achieve results in fun and challenging ways.
There are three Awards to achieve: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The Gold Award takes the longest to accomplish and is the harder one of the three, most people start off with the Bronze and work their way up.
All you have to do is choose one activity that’s of interest to you in each of the four areas of the programme, set a personal goal and then work to achieve it.
1. Community Service: Be a local hero by providing volunteer service to others and your community.
2. Personal Skill Development: Do something different; develop a personal interest, social or practical skill.
3. Physical Recreation: Gain a sense of achievement and good health through physical activity. Virtually any sport, dance or fitness activity can count.
4. Adventurous Journey: Go on an expedition and find yourself! Develop self reliance by planning, training and completing a journey of discovery.
5. Residential Project: For Gold level only – Broaden your experience through living and working with others who aren’t your everyday friends for five days.
For further information on the DoE Awards or to register, contact the school group administrator Kathy Woodworth at 856-3469
Founded in 1956 by His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh K.G. K.T., the Award came to Canada in 1963 and currently runs in 126 countries around the world. To date almost 6 million young people have challenged themselves by participating in The Award.
What is the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award?
The Award is a programme that encourages youth to be active, to participate in new activities and pursue current interests in four different areas. It offers you the opportunity to set goals and achieve results in fun and challenging ways.
There are three Awards to achieve: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The Gold Award takes the longest to accomplish and is the harder one of the three, most people start off with the Bronze and work their way up.
All you have to do is choose one activity that’s of interest to you in each of the four areas of the programme, set a personal goal and then work to achieve it.
1. Community Service: Be a local hero by providing volunteer service to others and your community.
2. Personal Skill Development: Do something different; develop a personal interest, social or practical skill.
3. Physical Recreation: Gain a sense of achievement and good health through physical activity. Virtually any sport, dance or fitness activity can count.
4. Adventurous Journey: Go on an expedition and find yourself! Develop self reliance by planning, training and completing a journey of discovery.
5. Residential Project: For Gold level only – Broaden your experience through living and working with others who aren’t your everyday friends for five days.
For further information on the DoE Awards or to register, contact the school group administrator Kathy Woodworth at 856-3469