SERVICE LEARNING
Duke of Edinburgh International Award
There are three levels to the awards: Bronze, Silver and *Gold.
Each level of the Award has four mandatory sections. They are:
Fitness/Physical Recreation - Break a sweat and improve your physical fitness. This could be through a team sport, individual pursuit or simply getting out there and working up a sweat.
Skill - Unleash your talents and broaden your abilities. Anything from refereeing, to DJing to learning a musical instrument, to jewellery making. Do your thing.
Volunteering - Connect with your community and realise your passions. Any area of interest in the community, such as youth work, the environment or charity work.
Adventurous Journey - Discover your sense of adventure and bond with your mates. A journey into an unfamiliar environment with a group- bushwalking, canoeing, cycling, an urban adventure-Staying overnight and testing your resilience.
*Gold level has an additional section called Residential Project. Broaden your horizons and open your eyes to the World either in Australia or anywhere around the globe, limited only by your imagination.
At every level, each Participant must be the required age, and must undertake the minimum required commitment for each section, in order to achieve their chosen award. A participant does not have to achieve the Bronze and/or Silver award in order to undertake the Gold Award, however they must meet the minimum age requirements. See the table below:
