2.  This is a leadership programme for young adults aged between 14 and 24, aiming at teaching them valuable skills, practices and experiences for life.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4NQful xwcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4NQful xwcg

3.  Allows students to gain loads of new experiences, discover talents, challenge themselves and meet new people  Gives them skills, confidence and a view on life that everyone is looking for, from employers to colleges and universities.  Qualifies them to receive a certificate from UK which is accepted anywhere in the world as an extra curricular qualification

4.  The programme we conducted at school has been in line with the actual programme  Therefore those who completed any level will be directly absorbed to the next level of the Edinburgh Award  They will also be given a certificate from school for the levels they completed

5.  So far only the excursion and skills were done in school and in new programme children will train in skills, physical and volunteering categories  Silver award students went only to Sri Lanka; they will go to new destinations like Oman, Dubai etc.  Gold award will be added to the programme and they will go to Europe for their excursion  Children will get certificates from UK

6.  Orientation  Online registration of candidates  Distribute record books  Appoint assessors to monitor volunteer work,skill, physical activity  Leaders supervise whether candidates get their record books signed  Leaders organize expedition  Coordinator communicates with DofE and arrange awarding of certificates for each category

7. Volunteerin g PhysicalSkillsExpedition 3 months Plan, train for and undertake a 2 day, 1 night expedition. All participants must undertake a further 3 months in the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections.

8. Volunteeri ng PhysicalSkillsExpedition 6 months One section for 6 months and the other section for 3 months Plan, train for and undertake a 3 day, 2 night expedition. Direct entrants must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.

9. Volunteeri ng PhysicalSkillsExpeditionResidential 12 months One section for 12 months and the other section for 6 months Plan, train for and undertake a 4 day, 3 night expedition. Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights. Direct entrants must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.

10. BronzeSilverGold Class Grade 9Grade 10 & 11Grade 11& 12 Starting date AprilJanuary(2016)February(2017) Finishing date DecemberJanuary(2017)March(2018)

11. Gold Award(they have already done silver at school) Starting dateApril 2015 Finishing dateDecember 2016

12. Senior Manager overseeing the Award Principal Award CoordinatorSampath priyashantha Award Leaders/ Adventurous Journey Supervisors Darshana Edirisinghe,Natalie Remond AssessorsDayangika Kapugedara,Nirmala Obeysekara,Ranil Fernando,Shanez, Fazil, Sabra,Nandun, Dunali

13.  Helping people  Community awareness programmes  Conservation progammes  Fund raising for charity  Teaching children with special needs  Beach cleaning  Religious education

15.  Individual sports  Dance  Team sports  Martial arts  Racquet sports  Extreme sports  Water sports  Fitness

16. BRONZE – Two day / one night expedition with atleast six hours planned activity every day, in normal rural countryside or on appropriate water. If the expedition is on foot, an average Team might achieve a distance of between 24 - 32km/ 15 - 20 miles.

17. CategoryNo of Days DestinationApproximate cost per head Bronze2Within QatarQR 200 Silver3+Sri Lanka/OmanQR2000/1000 Gold4+London/Geneva/OmanQR 7000/1000

18.  Closely monitor how your child progresses in each award category  See to his/her financial and other needs in order to complete the award  Communicate regularly with school and keep yourself updated about any important events of the programme

19. Thank you